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DEPARTMENT OF SOILS MIMEOGRAPH REPORT 63-1 SEPTEMBER 1, 1962
BENCHMARK SOILS: NORFOLK SOILS OF FLORIDA
by
L. G. Thompson,
R. E. Caldwell
Jr., R. G. Leighty,
and V. W. Carlisle
Department of Soils
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Florida
Gainesville
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1963
CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................
General Characterization of the Series.....*........................I
Geology and Physiography*..........................................*1
Official Series Description........................................*2
Descriptions and Extent of Correlated Norfolk Soils in Counties..........6
Management of Crops on Norfolk Soils.......*............................10
Superior Management Practices for Best Yields of Crops.............11
Effect of Cropping and Management Practices on the Soil............12
Erosion Control........ ............. *..................*** ......** *14
Irrigation.......................................................... 15
Management of Pastures on Norfolk Soils.................................1
Fertility and Lime Experiments on Norfolk Soils.........................19
Sources of Nitrogen on Corn......................................19
Lime on Field Crops................................... ..... .** 19
Deep Placement of Nutrients in Norfolk Soils.......................19
Surface Placement of Nutrients on Norfolk Soils....................21
Effect of Management on the Chemical Content of Norfolk Loamy Fine Sand.24
Physical, Chemical, and Spectrographic Analyses of Some Norfolk Soils...29
Literature Cited............. .......................*****************.32
BENCHMARK SOILS: NORFOLK SOILS OF FLORIDA
Department of Soils Mimeograph Report 63-1 September 1, 1962
by
L.G. Thompson, Jr., R.G. Leighty
R.E. Caldwell and V.W. Carlisle
INTRODUCTION
General Characterization of the Series
The Norfolk series consists of deep, well-drained, Red-Yellow Podzolic
soils. They are strongly acid soils and occur on uplands in nearly level to
strongly sloping areas. These soils developed from thick beds of acid
sandy loam and sandy clay loam materials. They are commonly associated with
Ruston, Orangeburg, Goldsborq Lakeland and Tifton soils. Their subsoil is
yellow to brownish-yellow instead of yellowish-red or strong brown like that
in Ruston soils, or red as occurs in Orangeburg soils. Norfolk soils are
deeper to mottling and better drained than Goldsboro soils. They have finer-
textured subsoil than the Lakeland soils. Tifton soils contain many iron
pebbles and commonly have slightly finer-textured subsoils than the Norfolk
soils. The native vegetation consists of long-leaf and loblolly pines,
hickory, various oaks, shrubs and wiregrass. Norfolk soils have a medium
internal drainage and a medium surface runoff. Permeability is moderately
rapid to rapid in the sandy surface layers and moderate in the subsoil.
These soils are well aerated and have good tilth. They have a high
moisture-holding capacity, retain plant nutrients well and respond well to
fertilization. On the level to gentle slopes, they are well-adapted to a
large variety of cultivated crops,
Geology and Physiography
The Norfolk series consists of well-drained, well-developed soils that
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formed under forest vegetation in a climate that ranges from tropical humid
to warm temperate humid. They are zonal soils that reflect the influence
of the active factors .of soil genesis, such as climate and living organisms,
They generally occur on the divides between streams and are associated with
a wide range of slopes, but the largest percentage occurs on level to very
gently sloping topography.
During the early soil survey nearly all of the well-drained yellow
soils were included with the Norfolk series. As detailed mapping progressed,
the yellow, thick sandy soils were separated from those with a sandy loam or
sandy clay subsoils and recognized as the Lakeland series. Since that time
the Norfolk series has been described as soils having sandy loam or sandy
clay loam horizons within 30 inches of the surface.
Official Series Description
The Norfolk series consists of well-drained, Red-Yellow Podzolic soils
formed from unconsolidated stratified marine sediments, dominantly of inter-
mediate texture. These soils occur chiefly on the Upper and Middle terraces
of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains. They are most commonly associated
With the Marlboro, Tifton, Ruston, Gilead, Orangeburg, Lakeland, Kershaw,
and Kensnsville soils and less frequently with the Bowie, Blanton, Susquehanna,
Boswell, Cuthbert, Caroline, and Shubuta series. Norfolk soils most closely
resemble the Marlboro, Tifton, and Kenansville series. They have thicker
A horizons, more friable B horizons, and sandier solums than do Marlboro soils.
They have lighter and less brown colors, less clayey B horizons, and fewer
concretions throughout the profile than Tifton soils. They have thicker,
finer-textured B horizons and greater depth of solum than Kenansville soils.
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Norfolk soils may also grade into the Bowie, Gilead, Ruston and Lakeland
series. They lack the yellowish-red and red spots in the upper B horizon
(top 12 inches) normal to the Bowie soils, which also have finer-textured C
horizons. Compared with the Gilead series, Norfolk soils have much more
friable lower B horizons and coarser-textured C horizons. The B horizons
are yellow in color in Norfolk profiles as compared with yellowish-red
in Ruston soils. The series has been derived from less sandy sediments
than the Lakeland series, which has a lower degree of horizonation and is
sandier to greater depth. In drainage and general nature of parent materials,
Norfolk soils parallelthe Sassafras series of the North Altantic Coastal
Plain. The later, however, are thought to be less weathered and are con-
sidered members of the Gray-Brown Podzolic group intergrading to Red-Yellow
Podzolic soils. The Norfolk series is one of the most widely distributed
and extensive series in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and is also important in
the eastern half of the Gulf Coastal Plain. Used for a wide variety of
crops, the soils are of major agricultural importance.
Soil profile: Norfolk fine sandy loam-cultivated
Ap 0-6" Grayish-brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam, often with "salt and
pepper" appearance because of white sand grains; weak fine and
very fine crumb structure; slightly hard when dry, very friable
when moist; many fine roots; abrupt smooth boundary. h to 8
inches thick.
A2 6-16" Light yellowish-brown (2.5Y 6/h) fine sandy loam with weak fine
crumb structure; very friable; roots numerous; some organic mater
in old root channels; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary. 7 to
lh inches thick.
B1 16-20" Yellowish-brown (10YR 5/6) heavy fine sandy loam with weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid; clear, wavy
boundary. 2 to 6 inches thick.
B2 20-32" Yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) fine sandy clay loam with weak medium
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subangular blocky structure; faint patchy clay films on ped
faces; friable; roots common, some organic matter in old root
channels; strongly acid; gradual, irregular boundary. 12 to
14 inches thick.
B3 32-42" Yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) to brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) heavy
fine sandy loam with few faint fine mottles of pale yellow; very
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid;
gradual, irregular boundary. h to 12 inches thick.
C 42-h8" Light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam mottled with
strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and gray (10YR 6/1); mottles are
medium, common, distinct; strong brown mottles more common than
gray ones; massive; friable; strongly acid. Several feet thick.
Range in Characteristics
Principal types in the series are sandy loams and loamy sands. Where
the A horizon is between 18 and 30 inches thick, the soil is classified as
a thick surface phase, whereas no phase designation is used for profiles
with A horizons less than 18 inches thick. If the surface layer of sandy
sediments is more than 30 inches thick, the whole profile is commonly
sandier and has a lower degree of horizonation. A depth of 30 inches of
sandy sediments is therefore used as the approximate limit between the
Norfolk and Lakeland series where the two occur in association. In un-
disturbed forested areas, the profile includes A00 and AO horizons and an
Al horizon 1 to 3 inches thick which is dark gray (N h/0) to gray (5Y 5/1)
in color. The A2 horizon is then proportionately thicker as well. In texture
of the B2 horizon, the central concept of the series is placed in the lower
range of sandy clay loam. The texture range may extend into the lower part
of the sandy clay class and into sandy loams marginal to sandy clay loam.
Structure grade of the B2 horizon is commonly weak but may be moderate.
Small rounded quartz pebbles are present on the surface and throughout the
profile in places. Small rounded iron concretions may also be present in
the profile, especially where Norfolk and Tifton soils are associated.
Because it consists of stratified materials, the C horizon has variable
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patterns in texture. Textures may be sand in one bed, and sandy clay in
the next. Colors are equally variable, though most C horizons are mottled
appreciably. Mottles are largely strong brown to red in color. Colors
given are for moist conditions. When soil is dry, values are one or two
units higher.
TLocjLraphy
Gently rolling to nearly level uplands (mildly dissected marine terraces)
with common slope ranges of 1 to $ percent and an extreme range of 0 to 15
percent.
Drai- nage _and er. rmability
Well-drained with medium to slow runoff and medium internal drainage.
Vegetat '*)
Longleaf, shortleaf, and loblolly pines and a few red oak, hickory,
dogwood, sweetgum and holly.
Use
Mostly cleared and in cultivation. The principal crops are cotton,
corn, peanuts, tobacco, watermelons, cantaloupes, wheat, oats, rye, velvet-
beans, soybeans, cowpeas, pecans, grapes, sugarcane, hay, and various
vegetables. Norfolk soils are among the best in the Atlantic Coastal Plain
for the production of bright leaf tobacco.
Distribution
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and east Texas.
Type Location
Duplin County, North Carolina; 4 miles southeast of Warsaw.
Series established
Cecil County, Maryland, 1900.
Remarks
One of the first recognized in soil surveys in the USA, the Norfolk
series was long allowed wide ranges in texture, drainage, and degree of
horizonation. Over the years, mainly after 1920, the allowable range was
narrowed by recognition of the Marlboro, Bowie, Gilead, and other series.
The permissible range was further restricted in 1948 by the establishment of
the Laihland and Kershaw series (Ableiter, SSSA Proc. 14: 320-322) which
were set apart to include soils derived from sands with low degrees of
horizonation. With the gradual restriction in concept, the Norfolk series
is no longer being recognized in Cecil County, Maryland.
National Cooperative Soil Survey, USA
Rev. 10-17-56
DESCRIPTIONS AND EXTENT OF CORRELATED NORFOLK SOILS IN COUNTIES
The following profile descriptions, approximate acreage and proportion-
ate extent of various mapping units of the Norfolk series appear in current
soil surveys:
Norfolk loamy fine sand, 0-2 percent
slope, Gadsden County, Florida (9)
Soil profile:
Al 0 to 2 inches. Dark-gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; weak, very fine,
crumb structure: very friable; many fine and common
medium roots; medium content of organic matter;
strongly acid; boundary abrupt and smooth.
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Am 2-8 inches
As 8-13 inches
B, 13-16 inches
Ba 16-47 inches
Bai 47-53 inches
Bs 53-64 inches
C 64-85 inches +
Gray (10YR 5/1) loamy fine sand; weak, fine, crumb
structure; very friable; many fine and common medium
roots; common fine root channels; strongly acid;
boundary clear and smooth.
Pale-brown (10YR 6/3) loamy fine sand; weak, fine,
crumb structure; very friable; common fine roots
and very few medium roots; few fine root channels;
few fine pores; strongly acid; boundary clear and
wavy
Brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) fine sandy loam; moderate,
fine, subangular blocky structure that breaks readily
to moderate, coarse, crumb structure; friable; few
fine roots and very few fine root channels; common
fine pores; strongly acid; boundary clear and wavy.
Yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) fine sandy clay loam,
moderate, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable;
few fine roots and root channels; common fine pores;
strongly acid; boundary clear and wavy.
Yellow (10YR 7/8) fine sandy clay loam with common,
medium, .'aint, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles
and few, medium, distinct, yellowish-red (5YR 6/8)
mottles and few, medium, distinct, yellowish-red
(5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate, medium, subangular
blocky structure; friable; very few fine root channels;
few fine pores; strongly acid; boundary gradual and
wavy.
Yellow (10YR 7/8) fine sandy clay loam with common,
medium, distinct, strong-brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles,
few, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) mottles,
and few, common, prominent, slightly firm, red
(10R 5/8) mottles; moderate, medium, subangular
blocky structure; friable; few fine pores; strongly
acid; boundary gradual and irregular.
Mottles white (N 8/0), red (10R 4/8), and reddish-
yellow (7.5YR 7/8) sandy clay loam; moderate, medium,
subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid.
The surface soil may range from fine sandy loam to loamy sand. The
subsoil usually is a friable fine sandy clay loam, but some areas are not as
friable and finer-textured as others. Mottles occur at a depth of 42 inches,
but some areas have strong brown and yellowish-red mottled at a depth of 24
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to 30 inches. In these areas the subsoil is normally reddish-yellow at depths
below 30 inches. In some areas the depth to the parent material is slightly
less than 48 inches. This soil has a well-aerated root zone that extends
to the mottled material. It has a moderately high exchange capacity. The
moisture holding capacity of the surface soil is moderate and that of the
subsoil is high. This soil has a moderate amount of organic matter and has
good tilth.
Slopes mostly vary from 0 to 5 percent with a ferw slopes up to 12
percent.
Approximate acreage and proportionate extent of Norfolk soils mapped in
Gadsden County, Florida (9).
Acreage Percent
Norfolk Loamy fine sand:
0-2% slopes 4,435 1.4
2-3% Slopes 5,973 1.3
2-5% slopes, eroded 2,006 .6
5-8% slopes 876 .3
5-0% slopes, eroded 1,004 .3
8-12% slopes 204 .1
pebbly, 0-2% slopes 1,818 .6
pebbly, 2-5% slopes 1,253 .4
pebbly, 2-5% slopes, eroded 469 .1
Norfolk loamy sand, thick surfaces:
0-2% slopes 3,286 1.0
2-5% slopes 4,512 1.4
5-8% slopes 1,056 .3
8-12% slopes 233 .1
pebbly, 0-2% slopes 561 .2
pebbly, 2-5% slopes 777 .2
pebbly, 5-8% slopes 264 .1
Norfolk fine sandy loam, level phase, Escambia County, Florida (27)
Profile description:
0-5 inches. Grayish-brown fine sandy loam; friable; weak fine crumb
structure.
5-12 inches.
12-18 inches.
18-32 inches.
32-42 inches.
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Yellowish-brown fine sandy loam; friable; weak fine crumb
structure.
Brownish-yellow fine sandy clay loam; friable; weak, medium,
subangular blocky structure.
Brownish-yellow fine sandy clay loam; friable; moderate,
medium subangular blocky structure.
Brownish-yellow fine sandy clay loam with common, medium,
faint mottles of reddish-yellow in the lower part; friable;
moderate, medium subangular blocky structure.
The surface soil varies from grayish-brown to very dark gray. The sub-
soil, ranging from yellow to brownish-yellow, is a friable fine sandy clay
loam, and in most areas it has faint mottling in the lower part. A few areas
have materials of finer-texture below 30 inches.
Approximate scrzage and proportionate extent of the
soils mapped in Escambia County, Florida (27).
Acreage Percent
NoroI k fine sandy loam: Ac e Percen
Level phase 9,100 2.2
Very gently sloping phase 9,500 2.3
Gently sloping phase 1,600 0.4
List of major mapping units of Norfolk soils within Florida:
Norfolk loamy fine sand.
Norfolk loamy fine sand, eroded.
Norfolk loamy fine sand, pebbly.
Norfolk loarmy fine sand, pebbly, eroded.
Norfolk loamy sand, thick surface, pebbly.
Norfolk loamy sand, thick surface.
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Norfolk fine sandy loam, level phase.
Norfolk fine sandy loam, very gently sloping phase.
Norfolk fine sandy loam, gently sloping phase.
The above soils may be mapped as slope phases for 0 to 2 percent slopes,
2 to 5 percent slopes, 5 to 8 percent slopes, and 8 to 12 percent slopes.
MANAGEMENT OF CROPS ON NORFOLK SOILS
Cropping removes plant nutrients from the soil and reduces the supply
of organic matter. The soil is conserved and protected from erosion by a
cropping system that provides annual cover crops and perennial grasses and
legumes between years of clean cultivation. Cover crops that are plowed
under help to maintain the supply of organic matter. When they are growing,
they protect the soil from erosion during intense rainfall. The length of
time soils should be in cover crops or in cultivated crops depends on the
nature of the soil.
Common legumes, nonlegumes, and both winter and summer crops can be
grown quite well on Norfolk soils. The summer crops are planted from March
to June and the winter crops from September to November. Corn should be
planted in March or early April, while soybeans should be planted in May
or June. Cover crops should be planted in September or October and oats
for grain should be planted in November.
Fertilizer should be applied to all crops on Norfolk soils. The amount
to use depends on the crop and the amount of residual fertilizer left in the
soil from previous cropping. The soilsshould be tested to determine the
amount and kind of fertilizer to use. As nitrogen is retained in the soil
only a short time, only enough should be applied for the crop grown. The
estimated average acre yields of the principal crops under two levels of
management are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
TABLE 1. Estimated average acre yields of the principal crops under two levels
of management (9).
Shade
Soil Corn Peanuts tobacco Oats Pasture
A B A B B A B A B
Norfolk loamy fine sand u. u. lb. 7 ITb bu. bu. Cow-days
Pebbly, 0-2% slopes 45 70 1200 1550 1500 O0 60 160 300
Pebbly, 2-5% slopes h5 70 1200 1550 1450 h0 60 160 300
Pebbly, 2-5% slopes, eroded 40 65 1050 100 150 35 55 1ho 280
0-2% slopes 4h 70 1200 1550 10 o h40 60 160 300
2-5% slopes 0 70 1200 1550 1300 4O 60 160 300
2-5% slopes, eroded h0 65 1050 1o00 1300 35 55 140 280
5-8% slopes 30 55 950 1250 1200 30 50 140 280
5-8% slopes, eroded 25 45 800 1100 1100 25 45 135 275
8-12% slopes -- -- ---- ---- ---- -- -- 130 270
Norfolk loaIy sand, thick surface
0-2% slopes 40 65 1100 1450 14OO 35 55 150 280
2-5% sl,'-,-:s 35 65 1100 lh50 1300 35 55 150 280
5-8% slorps 25 50 850 1200 1200 25 45 130 260
8-12% slo-es -- ---- --- ---- -- 120 250
Pebbly, 0-2% slopes 40 65 1100 1450 1400 35 55 150 280
Pebbly, 2-5% slopes 35 65 1100 lh50 1300 35 55 150 280
Pebbly, 5-8% slopes 25 50 850 1200 1200 25 h5 130 260
Yields in columns A are estimated yields of crops and pasture under common
management; in columns B are those under the highest level of management
feasible. Estimates for only one level of management are listed for shade
tobacco because this specialized crop generally receives only the highest
level of management. Dashed lines indicate the crop is not generally grown
on the soil.
TABLE 2. Estimated average acre yields of principal crops grown in
Escambia County, Florida (27).
Soil Corn Cotton Soybeans Oats
A B A B A B A B
Norfolk fine sandy loam E u. "u. T'I e- bu. bu M. 5 bu.
Level phase h0 55 3/h 1- 25 30 35 60
Very gently sloping phase 40 55 3/4 1 25 30 35 60
Gently sloping phase 35 50 1/2 1 20 25 35 60
Yields in columns A are those expected under common management
practices; those in columns B, under good management practices.
Absence of yield indicates crop is not commonly grown and soil
is not physically suitable for it under the management specified.
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Superior Management Practices for best Yields of Crops
A series of experiments was conducted by Thompson and Robertson (lh,
20) at the North Florida Experiment Station on Norfolk loamy fine sand over
a period of 11 years to determine management practices which result in highest
yields of certain cash crops (corn, peanuts and oats), and effects of these
practices on the soil. The management practices studied were crop rotation,
fertilizer level, liming requirement, and green manure crops lupiness, soybeans,
Crotalaria spectabilis, and in some cases, oats). A Summary of the results
obtained is as follows:
1. Peanuts should be grown in rotation for best yields. A 3-year
rotation found satisfactory was: peanuts in summer followed by
lupine in winter to be plowed under; corn in summer followed by
oats for grain in spring; and soybeans in summer followed by oats
for grazing or green manure.
2. Corn yields did not decline as rapidly as peanuts when grown con-
tinuously. Yields of continuous corn was increased by growing a
green manure crop in winter and plowing it under two weeks before
corn planting time.
3. Lupines did not grow well after peanuts. However, if they are grown
after peanuts they should not be grown more than once in three years.
b. When peanuts or soybeans were grown in a 3-year rotation such as
that referred to in number 1 above, they made about the same yields
when part of or all of the fertilizer was applied to the preceding
crop (oats for green manure and oats for grain) as when fertilized
directly.
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5. Corn and oats grown in a 3-year rotation should be fertilized directly,
since this soil does not retain fertilizer in adequate amounts to
produce good yields of these crops.
6. Corn, peanuts, soybeans, oats, and lupine need supplemental fertiliz-
er. When grown in the 3-year rotation mentioned in number 1 above,
a good rate of fertilization for corn and oats is 600 pounds per acre
of h-12-12 at planting with 60 to 100 pounds per acre of nitrogen
as side-dressing for corn and 30 to hO pounds of nitrogen top-dressing
for oats for grain. When oats are grown for grazing nitrogen top-
dressing of 80 to 160 pounds per acre should be used. The nitrogen
may be reduced to one-half this rate when the crop follows a legume
cover crop making good growth. Soybeans, crotalaria, and lupine
should receive 450 pounds per acre of 0-lh-l1, and peanuts should
receive 200 pounds per acre of O-1-lh.
7. When peanuts were hogged-off and followed by native cover, yields
declined about the same as continuous peanuts harvested and followed
by lupine plowed under for green manure. This indicated that con-
tinuous peanuts, even when they are hogged-off, still had a detri-
mental effect on the soil.
8. Lime was required to produce good yields. After 11 years adequate
lime increased peanut yields 250 to 580 pounds per acre, corn
yields up to 26 bushels and soybeans yields as much as seven
bushels.
Effect of cropping and management practices on the soil
Norfolk loamy fine sand containing approximately 00 pounds per acre
of exchangeable calcium, was cropped for 7 years to a 3-year rotation. The
level of calcium in the soil was reduced to approximately 100 pounds per acre.
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At this point a ton of lime improved yields of peanuts, corn, and soybeans,
but did not raise the pH above 5.7. It would require approximately a ton
of lime every 5 years to maintain the pH of the soil at about 6.0 when cropped
to a 3-year rotation with corn, peanuts, oats, and soybeans. Unless the pH
is maintained at or near pH 6.0, yields of general farm crops are usually
reduced due to lack of lime.
The organic matter and moisture equivalent values decreased when a
virgin soil was cropped regardless of the soil management practices. These
values decreased more when continuous peanuts were grown and the vines and
nuts removed than they did when continuous corn was grown and only the ears
of corn were harvested. These values for a rotation of corn and peanuts were
between those of continuous peanuts and continuous corn. The values for
rotational cropping depended on the magnitude of the ratio of peanuts to
corn in the rotation.
The levels of exchangeable calcium, magnesium, and potassium were
correlated with the organic matter. The organic matter in the sandy surface
soils is important, since it is the major component affecting the exchange
capacity. The detrimental effect of peanuts on the level of soil organic matter
as compared to corn is probably part of the reason why yields decreased more
rapidly when peanuts were grown continuously than when corn was grown con-
tinuously. Organic matter in the high fertilized corn plots was higher than in
the low fertilized plots.
Applied phosphorus remained in the surface 6 inches of soil. Calcium and
potassium moved down the profile but not below the root zone of most crops.
Magnesium moved down the profile to 30 inches and deeper and probably
part of it leached out of the soil. This means that on land which has been
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cultivated for many years and which has never been limed before, dolomitic
instead of calcic lime should be applied. After an application of dolomite,
calcic lime may be used in alternate years thereafter.
Erosion control
On bare soils, surface runoff must be controlled so as to prevent the
soil from washing away. If runoff is slowed down, erosion is reduced and the
water has more time to soak into the soil. Vegetative protection is superior
to mechanical means in retarding soil washing. Wide strips of close-growing
crops, contour cultivation, and terraces are generally used to control runoff
and erosion.
Terraces of the channel type are suited to Norfolk soils that have
uniform slopes of not more than 8 percent. A terrace of this kind is made
by digging a broad, shallow channel and using the soil to form a broad-based
ridge on the lower side. These terraces should be constructed across the
slope and should be nearly level. The water moving down the slope is inter* '-
cepted and carried slowly off the field. The spacing of the terraces varies
according to the kind of soil and the slope. Terraces are usually 50 to 110
feet apart. The water from the terraces should be discharged into well-
grassed waterways or into areas of dense vegetation. Natural draws make the
best waterways. If draws are not available, wide, shallow channels protected
with sod or other close-growing vegetation may be used. To prevent washing,
the gradient and the capacity of waterways should be determined by considering
the soil characteristics and the volume of water discharged from the terraces.
In contour cultivation, the furrows should be plowed across the slope
parallel to the terraces. The furrows serve as small terraces that slow the
water as it moves down the slope and the water flows across the slope
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with little or no washing. In the gently sloping porous sandy soils, contour
cultivation is usually sufficient to control runoff of water. On some soils,
terraces are needed as a supplement to contour cultivation.
Wide strips of close-growing vegetation planted at intervals across
the slope are also used to intercept and spread the water. These strips
supplement contour cultivation and terraces. When they alternate with
strips of row crops, erosion is reduced.
Irrigation
Although rainfall is usually sufficient to supply the moisture needs
of most general crops, the use of irrigation for crops of high value is
increasing. Irrigation is profitable only with good management that provides
for the use of sufficient amounts of plant foods from fertilizers and manure,
the planting of cover crops, and the return of crop residues to the soil.
Small farm ponds, constructed in natural drains having small watersheds,
are used to store water for irrigation. The site for a farm pond should be
carefully studied, for it is necessary to know the amount of water available,
the storage capacity of the proposed pond and the suitability of the founda-
tion material. Dams and spillways should be carefully designed and cone
structed.
MANAGEMENT OF PASTURES ON NORFOLK SOILS
Many pasture plants can be groon successfully on Norfolk soils.
Bahiagrass and improved strains of bermudagrass will produce large amounts
of forage when grown on these soils. White clover, sweet clover, and crimson
clover are grown in mixtures with these grasses, but they are difficult to
maintain when they are grown with bahiagrass for a number of years.
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Improved bermudagrass responds to large amounts of fertilizer, while
bahiagrass grows well on soils of medium fertility.
Tall fescue, a cool season grass, is suited to soils having a good
moisture-holding capacity. Most of the growth is in winter when the other
grasses are dormant. It responds to large applications of fertilizer.
Regular applications of lime and fertilizer are profitable on all pastures.
Clover-grass pastures can be grown on Norfolk soils but white clover
may be damaged by drought. Permanent pastures should be fertilized with
500 pounds per acre annually of 0-14-10 fertilizer. Nitrogen added in summer
stimulates the growth of grasses. Droughty soils that are suited to grasses
should be fertilized with nitrogen, phosphate, and potash. The grazing
capacity of these pastures depends to a great extent on the amount of fertilizer
used,
Norfolk soils generally need one ton of lime every 5 years if the growth
of pasture plants, especially clovers, is to be satisfactory. Soil tests
should be used to determine the rate and frequency of application.
Graz.ng should be managed so that the pasture plants have time to recover
after they are grazed. Grazing should be regulated to produce the most
forage, and conserve the fertility of the soil.
The steeper slopes of 5 to 12 percent of Norfolk soils are suited to
pasture, woodland, and wildlife habitats.
At the North Florida Experiment Station, Thompson (13), fertilized crimson
clover with 1000 pounds per acre of 20 percent superphosphate and 100 pounds of
50 percent muriate of potash per acre annually for two years and found
sufficient residual fertilizer in the soil the third year to produce luxuriant
growth of clover. Dolomitic lime, borax, and nitrate of soda each
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gave a small increase in the yield of forage. Without fertilizer the yield
was almost nothing.
In a fertilizer test with Hubam clover, results indicated that 900 pounds
of 19 percent superphosphate and 125 pounds of 50 percent muriate of potash
annually, plus two tons of lime and 30 pounds of borax per acre every three
of four years would produce luxuriant growth. When the clover was well-
fertilized for two years, residual fertilizer was sufficient to produce a
good growth the third year.
In 1955 Wallace (28) initiated a crimson clover-Argentine bahiagrass
pasture experiment on Norfolk loamy fine sand. Three levels of phosphate and
potash and two levels of nitrogen and lime were used. The fertilizers were
applied differentially as follows: All in the spring, one-half in the spring
and one-half in the fall, and all in the fall. The results obtained showed
that the application of nitrogen decreased the yield of crimson clover but
increased the yield of Argentine bahiagrass. The total yield of both clover
and grass was increased by the application of nitrogen. The combined yields
of grass and clover from the application of 16 and 32 pounds of nitrogen were
10,393, and 11,718 pounds of dry forage, respectively, as compared to 9,508
pounds per acre from plots without nitrogen.
When applied at the rates of 30, 75, and 120 pounds per acre, phosphoric
acid had little influence on the total yield of clover and grass. Crimson
clover responded more to applications of potash than did Argentine bahiagrass.
The dry forage yields of clover from applications of 20, 60, and 100 pounds of
potash were 1,547, 3,228, and 3,485 pounds per acre, respectively. The clover
that received only 20 pounds per acre showed deficiency symptoms. The combined
yields of clover and grass from 20, 60, and 100 pounds per acre of potash were
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8,782, 10,720, and 11,640 pounds per acre of dry forage, respectively.
On Norfolk loamy fine sand Thompson (11) found that because of mildew
and leaf spot in late winter, Oklahoma common alfalfa did not make good
growth. Results from the first cutting of forage indicated that 600 pounds
of 20 percent superphosphate, 125 pounds of 50 percent muriate of potash
and 2,000 pounds of lime are required to produce a fair growth of alfalfa.
In a Kentucky 31 fescue fertilizer test, potash gave a slight response
and nitrogen and phosphate gave large increases in the yield of forage.
Results indicate that three 50-pound applications of nitrogen as nitrate
of soda, 250 pounds of 20 percent superphosphate and 100 pounds of 50
percent muriate of potash were required to produce satisfactory growth
of this grass on Norfolk loamy fine sand (11). When seeded at weekly
intervals in November and December, this grass produced 18,513 and 11,979
pounds of green forage per acre, respectively. January plantings made fair
growth, but later spring plantings made very poor growth because of competi-
tion from weeds.
On virgin Norfolk fine sandy loam, Warner and Thompson (29) found that
Hubam sweet clover made excellent growth where fertilized with 600 pounds
of 20 percent superphosphate, 125 pounds of 50 percent muriate of potash,
two tons of calcic limestone and 15 pounds of borax per acre.
Warner and Thompson (30) planted Hubam sweet clover at weekly intervals
during September, October, and November and found that plantings in October
produced the most forage. Where Hubam sweet clover was well-fertilized for
two years, residual plant food was sufficient to produce a luxuriant growth
the third year.
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FERTILITY AND LIME EXPERIMENTS ON NORFOLK SOILS
Sources of nitrogen on corn
Thompson and Robertson (18) found that the 5-year average yield of corn
on Norfolk loamy fine sand was about the same for all sources of nitrogen
used. Therefore, the most economical source of nitrogen would be the one
that costs the least per pound of nitrogen. Anhydrous ammonia may be applied
at planting time or when the corn is knee high with equally good results.
Since the nitrate ion leaches readily out of the soil, sodium nitrate and
ammonium nitrate should not be applied until the corn is knee high, Where
a good rotation is practiced and cover crops are turned under for green manure,
hO pounds of nitrogen is probably the most economical rate to use. On soil
where cor:n is gromn continuou:nsly and no green manure crops are turned under,
60 to 80 pounds of nitrogen may be applied profitably.
Lime on field crops
Robertson et al. (7) applied dolomitic lime to Norfolk loamy fine sand
at rates of 0, 2000, h000, and 6000 pounds per acre. This gave a range in
pH from 5$. to 6.6. Eleven years data shoved in general that 2000 pounds
per acre applied about every five years increased corn, peanut, and soybean
yields, but had no consistent effect on the yield of oats. Results from
soil tests indicated that peanuts reduced pH, calcium, and magnesium more
than corn or soybeans.
Deep placement of nutrients in Norfolk soils
Robertson et. E1 (8) conducted experiments on Norfolk loamy fine sand
for two years to test the response of corn to placement of superphosphate at
depths of 2, 8, lh, and 20 inches. Results are summarized as follows:
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When total rainfall was adequate with dry periods during early growth,
corn roots penetrated to the 20-inch depth of placement and by tasselling
time there was generally no significant differences in phosphorus percentage
in the plant regardless of fertilizer placement. However, corn yields in-
creased significantly for depth of placement where residual phosphorus was
present in the surface soil. If it is assumed that the grain contained a
constant amount of phosphorus, this indicates that possibly the plants with
the deep phosphorus placements recovered more phosphorus than those with
shallow placements. It appeared that the depth of root penetration correlated
with the depth of placement because on Norfolk loamy fine sand calcium,
magnesium, and potassium levels in the plant material correlated with the
amount of these elements in the profile at the depth of placement. The deep
placement of superphosphate and the shattering of the plowsole possibly
helped in the formation of the deeper root system. The higher yields for
deep placement may have been the result of the deeper root system making
available the fertility and moisture in the deeper layers of soil. When
the rainfall was well-distributed and above average, depth of placement did
not affect corn yields.
Thompson (22) noted that on Norfolk loamy fine sand subsoiling and
placing lime and fertilizer in the soil lh inches deep gave 3 to h bushels
per acre increase in the yield of corn as compared with surface application.
On this soil type, Thompson (19) found that increasing the depth of placement
of superphosphate from 2 to 20 inches increased the yield of corn from 56
to 72 bushels per acre. The author observed no residual effect of deep
placed fertilizer over surface applied fertilizer when no more fertilizer
was applied, nor when 600 pounds of h-12-12 and 66 pounds per acre of nitrogen
were applied to the surface of the soil. However, there was a residual effect
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of subsoiling over no subsoiling.
In 1955, Robertson et al. (6) studied the effect of deep placement of
fertilizer and lime on the yield of corn on Norfolk loamy fine sand. This
soil contained compact clay zones or plow soles beneath the surface. When
periods of drought were a week or 10 days, subsoiling and deep placed fer-
tilizer improved corn yields above the check. When the drought period was
25 days duration, the advantage of having a deep root system and a large
corn plant was not significant. The phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and
magnesium content of the ear leaf samples showed no significant differences.
The levels of these elements in the soil were not low and growth was re-
stricted because of rainfall distribution.
A new location was selected on Norfolk loamy fine sand in 1956 to study
the effect of deep placement of lime and fertilizers. Subsoiling alone gave
significant increases and fertilizer, fertilizer plus lime, and fertilizer
plus lime plus minor elements gave significantly more corn than subsoiling
alone. The 14-inch deep placement was significantly better than the surface
application.
Surface placement of nutrients on Norfolk soils
In a study of the effects of crop rotation, fertilizer and lime on soil
fertility and yields of crops on Norfolk loamy fine sand, Thompson (23)
found that during the years 1957 to 1960 highly significant increases in
yields of field crops have been obtained by applications of 2 tons of calcic
limestone to rotations and continuous crops. With lime soybeans yielded
16,262 pounds per acre of green forage, compared to 9,47h pounds without
lime (21).
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Applying 5-10-10 fertilizer at rates of 200, 400, and 600 pounds per
acre produced soybean yields of 28, 31, and 36 bushels per acre, respectively.
When 10-10-10 fertilizer was applied at rates of 300, 600, and 900 pounds
per acre, corn yields of 79, 87, and 89 bushels per acre were produced,
respectively.
The same amounts of N-P-K derived from 0-1h-1h applied broadcast plus
anhydrous ammonia before planting or 4-12-12 applied in the row plus ammonium
nitrate sidedressing produced almost the same yield of corn.
A 10-10-10 fertilizer applied at 300, 600, and 900 pounds per acre
produced yields of 9, 11, and 14 tons per acre of green rye forage, re-
spectively.
An application of 0-10-10 fertilizer at rates of 200, 100, and 600
pounds per acre produced blue lupine green weight yields of 6, 7, and 8
tons per acre, respectively.
In a study of the availability of phosphorus from various phosphates,
Thompson (25) found that on Norfolk loamy fine sand, corn fertilized with
rock phosphate yielded about the same as corn fertilized *-ith a combination
of superphosphate and triple superphosphate. On soil well fertilized with
nitrogen and potassium, an application of 100 and 400 pounds per acre of
P205 as triple superphosphate applied 8 years ago is still producing 40
and 76 bushels of corn per acre, respectively. On soil well supplied with
all plant nutrients except phosphorus, rock phosphate at the rate of 100
of0 P0O,
and 800 pounds per acre/applied 8 years ago produced 62 and 71 bushels of
corn per acre, respectively.
Thompson (24) studied the effect of various rates of fertilizers on
the yield of oats for forage on Norfolk loamy fine sand and found that
nitrogen up to 160 pounds per acre gave a significant increase in the yield
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of oats for forage. Phosphoric acid up to 40 pounds per acre and potash up
to 80 pounds per acre gave a significant increase in the yield of oats for
forage. The area used had received annual applications of superphosphate
for 15 years and there was a large build up of residual phosphate. Thus
there was very little response to superphosphate.
Thompson and Fiskell (26) studied the effect of gypsum, hydrated lime,
captain, memagon, manure, and fertilizer on the yield of peanuts on Norfolk
loaiy fine sand and found that gypsum, hydrated lime, and captain each gave
significant increases in the yield of peanuts.
Thompson and Neller (17) studied the effect of sulfur on the yield of
Crimson clover and corn. When sulfur was applied on virgin land before
planting, a significant increase in the yield of Crimson clover was secured.
However, sulfur did not increase the yield of corn.
On Norfolk loamy fine sand, Thompson (15) found that when grown in
rotations corn yielded 7 to 16 bushels more than corn grown continuously
with native cover. When grown continuously and in two- and three-year
rotations peanuts yielded 640, 1,139, and 1,547 pounds per acre, respectively.
Applying 8-10-8 fertilizer to corn at 250, 500, and 750 pounds per acre,
produced corn yields of 61, 76, and 86 bushels per acre respectively. Plots
fertilized in both spring and fall yielded 17 bushels per acre more corn
than those fertilized only in the spring.
In a study of the availability of phosphates applied to Norfolk loamy
fine sand, Thompson (16) noted that corn fertilized with rock phosphate and
gypsum as a source of sulfur made slow growth early in the season but at
the end of the season was nearly as tall and produced nearly as much as that
fertilized with superphosphate.
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In 1958, Thompson (21) found that lime increased corn yields 19 to 36
bushels per acre in rotations, and 14 to 18 bushels per acre in continuous
corn.
EFFECT OF MANAGEMENT ON THE CHEMICAL CONTENT OF NORFOLK LOAMY FINE SAND
Thompson and Robertson (20) took soil and plant samples for chemical
study for all treatments in a fertility experiment and selected treatments in
a rotation and lime experiment. The purpose was to compare the concentrations
of some of the important nutrients in the soil with those in the plants and to
correlate both these sets of data with crop yield.
Results showed that increasing the rate of phosphate and potash increased
the phosphorus and potassium content of the soil and peanut plants, but did
not increase the yield of peanuts. When the rate of dolomitic lime was
increased, the phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium contents of the peanut
plants were increased, but yield was not affected.
Calcium and potassium contents of the soil and plants and yield of
peanuts were lower where peanuts were grown continuously than where peanuts
were grown every second year in a rotation. Calcium, magnesium, and potassium
contents of the soil and potassium content of the plants were lower where
peanuts were grown every second year than where peanuts were grown every third
year in rotation. Results indicated that the levels of calcium, magnesium, and
potassium in the soil and plant were indirectly correlated with the number
of times peanuts were grown in a given period.
The results for corn were somewhat different than those for peanuts.
As the rate of phosphate was increased, the phosphorus and calcium contents
of the soil and corn plants and the yield of corn increased. Where the rate
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of potash was increased, potassium contents of soil and plants and yield of corn
increased.
Calcium and magnesium contents of soil and plants and yield of corn were
lower when corn was grown continuously than when corn was grown in rotation.
The phosphorus content of soil growing continuous corn was higher than that of
soil growing corn In rotation. The phosphorus content of the plant was the
reverse. This discrepancy may be correlated with the method of determining
available phosphorus. The phosphorus extracted with 0.002 N H2SO4 is primarily
inorganic phosphorus. In the continuous corn plots, the phosphorus was probably
in the inorganic form; but in the rotation plots where cover crops had been
grown over the winter, it is possible that considerable phosphorus was still
in the organic form during sampling time and this phosphorus was available to
the plants even though not extractable by the reagent used.
In another experiment, Pritchett (4) showed that Norfolk loamy fine sand
fixed a very large amount of inorganic phosphorus, which was partly made
available later. This may explain why corn shows phosphorus deficiency symptoms
early in the spring and later recovers. As this soil has the capacity to fix
large amounts of phosphorus, most crops need more phosphorus than nitrogen or
potassium fertilizers.
The rotation, fertilizer, and lime experiments were again sampled in 1957
for soil-yield correlations (20). The results showed that the pH, calcium,
potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus were generally lower on the continuous
peanut plots than on the continuous corn plots. Since both crops received the
same amount of fertilizer, 500 pounds per acre of 2-10-8 fertilizer annually,
it is evident that peanuts deplete the soil of fertility faster than corn.
The 2-year rotation plots, while not as low in fertility as the continuous
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peanut plots, were significantly lower than the continuous corn plots.
Except for phosphorus which was about the same, all the other nutrients were
slightly lower in the 3-year rotation plots than in the continuous corn plots,
but higher than in the 2-year rotation plots.
These results indicated that continuous corn when well-fertilized did not
deplete the soil any more than a 3-year rotation. This explains the continued
high yield of corn even after 10 years of continuous cropping. Since corn
yields for the rotations continued to be slightly higher than for continuous
corn, even though chemical analysis of soil showed fertility in general some-
what lower on the rotation than continuous corn treatment, possibly some
other undertermined factor microbiological or chemical ----- was limiting
yields when corn was grown co-ntnuously.
From 1947 to 1955 when no lime was applied to the fertilizer experiment,
the calcium content decreased from 636 to 80 pounds per acre and the pH from
5.6 to h.8. For this period there was an increase of phosphate and potash
in the soil.
In a study of the soil to a depth of 30 inches, it was found that the
amounts of calcium and magnesium decreased in the surface soil and some
moved into the subsoil (20). Some of the potassium moved into the layers
below 12 inches, but most of it was in the top 6 inches. Most of the phos-
phorous remained in the top 6 inches of soil, with a slight movement into the
second 6-inch layer. The latter is probably due to plowing deeper than 6
inches.
There was an increase in the phosphate, potash, and calcium content of
the limed plots, but in the plots without lime there was a loss of calcium.
Two tons of lime applied approximately every 5 years would be required to
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maintain a pH of 6.3 in Norfolk loamy fine sand.
Dolomitic lime influenced the movement of plant nutrients In the soil.
When one ton of lime was applied to the soil, there was very little movement
of calcium and potassium into the second 6-inch layer of soil. As more lime
was applied, there was a little more movement of calcium and potassium into
the 6- to 12-inch and 12- to 18-inch layers of soil, but no movement into
the 18- to 24-inch and 24- to 30-inch layers of soil.
There was a large movement of magnesium from the surface layer int6 the
18- to 2h1tinch and 24- to' 30-inch layers. Most of the magnesium had moved
into the 24- to 30-inch layer, and possibly a large quantity had been lost
from the soil in the drainage water. Since magnesium moved doln the soil
profile much faster than calcium, magnesium deficiency was found on many
more soils than calcium deficiency, and especially on land that had long been
under cultivation, but had never received dolomitic lime.
After virgin Norfolk loamy fine sand was put under cultivation, there
was a large loss of organic matter during the first 4 years for all treatments.
During the next 6 years there was a slight loss from the continuous peanut
plots and a slight gain on the continuous corn plots. There was practically
no change in the 2-year rotation plots, but the 3-year rotation plots gained
about twice as much organic matter as the continuous corn plots. These
results indicated that the 3-year rotation was the best system for maintaining
organic matter in the soil. They also showed that the poorest system of soil
management was continuous peanuts with or without lupine. Since lupine after
continuous peanuts was nearly a complete failure, it added practically no
organic matter to the soil.
Under conditions of the fertility'experiment there was a large loss of
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organic matter during the first h years (20). During the next 6 years
there was no loss to a slight gain when low rates of fertilizer were used.
High rates of fertilizer produced high yields of vegetation which, when plowed
under, added more organic matter to the soil.
From these results it is clear that good soil management did not maintain
the organic matter content of this soil. The loss was largest for continuous
peanuts and less for 3-year rotations and continuous corn. Two-year rotations
fell between these two systems.
When high rates of fertilizer were applied to 3-year rotations, organic
matter loss was less than when the fertility level was low. Since the surface
soil of most Norfolk soils in Florida is very low in clay content, the humus
or deco;iposed organic matter makes up the main part of the cation-exchange
capacity of these soils. As cation-exchange capacity is a valuable soil
property from the standpoint of fertilizer retention, it is important that
practices be used that will keep organic matter at a high level.
Neller and Robertson (3) determined the residual availabilities of 100
to b00 pounds per acre of PsO2 from superphosphate and b00 to 800 pounds of
P2C5 per acre from rock phosphate on Norfolk loamy fine sand by applying 30
pounds of PO0s as superphosphate tagged with Ps3. Five years after applica-
tion, results indicated that 90 percent of the phosphorus in the corn leaf
was from residual phosphorus. There was no significant difference in the
availability between superphosphate and rock phosphate.
Neller (2) found that the sulfate content of shelled corn grown for the
fourth year on plots of Norfolk loamy fine sand was lower but not signifi-
cantly lower where a source of sulfur had not been used on the corn plots.
Thompson and Volk (10) studied the effect of different dates of turning
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under blue lupine on the yield of corn and on the level of nitrate nitrogen
in Norfolk fine sandy loam. After blue lupine was turned under, the level
of nitrate nitrogen in the soil increased during periods of dry weather and
decreased during rainy weather. The higher the rainfall and the lighter the
soil texture, the greater was the decrease in the level of nitrate nitrogen
in the soil. Warm weather was more favorable than cold weather for an increase
in the level of nitrate nitrogen in the soil. Since cold weather slowed down
nitrification and heavy rains leached out available nitrate nitrogen, corn
showed a nitrogen deficiency under these conditions. The level of nitrate
nitrogen was lower and the corn showed a greater nitrogen deficiency on
Norfolk fine sand than on Norfolk fine sandy loam.
Thompson and Pritchett (:i2) found that where phosphorus was applied to
Norfolk loamy fine sand in rates up to 30,000 pounds of Ps05 per acre, as
much as two-thirds was fixed or unavailable. The capacity of this soil to
fix large amounts of phosphorus results in a general crop response to phosphate
fertilization.
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF SOME NORFOLK SOILS
Results of physical, chemical, and spectrographic analyses of several
Norfolk profiles from Holmes, Washington, Jackson, and Walton counties were
reported by Gammon et al. (1). Mechanical analyse% 'p and moisture equiva-
lent are summarized as follows:
Fine sand and very fine sand are the dominant particlecsizes
in the sandy horizons. The surface layers contained 9.4 to
21.2 percent coarse silt and 5.1 to 11.7 percent clay. The
"B,horizons contain about the same amount of silt, but more
clay. The lower B horizons contain less silt but still
more clay than the upper B layers. The pH of the surface
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layers varies from 4.92 to 5.$7 and the B horizons range
from pH 4.80 to 5.38. The moisture equivalent varies from
6.95 to 11.73 in the surface soil.
The chemical analyses of a Norfolk loamy fine sand are shorn in Table
3 (5). Exchange capacity is relatively low ranging from 1.4 to 3.9 me./lOOg.
Exchangeable Ca, Mg, K, and Na are relatively low throughout the profile. The
dominant basic cation in the surface horizons is usually calcium, but it
decreases with depth. The values obtained for exchangeable manganese and
iron of four soils of Florida varied considerably. It appears that values
for available phosphorus reflect previous treatment. Organic matter content
averaged 2 percent in the surface horizon of virgin profiles and 1 percent
in the surface of cultivated soils. Values obtained for organic matter
content in all surface soils were markedly less in the lower horizons.
Major clay mineral types found in the Norfolk series vary among and
within profiles. Kaolinite and vermiculite are the major clay mineral
types in the surface layers of most soils. In others, illite and quartz are
found in large amounts. Kaolinite predominates at lower depths. Wide varia-
tions in minor components are common.
In the total rough estimate spectrographic analyses of Norfolk soils,
barium, iron, vanadium, chromium, manganese, nickel, zirconium, copper,
titanium, cobalt, boron, and zinc were found in small amounts (1).
TABLE 3. Certain properties of selected southeastern soils; chemical analyses of
Norfolk loamy fine sand (5).
Depth Organi:.
No. Horizon inches pH C.E.C. Exchangeable cation me./lOOg. matter $
me./lOOg. Ca Mg K Mn Fe
1 Al 0-6 5.1 3.9 .58 .35 .09 .03 .16 2.6
2 A2 6-11 4.9 2.5 .01 .02 .01 .02 .04 .7
3 A3 11-17 4.9 2.1 .02 .01 .01 .01 .09 .3
4 Bl 17-24 4.9 1.9 .01 .08 .01 .01 .09 .1
5 B2 24-36 5.0 1.4 .01 .03 .03 .01 .11 .1
6 33 36-50 5.0 1.9 .01 .01 .02 .03 .09 -
7 C 50-60 4.9 2.8 .05 .04 .01 .02 .06
Location: Sec. 10, T-5N,
Cover: Longleaf pine and
R-20W
wire grass
Physiography: Region Coastal Plain
Position Upland
Relief: Very gcrn.-ly sloping
Drainage: Well-d':. ined
Slope: 3%
Great soil group: Red-Yellow Podzolic
Phase: Very gently sloping
Parent material: Sandy loam-sandy clay
Date sampled: March 30, 1940
Correlator: W. E. Hearn
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