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Land Judging

Contest Review. An entry consists of four participantsFour fields to be judgedAdditional information provided at each pitTwenty minutes per field70 points possible per field(40 Part 1

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Land Judging

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    1. Land Judging FFA CDE Linsey Fowler

    2. 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)

    3. 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

    4. 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.

    5. 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

    6. Surface Texture

    7. Surface Texture

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. Slope The number of feet fall per 100 feet Nearly Level Gently Sloping Moderately Sloping Strongly Sloping Steep Very Steep

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

    12. 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

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

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

    15. 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”

    16. 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

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

    18. 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)

    19. 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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