PORT BYRON TYPIC HAPLUDOLL
Location: Goodhue county
Soil Association Map Unit G2
The Port Byron series consists of deep, well drained soils that are moderately permeable. These soils formed in loess under a tall grass prairie vegetation. They are on broad uplands. Slopes range from 0 to 9 percent.
The thickness of the solum ranges from 36 to 60 inches, and that of the mollic epipedon from 12 to 24 inches. The depth to free carbonates typically is more than 60 inches.
This nearly level well drained soil is on broad, loess-covered uplands, typically in slightly convex areas between drainageways. Areas are long and narrow and range from 2 to 30 acres in size.
Permeability is moderate, and available water capacity is high. Runoff is medium. The surface layer is medium acid or slightly acid, and the subsoil is neutral to medium acid. The content of organic matter is high. The supply of available phosphorus and potassium is medium or high. Most areas are cropped. This soil has good potential for cultivated crops, hay, pasture, building site development, and sanitary facilities.
This soil is well suited to corn, soybeans, and small grain. It has few limitations as cropland. Crop residue management keeps soil losses to a minimum and allows for the maximum infiltration of rainfall. Lime and fertilizer should be applied as indicated by soil tests.
This soil is well suited to pasture. Pastures in poor condition can be renovated by reseeding with mixtures of grasses and legumes. Bromegrass and orchardgrass and legumes, such as alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, and alsike clover, grow well. Proper stocking rates and rotation or deferred grazing keep the more productive forage plants dominant.
This soil is well suited to building site development and most sanitary facilities. It has severe limitations, however, as a site for local roads and streets.
The capability class is I.