The two fields
Corn and soybean rotate between these two blocks each year. Data pulled directly from USDA Soil Data Access at each field's center point.
West Field — ~82 acres
41.644235, -90.328385
- Soil series
- Oakville-Tell complex
- Slope
- 10–18%, eroded
- Drainage
- Excessively drained (Oakville) / Well drained (Tell)
- Hydrologic group
- A / B
- Soil order
- Mixed sandy / silty complex
- Coverage
- ~50% Oakville, ~45% Tell
East Field — ~119.5 acres
41.646124, -90.322802
- Soil series
- Biggsville silt loam
- Slope
- 2–5%
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Hydrologic group
- B
- Soil order
- Mollisol (classic prairie soil)
- Coverage
- 96% of field is this one soil type
Data sources
USDA Soil Data Access / SSURGO (soil series, drainage, NCCPI) ·
This project's own farm yield & acreage records