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Crider is a soil series and the state soil of Kentucky.
Description
The Natural Resources Conservation Service describes Crider as a soil series with "very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils on uplands. They formed in a mantle of loess and the underlying limestone residuum." It is known to be present in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. The soil is considered a highly productive agricultural soil, such that much of Kentucky's land with Crider soil is used for farming.
State soil
In 1990, Crider was named the state soil of Kentucky. It is present in 35 counties in the state, most extensively in the Pennyroyal Plateau.
See also
References
- ^ "Official Series Description - CRIDER Series". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Soil Data Explorer | California Soil Resource Lab".
- "CRIDER -- KENTUCKY STATE SOIL" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Crider -- Kentucky State Soil". Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Kentucky State Soil | Crider Soils". Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Kentucky State Soil: Crider soil series". Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Crider Kentucky State Soil" (PDF). Soil Science Society of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Soils…. And Their Occurrence Throughout Western Kentucky" (PDF). University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2019-11-07.