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Land Judging

FFA CDE
Linsey Fowler

Contest Review
An entry consists of four participants
Four fields to be judged
Additional information provided at
each pit
Twenty minutes per field
70 points possible per field
(40 Part 1 & 30 Part 2)

Contest Review Cont


Only clear plastic clipboards with a
manila folder are permitted during the
contest
Advisors may not inspect the contest
sites until the contest is concluded
No cell phones &/or pagers are
permitted during the contest

General Information
A pit will be excavated inside a staked
area
Marked by four stakes flagged in white
Two additional slope stakes flagged in red and
located 100 ft apart will be positioned inside
the area to be judged.
Topsoil and subsoil samples will be made
available for texture and permeability
judgments.

Part 1
Surface Texture
Three classes:
Sandy
Loamy
Clayey

These classes
have been further
subdivided to into 5
classes:
Coarse
Moderately Coarse
Medium
Moderately Fine
Fine

Surface Texture
CDE Textures
Textures

USDA

Surface Texture

Soil Permeability
Concerns water and air movement in
the soil
Based upon structure, texture,
cracking and other features
Sub-soil is usually the limiting layer
Rapid
Moderate
Slow
Very Slow

Depth of Soil
Determined by the total
thickness of soil layers
readily penetrated by plant
roots
Deep Soils: > 40 inches
deep
Moderately Deep Soils:
20 - 40 inches deep
Shallow Soils: 10 - 20
inches deep
Very Shallow Soils: < 10
inches deep

Slope
The number of feet
fall per 100 feet
-

Nearly Level
Gently Sloping
Moderately Sloping
Strongly Sloping
Steep
Very Steep

Erosion
The removal of soil by water and
wind
- None to Slight
- Moderate
- Severe
- Very Severe

Surface Runoff
Rapid: Surface water flows away rapidly
Moderate: Considered as normal runoff from
soils with slopes of 1 to 3%
Slow: Surface water flows away slowly
Very Slow: Primarily includes soil having rapid
permeability, but soil having moderate, slow or
very slow permeability and slopes closely
approaching zero percent may also be
included in this category

Capability Classes
Eight land capability classes are
recognized
Classes I-III have the fewest restrictions
on use
Classes IV-VIII are most heavily restricted

Combination of Factors
Occasionally, individual factors may
combine to warrant a higher capability
class
Combinations are given on page 8 of
the CDE rulebook

Part 2
Treatments
Treatments should be selected by
considering soil characteristics,
vegetative conditions inside the
staked area (presence or absence of
brush), and information presented on
an additional information sheet

Vegetation, Mechanical,
Fertilizer & Soil Amendments
For Croplands
For Pasture, Range, Wildlife, or
Commercial Woodland
Control brush, terrace, drainage system,
gullies, etc.
Apply lime, phosphate, potash, nitrogen

Invitational Contests
Tarleton State University (March)
Sul Ross State (April)
Clarendon College Judging Contests
Dublin NRCS Land & Range Contest
(March)

Contests Continued
Area Contests:
-

1 & 2 Texas Tech


2, 4, 5, 8 Tarleton
9 Sam Houston
3 TAMU

State Contest Tarleton State University


(April)
National Oklahoma City (May)

Important People to Know


Barney McClure Cleburne FFA
Kiker Anson FFA
David Weindorf Tarleton State University
www.tarleton.edu/~dweindorf

Grapeland FFA 1st at state & 2nd at


Nationals
Mt. Vernon 2nd at state & 3rd at Nationals

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