Contestant No.
4-H 394	Site No______________________
INDIANA SOIL JUDGING SCORECARD                  Soil Series___________________
A. SOIL PROPERTIES
1.	Slope (5 points) □	0 - 2% Nearly level □	2 - 6% Gently sloping □	6-12% Moderately sloping □	12-18% Strongly sloping □	18 - 25% Moderately steep □	25 - 35% Steep □	> 35% Very steep
2.	Landform (5 points) □	Upland hillslope □	Upland swell □	Upland depression or flat □	Terrace hillslope □	Terrace swell □	Terrace depression or flat □	Flood plain
3.	Flood hazard (5 points) □	None □	Occasional □	Frequent
4.	Color, surface (5 points) □	Dark □	Gray □	Brownish
5.	Erosion (5 points) □	None to slight □	Moderately eroded □	Severely eroded
6.	Texture, surface (5 points) □	Coarse □	Moderately coarse □	Medium □	Moderately fine □	Fine
7.	Texture, subsoil (5 points) □	Coarse □	Coarse with bands □	Moderately coarse □	Medium □	Moderately fine □	Fine
8.	Natural soil drainage (5 points) □	Poorly □	Somewhat poorly □	Moderately well □	Well
9.	Limiting layer (5 points) □	None □	Bedrock □	Fragipan □	Coarse sand and gravel
10.	Depth to limiting layer (5 points) □	<20 in. Shallow □	20-40 in. Moderately deep □	>40 in. Deep
B. CAPABILITY, USE AND PRACTICES
Land Capability Class (3 points)
I     II     III     IV     V     VI     VII     VIII
□    □     □      □      □      □       □        □

Land Use, Cropping System (3 points)		
Cropland, heavy cropping		□
Cropland, moderately heavy cropping		□
Cropland, moderate cropping		□
Cropland, occasional cropping		□
Pasture land		□
Woodland-wildlife		□
Natural vegetation		□
	YES	NO
Prime Farmland (2 points)	□	□
Management Practices (2 points each)		
Water management		
Irrigation	□	□
Shallow surface drainage	□	□
Open ditch drainage	□	□
Tile drainage	□	□
Erosion control	□	□
Contour tillage	□	□
Terraces	□	□
Strip cropping	□	□
Grassed waterways	□	□
Tiiiage systems	□	□
Fall tillage	□	□
No-till planting	□	□
Soii management	□	□
Winter cover crop	□	□
Hay or meadow crop	□	□
Chemicai and fertiiity practices	□	□
High herbicide rate	□	□
Lime (pH:________)	□	□
Nitrogen	□	□
Phosphorus (	lb. P/A)	□	□
Potassium (lb. K/A)	□	□
Pasture and woodiand	□	□
Pasture renovation	□	□
Pasture management	□	□
Farm ponds	□	□
Woodland-wildlife management	□	□
                                                                           Score Part A (50 pts. possible) _________________
                                                                           Score Part B (50 pts. possible) _________________
                                                                                                         Total Score _________________