Miami (soil)
The Miami soil series is the state soil of Indiana.
The less sloping Miami soils are used mainly for
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fertile and have a moderate available water capacity. Indiana is nationally ranked for agricultural production because of the highly productive Miami soils along with other prime farmland soils in the State.[1]
The Miami series consists of moderately well drained soils formed in as much as 18 inches (46 cm) of
precipitation
is 40 inches (1000 mm), and mean annual temperature is 52 °F (11 °C).
Miami soils are classified in USDA soil taxonomy as fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs.[2]
See also
- Alfisols
- Udic moisture regime
- Pedology (soil study)
- Soil types
- List of U.S. state soils
Further reading
- Pershing, Marvin W. "History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions." Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen (1914). Page 38.
References
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- USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service. Archived from the originalon 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2006-07-02.