NRM 281 Fall 2007
by weight
Soil series Profile  Student BD by Cyl BD by Can PD by Cyl %PS by Cyl %PS by Can % Sand % Silt % Clay USDA textural pH on 1:1 pH in Lime Req % OM #1 % OM #2 H2O content Date H2O done H2O logging
name position Name Class Name 0.01 M CaCl2 field moist observations
Ceresco Topsoil Kyle Beaver 1.2 0.914 2.3 47.83 65.51 76.4 23.9 0 Sandy Loam 7.6 6.8 0 9.312 9.587 0.29 11/12 sugar tube had foul smell, discolored water, and was sticky
Topsoil Brad Houdek 1.18 0.69 2.37 50.21 62.35 71.64 25.74 2.62 Sandy Loam 7.5 6.8 0 10.54 10.03 0.41 11/12 Tube with sugar overflowed, had a fermentation smell. The tube without sugar smelled somewhat like sewage.
Topsoil Jason Guerrin 1.11 0.901 2.16 48.78 66 75.34 24.26 0.4 Sandy Loam 7.4 6.9 0 10.1 10.3 0.31 11/12 sugar tube had fermenting smell and exploded, the tube without did not change
Ceresco Subsoil Ashton McNeice 1.18 1.3 2.5 52.74 50.95 77 21.5 1.5 sandy loam 7.21 7.46 0 less than 1% less than 1% 0.85 11/19 tube with sugar added had bad odor, discolored water, and had overflowed. The tube with the corked top also smelled badly.
Subsoil john wellman 1.098 1.21 2.22 50.54 50. 25 69.8 5 25.2 Sandy Loam 7.55 7.51 0 7.5 8 0.12 11/12 test tube w/out sugar ph 7.01. w/ sugar 4.89 w/ a strong odor
Subsoil Cody Johnson 1.21 1.23 2.42 50 50.36 68.9 5 24.6 sandy loam 8 0 9.8 9.7 0.2 11/12 test tube w/ out sugar ph 7.82 w/sugar 5.48 strong odor
Subsoil 52.74
Nester Topsoil Paul Doshkov 1.15 1.26 2.15 46.5 52.5 27.3 24.5 48.2 Clay 7.27 6.24 1 13 13 46.36g 11/12/07 Overall, both tubes had the most disturbing odor ever. The tube without sugar smelled like bad breath, while the tube with sugar smelled like expired milk. Both tubes also had gaseous pores within the soil that was released from bacteria within the soil.
Topsoil Jenny Perski 1.11 1.272 2.24 50 52 15.22 40.29 44.49 Clay 7.6 6.9 0 9.13 9.01 58.37 11/12/07 Tube with sugar overflowed and had fermenting  smell.  The water was cloudy.  The tube without sugar had clear water and a slight odor.
Topsoil Brett Mason 1.02 1.13 2.06 50.36 52.5 15.91 41.04 43.05 Clay 6.94 6.2 1 10.4 10.45 56.66 11/20/07 Sugar: overflow, sticky with fermentation smell. No sugar: light sulfur smell, much cleaner, no sticky, water is clearer.
Nester Subsoil John Denis 1.17 1.36 2.19 46.58 48.68 26.5 36 37.5 clay loam 7.55 6.49 0 4.6 3.6 0.2142 11/12 The test tube without sugar had all the soil at the bottom with no air pockets, it was a light tan color and odorless.  The tube with sugar had all the soil settled at the bottom with air pockets, yellow water, smelled like mold, some water missing.
Subsoil paul bethke 1.23 1.9 2.21 45.43 48 20 23.5 43.5 clay loam 7.4 6.8 0 5.43 5 0.1933 11/12 sugar test tube was cloudy yellow color, cheese odor, overflowed, ph lower as to non sugar tube which had clear water and no smell.
Subsoil Alex Wieten 1.3 1.8 2.28 42.79 45.43 35.8 30.7 33.5 clay loam 7.3 6.9 0 5.27 5.5 0.1745 11/12 sugar tube smelled and was cloudy and overflowed
Kawkawlin Topsoil Samuel Agyapong 1.18 1.33 2.17 45.62 50.19 60.97 25.98 13.05 Sandy Loam 5.3 4.5 3 4.78 5.4 0.126 10/29 sugar tube had rotten egg like odor , sticky/pH sugar tube was 4.26/pH ofnon-sugar tube was 5.77
Topsoil Dustin Hall 1.16 1.22 2.24 48.21 54 66 1.4 32.6 Sandy Clay 5.1 4 5 8.2 9.3 0.164 11/12 sugar tube had foul smell, discolored water, and was sticky
Topsoil Joe Severson 1.08 1.18 2.26 52.21 55.47 54.19 29.86 15.95 Sandy Loam 6.6 6.2 0 6.4 5.9 0.067 11/12 ph w/ sugar was 4.81.  ph w/o sugar was 6.8. test tube w/ sugar smelled strong of yeast, while test tube w/o sugar smelled like sewage.
Topsoil Megan Mutchler 1.085 1.01 2.16 49.765 61.89 46.5 37.5 16 Loam 5..20 4.54 3 7.75 7 0.3517 11/12 pH with sugar was 4.19. pH w/o sugar was 6.04. Sugar stopper gone, smelled sour, soil column expanded to 3/4 of tube, almost no water left in tube
Kawkawlin Subsoil Cody Pochyla 1.31 1.48 2.21 40.76 47 16 37 Sandy  Clay Loam 5.8 5.5 1 ton 1.08 1.05 0.193 11/12 Sugar tube smelled foul and murky, stopper blew off
Subsoil Andrew Colyer 1.28 1.34 2.33 45.08 30.1 18.9 52 clay loam 6 5.4 1 1.9 2.3 0.204 11/12 Sugar tube was murky, rubber stopper tube had large organic matter pieces at top of soil, and gaps of dry soil 
Subsoil Paul Bourdon 1.224 0.936 2.313 47.071 64.68 56.9999 21.0218 21.9784 sandy clay loam 5.5 5 1 ton 4.2 4.04 0.195 11/12 Sugartube stunk, and had expanded.  pH:4.71 Sugarfree tube not as stinky, pH:6.16
Alluvial Sand Topsoil Jennifer Krebs 1.32 1.9 2.43 45.81 28.3 76.7 20.3 3 loamy sand 7.37 6.7 1 3.09 6.35 0.17 11-12 sugar tube had foul smell, discolored water, and was sticky
Topsoil Sarah Hooker 1.358 1.32 2.635 48.46 50.2 89.1 5.25 5.65 sand 7.5 6.9 0 3.5 3.6 0.31 11/12 the tube with sugar smelled like it was fermenting, the tube without had no smell
Topsoil Erica Bourdon 1.37 1.56 2.42 43.3 51.2 72.2 10 19.8 7.6 7 1 4.79 6.93 0.14 12-Nov the tube with the sugar smelled rotten, and was darker in color than the other tube.  The soil in the tube had a seperation.
Alluvial Sand Subsoil Tracey Reed 1.2 1.514 2.4 47.8 42.86 53 37.5 9.5 sandy loam 6.84 6.47 0 6.36 8.65 0.254 11/12 tube with sugar smelled like fermentation, the stopper was loose as if gas was released, and had pH of 5.22 after 2 weeks.  Tube without sugar had a pH of 7.26 after two weeks and no notable smell.
Subsoil Kara Daniel 1.41 1.44 2.56 45 45.66 88 10 2 sandy loam 7.9 6.9 0 4.33 4.47 0.302 11/19 both smelled horrible, water was a bit cloudy
Subsoil Tesha Galla 1.26 1.87 2.32 45.7 29.43 70 22 8 sandy loam 7.5 7.1 0 6 7 0.365 11-5 gaps in soil, rotten smell, sugar exploded