LOCATION TELLER OK+TXEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Udic Argiustolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Teller fine sandy loam--cultivated. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 6 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) moist; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 11 inches thick)
A--6 to 15 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) moist; moderate medium and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 15 inches thick)
BA--15 to 20 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure parting to moderate medium granular; hard, friable; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick)
Bt1--20 to 32 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) moist; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; hard, firm; thin nearly continuous clay films on faces of peds; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 20 inches thick)
Bt2--32 to 42 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) moist; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; hard, firm; patchy clay films on faces of peds; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 20 inches thick)
Bt3--42 to 60 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) moist; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable; patchy clay films on faces of peds; moderately acid; diffuse smooth boundary. (10 to 30 inches thick)
C--60 to 70 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) moist; massive; slightly hard, friable; moderately acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Payne County, Oklahoma; about 1 mile west and 1 mile north of Perkins. 2,100 feet north and 80 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 2 E.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness is more than 50 inches thick. The mollic epipedon is less than 20 inches thick.
The Ap or A horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. Texture is fine sandy loam, loam, silt loam, or very fine sandy loam. Reaction is moderately acid or slightly acid. Some pedons that have been limed are neutral in reaction.
The BA horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. Texture and reaction are the same as the A horizon.
The Bt1 and Bt2 horizons have hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is sandy clay loam or clay loam. The upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon averages 18 to 30 percent clay, 15 to 45 percent material coarser than very fine sand, and less than 20 percent material coarser than fine sand. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to neutral.
The Bt3 horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is fine sandy loam, loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, or very fine sandy loam. Reaction is moderately acid to neutral. Some pedons have Bt4 and Bt5 horizons that are similar in color, texture and reaction to Bt3.
Some pedons have BC horizons. The BC horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, or very fine sandy loam. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline.
The C horizon has the same color and texture as the BC horizon. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline in the upper part. Some pedons are moderately alkaline and calcareous below a depth of 70 inches.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Carmen, Chickasha, Lovedale, Milan, Naron, Navina, Ravia, Stoneburg, Teval, Waynoka, and Zaneis series. Carmen soils are less acid in the Bt horizons. The Chickasha, Stoneburg, and Zaneis soils have a solum less than 60 inches thick. In addition, Chickasha soils have a Bt2 horizon with hue of 7.5YR or yellower. Lovedale, Milan, and Naron soils contain more than 20 percent material coarser than fine sand in the upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon. In addition, Naron soils have hue of 7.5YR or yellower in the argillic horizon. Ravia soils have 10 to 30 percent by volume of coarse fragments in the control section. Navina soils have Bt horizons with hue of 7.5YR or browner. Teval soils have more than 20 percent fragments 2 to 76 mm within 60 inches of the surface. Waynoka soils have a discontinuity with a clay increase in the lower part of the solum.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Teller soils are on nearly level to sloping prairie upland terraces in the Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA 80A). Slopes are 0 to 8 percent. They formed in loamy sediments of Pleistocene Age. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 26 to 38 inches. The mean annual air temperature ranges from 58 to 63 degrees F. The Thornthwaite annual PE indices range from 44 to 64. Frost free days range from 200 to 230. Elevation ranges from 900 to 1300 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Dougherty, Konawa, Minco, Navina, Norge, Pond Creek, Slaughterville, and Vanoss series. Dougherty and Konawa soils are in slightly higher positions and lack a mollic epipedon. Minco soils are in higher positions or in areas between terraces and lack an argillic horizon. Norge, Pond Creek, and Vanoss soils are in slightly lower positions and have fine-silty control sections. Navina soils are on similar positions. Slaughterville soils are on slightly lower positions nearer major streams, and lack argillic horizons.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained; runoff is negligible on 0 to 1 percent slopes, low on 1 to 5 percent slopes, and medium on 5 to 8 percent slopes; moderate permeability.
USE AND VEGETATION: Mainly cultivated to small grains, sorghums, peanuts, or cotton. Lesser amounts are used for tame pasture or native range. The native vegetation is tall prairie grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Central Rolling Red Prairies of Oklahoma, Kansas, and possibly Texas. The series is of moderate extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Johnston County, Oklahoma; 1906.
REMARKS: Soil Interpretation Record No. OK0037
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in the pedon are:
Mollic epipedon - the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 15 inches (A horizons and sometimes the BA horizon).
Argillic horizon - the zone from 20 inches to a depth of 60 inches (Bt horizons).
The soil moisture regime is Udic-Ustic.
ADDITIONAL DATA: NSSL lab.
data sample number S90OK-083-006