HOLDREGE

Taxonomic class

Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiustolls 

Parent material

Calcareous loess

Topography

Gently undulating loess plain

Geographic extent

South Central Nebraska

Use

Mainly dry farmed to corn, grain sorghum and wheat

Vegetation

Short grasses

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
12°C Annual mean 59 cm
-3°C  January mean 1 cm
25°C  July mean 8 cm

 

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