AGRN 415

Laboratory Information

Laboratory schedule

Aug 19: Describing Soil Morphology
Aug 26: Soil Profile Description I
Sept 2: Maps and Map Reading
Sept 9: Soil Profile Description II
Sept 16: TBD
Sept 23: Soil Profile Description III
Sept 30: Soil-Landscape Relationships I
Oct 7: Soil-Landscape Relationships II
Oct 14: SE Regional Soils Contest—NO CLASS
Oct 21: Soil Mapping I
Oct 28: Soil Mapping II
Nov 4: Soil Interpretations
Nov 11: Digital Soil Survey Tools
Nov 18: Soil Science Society of America Meetings—NO CLASS
Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break—NO CLASS
Dec. 2: Spatial Analysis for Soil Survey

Reference material

Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils:
Version 3.0

Munsell soil color name diagrams:
10R |  2.5YR |  5YR |  7.5YR |  10YR |  2.5Y |  5Y |  Gley 1 |  Gley 2

Mapping project base maps:
Organic Research Farm (8.5 x 11) 
Organic Research Farm, North Section (11 x 17) 
Organic Research Farm, Central Section (11 x 17) 
Organic Research Farm, South Section (11 x 17)

Soil Survey Reports:
Soil Survey of Marion and Monongalia Counties West Virginia