Definition | Responses | Score |
Site 1 - Horizon 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Few Loam, Silt loam Granular < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None Ap | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Few Loam, Silt loam Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None Ap |
| 7 |
Site 1 - Horizon 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Few Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Common Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% Abrupt textural change B |
| 3 |
Site 1 - Horizon 3 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Few Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Prismatic 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) 15 - 35% None C | Dark gray, Light gray, White Many Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 2 |
Site 1 - Horizon 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Common Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Blocky 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) 15 - 35% Fragipan Cr | Dark gray, Light gray, White Many Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 1 |
Site 2 - Horizon 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Few Sandy loam Platy < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None C | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Few Loam, Silt loam Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None Ap |
| 5 |
Site 2 - Horizon 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Common Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Platy < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None Ap | Dark gray, Light gray, White Common Loam, Silt loam Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None E |
| 4 |
Site 2 - Horizon 3 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Red, Reddish brown Few Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Blocky 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) 15 - 35% Fragipan C | Dark gray, Light gray, White Many Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 1 |
Site 2 - Horizon 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Common Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Granular 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) < 15% Fragipan B | Dark gray, Light gray, White Many Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 3 |
Site 3 - Horizon 1 |
| |
Site 3 - Horizon 2 |
| |
Site 3 - Horizon 3 |
| |
Site 3 - Horizon 4 |
| |
Site 4 - Horizon 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Dark gray, Light gray, White Few Sandy clay loam, Clay loam, Silty clay loam Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None A | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Few Loam, Silt loam Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None Ap |
| 4 |
Site 4 - Horizon 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Dark brown, Very dark brown, Black Common Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Blocky 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) < 15% Fragipan C | Dark gray, Light gray, White Many Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% Abrupt textural change B |
| 2 |
Site 4 - Horizon 3 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Common Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Blocky < 15% (no modifier) < 15% Fragipan C | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Many Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 4 |
Site 4 - Horizon 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Common Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic 15 to 35% (gravelly, channery, cobbly, or flaggy) 35 - 60% Abrupt textural change E | Light brown, Brown, Yellowish brown Many Clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay, or N/A Prismatic < 15% (no modifier) < 15% None B |
| 3 |
Front - Site 1 Total |
| 13 |
Front - Site 2 Total |
| 13 |
Front - Site 3 Total |
| |
Front - Site 4 Total |
| 13 |
Front - Total |
| 39 |
Properties - Site 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Shallow (10-20 inches) Moderate (6-9 inches) Moderate (0.6-2.0 in/hr) Moderate (0.6-2.0 in/hr) Somewhat poorly drained 24 - 42 inches Moderate | Very deep (>60 inches) Moderate (6-9 inches) Moderate (0.6-2.0 in/hr) Slow to extremely slow (< 0.2 in/hr) Poorly drained / very poorly drained < 12 inches High |
| 2 |
Properties - Site 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Shallow (10-20 inches) Moderate (6-9 inches) Moderately slow (0.2-0.6 in/hr) Slow to extremely slow (< 0.2 in/hr) Poorly drained / very poorly drained 42 - 60 inches Moderate | Very deep (>60 inches) High (9-12 inches) Moderate (0.6-2.0 in/hr) Moderately slow (0.2-0.6 in/hr) Somewhat poorly drained 12 - 24 inches Moderate |
| 1 |
Properties - Site 3 |
| |
Properties - Site 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Deep (40-60 inches) Very low (< 3 inches) Moderately slow (0.2-0.6 in/hr) Slow to extremely slow (< 0.2 in/hr) Moderately well 42 - 60 inches High | Very deep (>60 inches) Low (3-6 inches) Moderate (0.6-2.0 in/hr) Slow to extremely slow (< 0.2 in/hr) Poorly drained / very poorly drained < 12 inches High |
| 2 |
Properties - Total |
| 5 |
Characteristics - Site 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Upland 5 - 8.99% Westerly Loess Stony (30-100 feet apart) Rocky (10-200 sq ft / area) | Upland 5 - 8.99% Southerly Loess None (>100 feet apart) Not rocky (<10 sq ft / area) |
| 3 |
Characteristics - Site 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Foot slopes or alluvial fans 5 - 8.99% Northerly Loess Stony (30-100 feet apart) Rocky (10-200 sq ft / area) | Upland 5 - 8.99% Southerly Loess over glacial till None (>100 feet apart) Not rocky (<10 sq ft / area) |
| 1 |
Characteristics - Site 3 |
| |
Characteristics - Site 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Flood plain 5 - 8.99% Easterly Loess Stony (30-100 feet apart) Rocky (10-200 sq ft / area) | Upland 2 - 4.99% Easterly Glacial till None (>100 feet apart) Not rocky (<10 sq ft / area) |
| 1 |
Characteristics - Total |
| 5 |
Management - Site 1 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Yes Asset Liability Asset Asset Asset Liability Liability Yes No Yes Yes No No No Moderate Moderate Moderate Severe Slight Moderate Moderate Slight Moderate Slight Moderate Slight Moderate Severe Moderate Slight Slight Moderate Slight Severe Moderate Moderate | No Asset Liability Asset Liability Asset Asset Asset Yes Yes No Yes No No No Slight Slight Slight Moderate Severe Slight Severe Slight Slight Slight Severe Severe Slight Slight Slight Slight Slight Severe Slight Moderate Slight Slight |
| 14 |
Management - Site 2 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Yes Liability Asset Asset Liability Asset Liability Liability No Yes Yes Yes No No No Moderate Slight Moderate Severe Moderate Severe Slight Moderate Moderate Slight Moderate Moderate Moderate Slight Severe Moderate Moderate Slight Moderate Moderate Severe Slight | No Asset Liability Asset Liability Asset Asset Asset Yes No No Yes No No No Slight Slight Slight Moderate Severe Slight Moderate Slight Slight Slight Severe Severe Slight Slight Slight Slight Slight Severe Slight Moderate Slight Slight |
| 12 |
Management - Site 3 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Moderate Slight Moderate Severe Moderate Severe Slight Moderate Moderate Slight | |
| 0 |
Management - Site 4 |
Part | Contestant | Judge |
1 | Yes Liability Liability Asset Liability Asset Asset Liability Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Moderate Severe Severe Moderate Severe Severe Severe Slight Moderate Slight Moderate Moderate Severe Moderate Severe Slight Moderate Moderate Moderate Severe Severe Moderate | No Asset Liability Liability Liability Asset Asset Asset Yes Yes No Yes No No No Slight Slight Slight Moderate Severe Slight Severe Slight Slight Slight Severe Severe Slight Slight Slight Slight Slight Severe Slight Moderate Slight Slight |
| 12 |
Management - Total |
| 38 |
Site 1 - Total |
| 32 |
Site 2 - Total |
| 27 |
Site 3 - Total |
| 0 |
Site 4 - Total |
| 28 |