Soils

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Across
  1. 2. Capability Grouping of soils into units according to their capabilities for use in farming and treatments required for sustained use.
  2. 4. Soil irregularly spotted with gray colors.
  3. 5. A vertical section of soil extending from the soil surface into parent material.
  4. 7. Table The upper portion of the soil profile where all pore space is saturated with water. Location of a water table is determined by the level at which water stands in a shallow open pit.
  5. 8. A ridge constructed across a slope on a slight grade.
  6. 13. The incline of soil surface.
  7. 14. Well-decomposed organic matter in mineral soils.
  8. 15. A layer of soil with distinct characteristics produced by soil forming processes that distinguish it from other layers in a soil profile.
  9. 16. Ability of soil to provide plant nutrients in sufficient amounts and proper balance for plant growth.
  10. 17. Dense and brittle pans or layers in soils that owe their hardness mainly to compaction, high silt content and cementation.
  11. 19. Soil particles of a size between clay and very fine sand.
  12. 20. The very fine mineral soil particles.
  13. 22. Solid rock underlying soil.
  14. 23. A hard mass of soil produced by plowing or digging; it melts when wet.
  15. 24. A soil layer that is firmly compacted. Fragipans, high in silt, are common in Kentucky. Claypans, high in clay, are less common.
Down
  1. 1. A line across a slope that is level throughout its course.
  2. 3. The exchange of air in soil with air from the atmosphere.
  3. 6. The downward movement of materials through soil pore space by water.
  4. 9. Wearing away of land by detachment and transport of soil by water or wind.
  5. 10. Surface flow of water from an area.
  6. 11. Soil composed mostly of mineral matter, not organic matter.
  7. 12. Many fine soil particles held together in one mass or cluster, such as a clod or crumb.
  8. 13. Cropping Growing cultivated and meadow crops in alternate strips on the contour.
  9. 18. Layer The soil ordinarily moved in tillage or its equivalent in uncultivated soil, about 7 inches thick.
  10. 21. A hard pellet of soil particles cemented together by compounds in the soil.