*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2014KS179507B

( Sheridan, Kansas )

Print Date: Dec 6 2025 1:28AM

Sampled as on Nov 1, 2014:	Keith ; Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	I2015USKS015   DSP KS Sheridan County	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2014ks179507b   Lat: 39° 13' 17.86" north  Long: 100° 26' 20.71" west  MLRA: 72	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	15N0158	Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Layer	Horizon	Orig Hzn	Depth (cm)	Field Label 1	Field Label 2	Field Label 3	Field Texture	Lab Texture
15N01344	Ap	Ap	0-19	S2014KS179507B-1			SIL	SICL
15N01345	Bt	Bt	19-41	S2014KS179507B-2			SICL	SICL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	1	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	30	% wt
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	30	% wt
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4	0.81	(NA)
Weighted averages based on control section: 19-41 cm

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PSDA  &  Rock Fragments				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-
					(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Rock Fragments   (mm) )
				Lab	Clay	Silt	Sand	Fine	CO3	Fine	Coarse	VF	F	M	C	VC	(- - - - - - - - Weight - - - - - - - -)				>2 mm
				Text-	<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1	2	5	20	.1-	wt %
	Depth			ure	.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2	-5	-20	-75	75	whole
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep		(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)												(- - - - - - - % of <75mm - - - - - -)				soil
					3A1a1a				3A1a1a	3A1a1a		3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S	sicl	38.0	51.0	11.0			18.1	32.9	10.6	0.3	0.1	--	tr	--	--	--	tr	--
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S	sicl	30.1	57.2	12.7		--	20.3	36.9	11.9	0.6	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	--	1	--

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Water Dispersible PSDA				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Dispersible - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				Clay	Silt	Sand	F	CO3	F	C	VF	F	M	C	VC
				<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1
	Depth			.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				3A1a6a				3A1a6a	3A1a6a		3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S	15.9	69.2	14.9			33.8	35.4	12.3	2.2	0.3	0.1	--
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S	10.3	70.5	19.2		--	31.0	39.5	14.7	2.9	1.1	0.4	0.1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2014KS179507B

( Sheridan, Kansas )

Print Date: Dec 6 2025 1:28AM

Sampled As	:	Keith		Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0158

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Bulk Density  &  Moisture				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(Bulk Density)		Cole	(- - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Air Dry-Oven Dry )		WRD	Aggst
				33	Oven	Whole	6	10	33	1500	1500 kPa	(- - - - Ratio - - - -)		Whole	Stabl	(- - Ratio/Clay - -)
	Depth			kPa	Dry	Soil	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	Moist		Corrected	Soil	2-0.5mm	CEC7	1500 kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - g cm-3 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - pct of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - -)							cm3 cm-3	%
										3C2a1a		3D1			3F1a1a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S							17.9		1.037			14	0.76	0.47
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S							15.6		1.031			7	0.81	0.52

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Water Content				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-
				(- - Atterberg - -)		(- - - - - Bulk Density - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - Limits - - -)		Field	Recon	Recon	Field	Recon	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sieved Samples - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				LL	PI		33	Oven		33	6	10	33	100	200	500
	Depth						kPa	Dry		kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	pct <0.4mm		(- - - - - - - - g cm-3 - - - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
							3B2	3B2	3C3	3B2					3C1e1a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S				1.07	1.26		28.8					25.7
15N01344	0-19	Ap	MW						23
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S				1.11	1.26		29.6					22.6
15N01345	19-41	Bt	MW						22

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Carbon  &  Extractions				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-
				(- - - - - Total - - - - -)			Est	OC	C/N	(- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -)			(- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -)						(- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -)
	Depth			C	N	S	OC	(WB)	Ratio	Fe	Al	Mn	Al+½Fe	ODOE	Fe	Al	Si	Mn	C	Fe	Al	Mn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)								mg kg-1	(- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -)
				4H2a	4H2a	4H2a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S	0.73	0.11	0.01	0.7		6
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S	1.82	0.21	0.05	1.8		9

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CEC  &  Bases

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

(- - - - - - NH4OAC Extractable Bases - - - - -)

CEC8

CEC7

ECEC

(- - - - Base - - - -)

Sum

Acid-

Extr

KCl

Sum

NH4

Bases

Al

(- Saturation -)

Depth

Ca

Mg

Na

K

Bases

ity

Al

Mn

Cats

OAC

+Al

Sat

Sum

NH4OAC

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg kg-1

(- - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - -)

(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)

4B1a1a

4B1a1a

4B1a1a

4B1a1a

4B2b1a1

4B1a1a

15N01344

0-19

Ap

S

19.3

7.1

--

1.7

28.1

3.0

28.9

97

15N01345

19-41

Bt

S

17.2*

6.4

--

2.3

25.9

24.4

100

^*Extractable Ca may contain Ca from calcium carbonate or gypsum., CEC7 base saturation set to 100.

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2014KS179507B

( Sheridan, Kansas )

Print Date: Dec 6 2025 1:28AM

Sampled As	:	Keith		Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0158

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Salt				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-	-20-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Extracted From Saturated Paste - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)																	1:2
																			Total	Elec	Elec	Exch
	Depth			Ca	Mg	Na	K	CO3	HCO3	F	Cl	PO4	Br	OAC	SO4	NO2	NO3	H2O	Salts	Cond	Cond	Na	SAR
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - mmol(+) L-1 - - - - -)				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmol(-) L-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)										(- - - - % - - - -)		(- - dS m-1 - -)		%
				4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2		4F2	4F1a1a1
15N01344	0-19	Ap	S																		0.19	--
15N01345	19-41	Bt	S	4.9	2.4	--	0.9	--	3.6	tr	0.7	--	tr	--	1.3	0.6	3.1	59.2	tr	0.95	0.35	tr	--

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pH  &  Carbonates

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - Carbonate - -)

(- - Gypsum - - -)

CaCl2

As CaCO3

As CaSO4*2H2O

Resist

Depth

0.01M

H2O

Sat

<2mm

<20mm

<2mm

<20mm

ohms

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

KCl

1:2

1:1

Paste

Oxid

NaF

(- - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - -)

cm-1

4C1a2a

4C1a2a

4F2

4E1a1a1a1

15N01344

0-19

Ap

S

7.1

7.6

tr

15N01345

19-41

Bt

S

7.3

7.6

7.3

tr

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Phosphorous

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

KCl

Melanic

NZ

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Bray

Olsen

H2O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

1

2

Acid

III

NO3

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

%

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

4D6a1

15N01344

0-19

Ap

S

7.1

15N01345

19-41

Bt

S

7.8

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Trace Elements Tier 1				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
	Depth			Ag	As	Ba	Be	Cd	Co	Cr	Cu	Mn	Mo		Hg
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg		ug/kg
				4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a		4H1a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	HM	0.11	8.24	248.80	1.36	0.35	8.55	32.66	14.60	364.65	0.85		41
15N01345	19-41	Bt	HM	0.07	6.49	224.65	1.19	0.37	7.32	29.24	14.44	403.37	0.92		26

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2014KS179507B

( Sheridan, Kansas )

Print Date: Dec 6 2025 1:28AM

Sampled As	:	Keith		Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0158

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Trace Elements Tier 2				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-
	Depth			Ni	P	Pb	Sb	Se	Sn	Sr	Tl	V	W	Zn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	ug/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg
				4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a		4H1a	4H1a	4H1a
15N01344	0-19	Ap	HM	19.51	358.35	15.21	0.47	462.28	1.36	73.24		74.79	0.05	64.34
15N01345	19-41	Bt	HM	14.63	510.43	14.85	0.45	484.87	1.54	83.44		65.07	0.05	69.12

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Major Elements				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
	Depth			Al	Ca	Fe	K	Mg	Mn	Na	P	Si	Sr	Ti	Zr
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg
				4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b
15N01344	0-19	Ap	HM	64756	9308	25937	20245	8794	444	8168	508	304374	187	3408	145
15N01345	19-41	Bt	HM	54707	8660	21340	19954	6678	542	8583	560	305103	195	3280	138

^1,1 Multiple values present due to instrumentation or analyzed size fraction. See laboratory for more information.