Indiana Hamilton County Soils Contest
Sep 14, 2026
Everyone
Overall

ID: 1006.01 - 1 - 0
Team Name: Westfield Senior Team 1
Participant Name:
IAN MCKINNON
Individual Rank: 8
Individual Total Score: 341
Team Rank: 2
Team Total Score: 1045

DefinitionResponsesScore
Part 1 - Field 1
PartContestantJudge
1Till
3-6%
Upland hillslope
Black
Moderate
Medium
Medium
Well
None within 40 in
Outwash/Lacustrine deposits
3-6%
Outwash/Lacustrine hillslope
Black
None to slight
Medium
Moderately clayey
Well
None within 40 in
25
Part 1 - Field 2
PartContestantJudge
1Outwash/Lacustrine deposits
7-12%
Outwash/Lacustrine hillslope
Black
Severe
Moderately sandy
Sandy
Well
Coarse sand & gravel, 21-40 in
Outwash/Lacustrine deposits
7-12%
Outwash/Lacustrine hillslope
Black
Moderate
Medium
Sandy
Well
Coarse sand & gravel, 0-20 in
30
Part 1 - Field 3
PartContestantJudge
1Till
3-6%
Upland hillslope
Black
Moderate
Medium
Moderately clayey
Well
None within 40 in
Outwash/Lacustrine deposits
3-6%
Outwash/Lacustrine hillslope
Black
None to slight
Medium
Moderately clayey
Well
None within 40 in
30
Part 1 - Field 4
PartContestantJudge
1Loess
3-6%
Upland hillslope
Brown
Moderate
Medium
Moderately clayey
Well
None within 40 in
Loess
3-6%
Upland hillslope
Black
Moderate
Medium
Moderately clayey
Well
None within 40 in
40
Part 1 - Field 5
 
Part 1 Total
125
Part 2 Ag - Field 1
 
Part 2 Ag - Field 2
PartContestantJudge
11. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland N
3. Erosion/Compaction: water Y
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind N
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction N
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks N
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips Y
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops A
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture Y
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till N
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel N
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage N
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation Y
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces Y
18. Plant Nutrients: N A
19. Plant Nutrients: P A
20. Plant Nutrients: K B
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime A
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen A
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus B
1. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland N
3. Erosion/Compaction: water Y
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind N
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction N
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks N
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips Y
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops C
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture Y
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till N
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel N
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage N
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces N
18. Plant Nutrients: N A
19. Plant Nutrients: P A
20. Plant Nutrients: K B
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime A
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen A
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus B
60
Part 2 Ag - Field 3
PartContestantJudge
11. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland Y
3. Erosion/Compaction: water Y
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind N
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction N
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks N
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips Y
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops A
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture Y
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till Y
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel N
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage N
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces N
18. Plant Nutrients: N B
19. Plant Nutrients: P A
20. Plant Nutrients: K A
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime B
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen C
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus B
1. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland Y
3. Erosion/Compaction: water N
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind N
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction N
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks N
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips Y
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops C
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture Y
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till Y
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel N
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage N
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces Y
18. Plant Nutrients: N B
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
20. Plant Nutrients: K A
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime B
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen C
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus B
57
Part 2 Ag - Field 4
 
Part 2 Ag - Field 5
 
Part 2 Ag Total
117
Part 2 Homesite - Field 1
PartContestantJudge
11. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage N
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains Y
9. Foundation drainage N
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs A
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus N
14. Apply Potassium Y
15. Suitable for absorption field Y
16. Septic filter cleaning interval A
17. Septic pumping interval A
18. Subsurface trench, gravity flow Y
19. Subsurface trench, flood dose N
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. N
21. Elevated sand mound N
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain N
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment N
24. Secondary treatment Y
1. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage N
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains Y
9. Foundation drainage Y
10. Risk for cave-in Y
11. Acid-loving shrubs B
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus N
14. Apply Potassium Y
15. Suitable for absorption field Y
16. Septic filter cleaning interval A
17. Septic pumping interval A
18. Subsurface trench, gravity flow N
19. Subsurface trench, flood dose Y
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. N
21. Elevated sand mound Y
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain N
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment Y
24. Secondary treatment Y
51
Part 2 Homesite - Field 2
PartContestantJudge
11. Suitable for homesite
2. Preserve/plant trees
3. Maintain soil cover
4. Improve drainage
5. Suitable for basement
6. High-clay subsoils
7. Construction hazards
8. Diversion structures/drains
9. Foundation drainage
10. Risk for cave-in
11. Acid-loving shrubs A
12. Soil reaction for lawns
13. Apply Phosphorus
14. Apply Potassium
15. Suitable for absorption field
16. Septic filter cleaning interval
17. Septic pumping interval
18. Subsurface trench, gravity flow
19. Subsurface trench, flood dose
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib.
21. Elevated sand mound
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment
24. Secondary treatment
 
0
Part 2 Homesite - Field 3
 
Part 2 Homesite - Field 4
PartContestantJudge
11. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage N
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains Y
9. Foundation drainage N
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs A
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus N
14. Apply Potassium N
15. Suitable for absorption field Y
16. Septic filter cleaning interval B
17. Septic pumping interval B
18. Subsurface trench, gravity flow Y
19. Subsurface trench, flood dose N
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. Y
21. Elevated sand mound N
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain N
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment N
24. Secondary treatment Y
1. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage N
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains Y
9. Foundation drainage Y
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs B
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus N
14. Apply Potassium N
15. Suitable for absorption field Y
16. Septic filter cleaning interval B
17. Septic pumping interval D
18. Subsurface trench, gravity flow N
19. Subsurface trench, flood dose Y
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. N
21. Elevated sand mound Y
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain N
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment Y
24. Secondary treatment Y
48
Part 2 Homesite - Field 5
 
Part 2 Homesite Total
99
Field 1 Total
76
Field 2 Total
90
Field 3 Total
87
Field 4 Total
88
Field 5 Total
 


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