ribbon test
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Ribbon Test. Jar Test. Soil Structure: Arrangement. Structureless Blocky Platy Granular Prism-Like. Soil Structure: Structureless. Structureless Single grained Massive Examples: Sand or hard packed clay. Soil structure: Blocky. Blocky Angular Subangular Examples: Clay. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ribbon Test
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Jar Test
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Structureless
Blocky
Platy
Granular
Prism-Like
Soil Structure: Arrangement
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◦Structureless Single grained MassiveExamples: Sand or hard packed clay
Soil Structure: Structureless
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Blocky◦Angular◦Subangular
◦Examples: Clay
Soil structure: Blocky
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Platy
Examples: Silt that has built up beside riverbanks.
Soil Structure: Platy
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Granular◦Spherical
◦Example: Silt and clay mix
Soil Structure: Granular
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Soil Structure: Prism-Like• Prism-Like• Prismatic•Columnar•Example: Clay or silt that’s on level ground.
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Structureless(The weakest
expression)
Weak
Moderate
Strong
Degrees of expression
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Optimum Soil
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How do we have good or bad soils?
Can we loose soil? How?
Can we stop this?
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Soil conservationThe biggest threat to our land is soil erosion.
Erosion is a natural process and takes place at all times on soil.
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It is when we disturb or alter the soil that it can increase it potential for erosion.
Soil are disturbed when we plow, plant, cut trees, remove natural vegetation, or build.
Causes of Erosion
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Erosion The two major types of erosion are:
◦Sheet erosion – loss of an fairly uniform layer of the soil surface often without noticeable gullying.
◦Gully erosion – loss of soil in larger, often impassible trenches or ditches from runoff.
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◦The primary causes of erosion are: Water runoff Wind Man
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Soil ConservationHow can we use our soil, yet conserve it or leave it where nature intended it to be left?◦Conventional tillage practices vs: Contour farming Strip cropping Waterways Covercrops
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Contour Farming
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Cover Crops
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Strip and Contour Farming
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Conservation Tillage Methods
No-Till – Planting crops directly into residue of the previous crop without plowing
Use of chemicals to control weeds verses plowing.
Windrows – rows of trees to knock down wind.
Crop rotations
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Soil Careers
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Careers for various education levels
Bachelor’s degree would be the minimum for:◦Soil scientist- classify soil according to the most appropriate use
◦Soil conservation- assist landowners in implementing best land use practices
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Careers for various education levels
Less than 4 year college degree:◦Soil technician- uses soil auger/ soil tube to take soil samples and do field work
◦Equipment Operation – using large earth moving equipment to move and alter the landscape.
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Soil Scientist
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Soil Lab Technician-works for NCDA
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Soil Conservation Technician