1. Land Career Development Event
Elba High School FFA Chapter

2. Fill Out Card
Your Name
Elba High
Coffee

3. Part 1 – Land Class Factors
Surface Texture
Course = gritty, individual grains
can be felt (SAND) .
Sand
Silt
Clay 1

4. Surface Texture (cont…)
Medium = slightly gritty feel or a
soft smooth feel like powder (Silt) . 1

5. Surface Texture (cont…)
Fine = fine texture forms very hard
clots when dry and is plastic when
moist, forms 1” ribbon (Clay). . 1

6. . B. Permeability Very Slow – fine subsoil very
plastic and sticky (Clay) has few
small pores which water and air
move. . 4 2 1 3

7. B. Permeability (cont…)
Slow – medium or fine subsoil that
is slightly sticky and firm when
wet and crack into hard fragments
when dry, has moderate small
pores which water and air move. . 4 2 1 3

8. B. Permeability (cont…)
Moderate – medium textured
subsoil, slightly sticky when wet
and is crushed with moderate
pressure, has large number of
fine and medium pores which
water and air move. . 4 2 1 3

9. B. Permeability (cont…)
Rapid – has coarse texture, sandy
gravelly, or stony, very friable
moist, and single grained when
dry. 4 2 1 3 .

10. C. Depth of Soil Deep = 40” or more Moderately Deep = 20 – 40”
Shallow = – 20”
Very Shallow = less than 10” 1 3 6
40”<
20-40”
10-20”
<10”

11. D. Slope The slope will be taken at either 50’1 2 3 4 6 7
0-2%
2-5%
5-8%
8-12%
12-17%
>17%
The slope will be taken at either 50’
or 100’ they will tell you which one.

12. E. Erosion Very Severe = gullies are less than 100’ apart2 3 7
6” < topsoil
2-6” topsoil
0-2”topsoil
No topsoil
Very Severe = gullies are less than
100’ apart
Severe = gullies are more than

13. F. Soil Drainage Poor = soils have dominant gray color
(over 50%) in the upper 10”.
Fair = has gray between 10 and 30”
Good = free from gray to 30”
Excessive = coarse, free from gray to
40 or more inches. 3 2 1

14. G. Soil Properties Flooding1 2 3 4
None = could not flood
Protected = dike or levy
Rare = unlikely but possible under unusual weather
Occasional = expected infrequently
Frequent = likely under usual weather conditions

15. H. Shrink-Swell Low = soil that is coarse or medium texture
(Sand and Silt)
Moderate= soil that has some clay but
does not show deep cracks when dry
High = deep cracks when dry, evidence
can be seen in subsoil. 1 2 3

16. I. Rock Rocks are coarse fragments grater than
3 inches in diameter. For lawns and
landscapes only consider the top 4” of soil. 1 2 3 4

17. J. Land Uses(Septic Tank Filter Fields)
Mark according to
answers on front of
card. O X

18. J. Land Uses (Local Roads and Streets)
Mark according to
answers on front of
card. X

19. J. Land Uses(Foundations w/o basements).
Mark according to
answers on front of
card. O X

20. J. Land Uses(Lawns and Landscapes).
Mark according to
answers on front of
card. O X

21. K. Problem Areas Place an “X” in the blanks beside
each area according to the findings.
If all the areas are slight the
problem area will be NONE. X X

22. . K. Problem Areas If there is a moderate the problem
area will be the highest write in
number (to the left on front side).
(8 – 12%) . 1 2 3 4 6 7 X X