TAINTOR

Taxonomic class

Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Argiaquolls 

Parent material

Partially weathered fine loess

Topography

Nearly level

Geographic extent

Southeastern Iowa

Use

Extensively farmed to corn, soybeans, oats, timothy-clover hay, pasture

Vegetation

Tall grasses

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
11°C Annual mean 90 cm
-4°C  January mean 3 cm
26°C  July mean 10 cm

 

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