2025 Area 9 Soils Contest
Sep 25, 2025
Area 9 FFA Senior
Overall

ID: 3020 - -
Team Name: William Henry Harrison FFA #1
Participant Name:
ALEXA PECK
Individual Rank: 40
Individual Total Score: 240
Team Rank: 12
Team Total Score: 684

DefinitionResponsesScore
Part 1 - Hole 1
PartContestantJudge
1Loess
0-2%
Upland hillslope
Brown
None to slight
Medium
Clayey
Somewhat poorly
Dense till, 0-20 in
Till
0-2%
Upland swell
Black
None to slight
Medium
Moderately clayey
Somewhat poorly
None within 40 in
20
Part 1 - Hole 2
PartContestantJudge
1Loess
0-2%
Upland swell
Brown
None to slight
Moderately clayey
Clayey
Poorly
Dense till, 0-20 in
Loess
0-2%
Upland depression
Brown
None to slight
Moderately clayey
Moderately clayey
Poorly
None within 40 in
30
Part 1 - Hole 3
PartContestantJudge
1Till
0-2%
Upland hillslope
Brown
Moderate
Moderately sandy
Moderately sandy
Moderately well
Fragipan, 21-40 in
Loess
0-2%
Upland swell
Brown
None to slight
Moderately sandy
Moderately clayey
Somewhat poorly
None within 40 in
15
Part 1 - Hole 4
PartContestantJudge
1Outwash/Lacustrine deposits
0-2%
Upland swell
Brown
Moderate
Medium
Clayey
Somewhat poorly
Fragipan, 21-40 in
Till
0-2%
Upland swell
Brown
None to slight
Medium
Moderately clayey
Somewhat poorly
None within 40 in
25
Part 1 - Field 5
 
Part 1 Total
90
Part 2 Ag - Field 1
PartContestantJudge
11. 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 Y
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks Y
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips N
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops B
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture N
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till N
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel Y
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage Y
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces Y
18. Plant Nutrients: N C
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
20. Plant Nutrients: K B
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime A
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen A
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus B
 
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Part 2 Ag - Hole 2
PartContestantJudge
11. 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 Y
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways Y
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks Y
8. Buffers/Cover Crops: Filter strips N
9. Buffers/Cover Crops: Cover crops B
10. Cropping Practices: TSI Y
11. Cropping Practices: Permanent pasture N
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till N
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel Y
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage Y
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces Y
18. Plant Nutrients: N C
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
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 A
2. Land Use - Prime farmland Y
3. Erosion/Compaction: water N
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind N
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction Y
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways N
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 Y
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage Y
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces N
18. Plant Nutrients: N B
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
20. Plant Nutrients: K B
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime A
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen B
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus C
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Part 2 Ag - Hole 3
PartContestantJudge
11. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland Y
3. Erosion/Compaction: water Y
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind Y
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction N
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways N
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 N
12. Cropping Practices: Crop rotation Y
13. Tillage Practices: No till N
14. Tillage Practices: Moldboard or chisel Y
15. Water Mgmt: Drainage Y
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces N
18. Plant Nutrients: N C
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
20. Plant Nutrients: K C
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime B
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen C
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus A
1. Land Use - Restore vegetation C
2. Land Use - Prime farmland Y
3. Erosion/Compaction: water N
4. Erosion/Compaction: wind Y
5. Erosion/Compaction: soil compaction Y
6. Buffers/Cover Crops: Grassed waterways N
7. Buffers/Cover Crops: Windbreaks Y
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 Y
16. Water Mgmt: Irrigation N
17. Water Mgmt: Terraces N
18. Plant Nutrients: N B
19. Plant Nutrients: P B
20. Plant Nutrients: K B
21. Plant Nutrients: Lime B
22. Nutrient Pollution: Nitrogen B
23. Nutrient Pollution: Phosphorus C
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Part 2 Ag - Field 4
 
Part 2 Ag - Field 5
 
Part 2 Ag Total
72
Part 2 Homesite - Hole 1
PartContestantJudge
11. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage Y
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils Y
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains N
9. Foundation drainage Y
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs B
12. Soil reaction for lawns A
13. Apply Phosphorus N
14. Apply Potassium N
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. Y
21. Elevated sand mound N
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain N
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment Y
24. Secondary treatment N
1. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover N
4. Improve drainage Y
5. Suitable for basement N
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains N
9. Foundation drainage Y
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs B
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus Y
14. Apply Potassium N
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 N
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. N
21. Elevated sand mound N
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain Y
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment N
24. Secondary treatment Y
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Part 2 Homesite - Field 2
 
Part 2 Homesite - Field 3
 
Part 2 Homesite - Hole 4
PartContestantJudge
11. Suitable for homesite Y
2. Preserve/plant trees Y
3. Maintain soil cover Y
4. Improve drainage Y
5. Suitable for basement Y
6. High-clay subsoils Y
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 A
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. N
21. Elevated sand mound Y
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 N
4. Improve drainage Y
5. Suitable for basement N
6. High-clay subsoils N
7. Construction hazards N
8. Diversion structures/drains N
9. Foundation drainage Y
10. Risk for cave-in N
11. Acid-loving shrubs B
12. Soil reaction for lawns B
13. Apply Phosphorus Y
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 N
20. Subsurface trench, pressure distrib. N
21. Elevated sand mound N
22. Elev. sand mound & subsurface drain Y
23. Drip distribution & secondary treatment N
24. Secondary treatment Y
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Part 2 Homesite - Field 5
 
Part 2 Homesite Total
78
Hole 1 Total
62
Hole 2 Total
66
Hole 3 Total
51
Hole 4 Total
61
Field 5 Total
 


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