LAB Feb. 1, 2011

For lab this week, we reviewed soils sampling techniques, discussed the soil test report and soil texture. We also collected and prepared soil samples for submission. We carried out a field soil texture analysis and began the rest of the soil physical properties exercises which will be continued next week.

The only assigned homework is to visit the site ( http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/publications/Ag-614.pdf ) and briefly review the "Understanding the Soil Test Report" document paying most attention for now to what the different codes for each analysis refer to. (ex. CEC stands for Cation Exchange Capacity)

There is no written home work to hand in however, like all weeks, there will be a lab report due on Tuesday focused on the soil sampling and field texture analysis exercises.

This coming week, we will continue the soil physical properties exercise. See you all then!

Geolog/Erosion/Pollution Lab Follow-up

MOST up-to-date exam review is through link in previous post.


-buddy

Campus Soil Report Now Available....

Our campus soil report is now available. Please take a look at the notes. (Hyperlinks from within the PDF).

Visual Key to Samples here.

Mapping Laboratory...

Laboratory exercises. In Google Documents. or in MSWord.

Data from Salinity/pH/texture lab....

Click on image to see full size.

Soil Texture Lab

Lab for Tuesday February 2nd.

1. Laboratory Exercise Handout
2. Flash Animation Explaining use of Soil Texture Triangle

Also confirmed dates for fieldtrips include:

1. 3/16 COWEETA - will need to leave at noon.
2. 4/6 Haywood Waterways Association (normal laboratory time)
3. 4/12 and 4/13 Boone (Dr. Jim Hamilton) overnight will depart afternoon of 4/12 TBA
4. 4/20 Kent Clary - local NRCS office (overview and Arc Map version of WSS) 
5. 4/27 John Calabria - LID NCSU (based out of NC Arboretum

Survey for daily twice-weekly soil temperature measurements...

1. The survey can be found here (Link to Survey)
2. You will need to go to the survey once for each location for each day you take data.
3. You can see all the current data here (Link to Live Spreadsheet).
4. Let me know if you have any questions.
   

Soils Lab 2: Temperature, Carbon Cycle, and Forensic Fun...

Make sure your lab team takes temperature samples at least twice a week.


Carbon cycle and global warming....


Forensics...

Soils Lab 1 - Soil Web Resources and Soil Sampling

Today in lab we....

1. Completed the 'Web Soil Survey' worksheet. (this should be put in your notebook)
2. Took several soil samples around campus.
3. All soil sampling handouts are available at: NCDA & CS Agronomic Services: Soil Testing.

Speed Soil Sampling