Soils for SSTS Professionals

Minnesota's Soil Training Regions

Minnesota Frost and Thaw Depths >>
Data Provided by MN DOT

How to Run a Sieve Analysis for SSTS Sand Analysis (.pdf)

How to Use the Web Soil Survey (.pdf)

Procedure for Determining Plastic Limit

How to Run a Percolation Test

Soil Dispersal Article

Groundwater Mounding and Phosphorous Evaluations Slideshow (.pps)

Tools for the Field

The University of Wisconsin, River Falls Department of Plant & Earth Science sells Sand-size cards that conveniently fit in your Munsell Color Guide. Each card contains samples of USDA vfs, fs, s, cos, vcos mounted on a 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 6-hole punch card. They also sell Texture Kits that contain samples of 10 soils with an accompanying listing of sand, silt, and clay percentages and a soil textural triangle.

Email William Anderson at william.anderson@uwrf.edu to obtain either of this helpful tools.