Pasture Soil Assessment Sheet

To be used in conjunction with
Assessing the Pasture Soil Resource - Livestock Technical Note

Property_________________________ Field____________________________

Date____________________________ Examiner_________________________

 

Points

Living Organism
types

Earth
worm
holes

Earth
worms

Soil
smell

Aggre-
gation

Water
infiltration

Water
infiltration

Soil
penetration

   

species/circle

#/circle

#/shovel

score(a)

score(b)

time(c)

distance(d)

inches

Site I

1

               
 

2

               

Site II

1

               
 

2

               

Site III

1

               
 

2

               

Totals

                 

Average*

                 
  1. smell score - 0=putrid/chemical/sour, 2=no smell, 4 fresh/earthy/sweet - for in-between smell use odd numbers
  2. aggregation score - 1=broke apart in water after 1 minute, 2=broke apart after gentle swirling, 3=intact after gentle swirling, 4=intact after vigorous swirling
  3. time required for water to infiltrate into the soil
  4. distance across wet spot at widest point

*divide the total in each column by 6

 

Supporting Information

  1. Are there signs of erosion in this field? yes_____ no_____
  2. List the crops and practices done in this field in the last 2 years:

 

 

 

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