Soil Judging Contest
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Soil Judging Contest
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2011 Soil Judging Contest The annual three county Soil Judging Contest was held on September 27, 2011, on the Lee Simms farm south of Altamont. Again this year we held a couple of contests instead of just one. The students are so busy with activities that it’s hard to fit everything into the school day, so we try to make it as easy as possible for everyone to be involved that wants to participate. And the best way to do this is to hold the contest at different times throughout the day and then grade the test the following day and let the teachers and students know who the winner is. It seems to be harder on us but a lot more convenient for the schools.
Just like in past years the students have a practice pit and four pits to judge. They had to score each pit on things like: topsoil depth, texture, structure, color, and percent of slope. Then they have to determine the tillage system that would be best for the field using four crop rotations, and still keep the soil loss below “T”.
Of course like I have told you all before, I am no expert at this contest by any means, but I know one thing for sure - I would not want to judge some of these pits. I think Tony actually looks for the toughest spots he can find. I have actually seen the soil scientist scratch his head before he decided what the answer should be.
This year’s overall winner was Altamont.
But South Central was the winner for Fayette County.
Odin was the winner for Marion County
Of course
Altamont was the winner for Effingham County.
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