Agricultural Service Laboratory
Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service
2006 Soil Summary

Table 1. Total Number of Samples Analyzed
Table 2. Total Number of Samples Analyzed by Month
Table 3. Crop Groups
Table 4. County Groups
Table 5. pH Values
Table 6. P, K, Ca, and Mg Ratings
Table 7. Zn, Mn, and B Levels
Table 8. Samples Analyzed for sulfate sulfur
Table 9. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) Values
Table 10. Percent Base Saturation Values
Table 11. Total Analyses Including County and Research Samples
Table 12. Total per Crop Analyzed for County and Account Samples

Table 1. Total Number of Samples Analyzed.

Sample Number
Totals Large Area
Crop Codes Small Area
Crop Codes Diagnostic
Reports

Counties

Abbeville 277 148 39 90

Aiken 1126 497 622 7

Allendale 163 134 29 0

Anderson 610 257 353 0

Bamberg 460 414 45 1

Barnwell 404 329 75 0

Beaufort 642 118 511 13

Berkeley 466 210 254 2

Calhoun 492 405 83 4

Charleston 1260 147 1087 26

Cherokee 138 82 53 3

Chester 347 158 189 0

Chesterfield 391 295 88 8

Clarendon 1524 1432 89 3

Colleton 654 493 145 16

Darlington 835 699 135 1

Dillon 420 347 71 2

Dorchester 137 47 78 12

Edgefield 200 155 36 9

Fairfield 141 85 55 1

Florence 811 357 452 2

Georgetown 875 404 469 2

Greenville 1170 337 831 2

Greenwood 507 293 202 12

Hampton 482 406 76 0

Horry 1419 581 830 8

Jasper 276 151 124 1

Kershaw 1038 653 294 91

Lancaster 412 296 114 2

Laurens 264 186 77 1

Lee 1617 1553 64 0

Lexington 2177 946 1130 101

Marion 303 256 46 1

Marlboro 283 236 47 0

McCormick 103 71 32 0

Newberry 413 304 109 0

Oconee 337 161 175 1

Orangeburg 562 377 151 34

Pickens 262 103 153 6

Richland 1504 289 1195 20

Saluda 465 393 70 2

Spartanburg 822 288 533 1

Sumter 2003 1263 566 174

Union 210 145 65 0

Williamsburg 532 497 35 0

York 482 304 176 2

Prepaid 1018 519 401 98

Accounts 1266 612 441 213

SubTotal 32300 18433 12895 972

Research 1433 1263 107 63

Plant Problem Clinic 0 0 0 0

Checks & Blanks 1029 6 2 1021

Total Samples Analyzed 34762 19702 13004 2056

Table 2. Total Number of Samples Analyzed by Month.

Month Samples

January 4508

Feburary 4851

March 6318

April 3106

May 2249

June 1721

July 1118

August 1505

September 2002

October 2413

November 2108

December 2900

Total 34799

Table 3. Crop Groups Used in Summarizing Soil Analysis Data.
Az/Rhod/Cam
    096 Azalea,Rhod,Camellia
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)
    109 Azalea,Rhod,Camellia
Canola
    104 Canola
Corn/Sorghum
    020 Corn
    022 Corn - Irrigated
    023 Corn for Silage
    025 Grain Sorghum
    024 Sorghum for Silage
    019 Soybeans/Sorghum-Silage
    027 Sugarcane
    026 Sweet Sorghum
Cotton
    001 Cotton
Crop Rotations
    021 Corn in Rotation
    030 Small Grain in Rotation
Diagnostic
    000 Diagnostic
Forage Legumes
    050 Alfalfa
    005 Annual Legume/Sum Grass
    006 Annual Legume/Win Grass
    007 Annual Legumes
    010 Common Lespedeza
    037 Grass-Clover Pasture
    011 Sericea Lespedeza
Forages
    033 Bahiagrass Pasture
    036 Bermuda/Bahiagrass-Hay
    034 Bermudagrass Pasture
    035 Bermudagrass, Estab.
    031 Fescue,CoolSeasonPasture
    032 Orchardgrass
Fruits/Nuts
    080 Apples
    082 Blueberries
    084 Grapes(Bunch/Muscadine)
    013 Kiwi
    085 Nectarines
    086 Peaches
    081 Pears
    088 Pecans
    087 Plums
    074 Strawberries
General Turf
    093 Carpetgrass
    094 Centipedegrass
    044 Cool-Season Grass Maint.
    119 St. Augustinegrass
    047 Turf Establishment
    048 Warm-Season Grass Maint
General Turf (large)
    106 Carpetgrass
    106 Carpetgrass
    107 Centipedegrass
    107 Centipedegrass
    112 Cool-SeasonGrass Maint.
    105 St. Augustinegrass
    105 St. Augustinegrass
    113 Turf Establishment
    114 Warm-SeasonGrass Maint.
Home Garden
    090 Home Garden (Inorganic)
    091 Home Garden (Organic)
Home Orchards
    205 Apple Trees
    202 Blackberries
    203 Blueberries
    206 Fig Trees
    204 Grapes
    089 Home Orchards
    208 Peach Trees
    207 Pear Trees
    210 Pecan Trees
    209 Plum Trees
    201 Strawberries
Ornamentals
    017 Annual Flowers or Roses
    018 Ornamental/Shade Trees
    016 Perennial Flowers
    015 Shrubs
Ornamentals (large)
    108 Annual Flowers/Roses
    110 Perennial Flowers
    117 Shrubs
Roadside Turf
    045 Roadside Turf Estab.
    046 Roadside Turf Maint.
Small Grain
    029 Small Grain
Soybeans/Peanuts
    008 Peanuts
    004 Soybeans
    028 Sunflowers
Speciality Turf
    040 Athletic Fields
    111 Bentgrass Golf Green
    042 Bentgrass Golf Green
    043 Bermuda GolfGreen/Tee
    118 BermudaGolfGreen/Tee
    041 Golf Fairway
Temporary Grazing
    039 Temp Annual Graze-Sum
    038 Temp Annual Graze-Winter
Tobacco
    099 Tobacco
Tobacco Bed
    098 Tobacco Bed
Tomato (Costal)
    078 Tomato(Coastal Plain)
Tomato (Piedmont)
    077 Tomato(Short Stake,Pied)
Trees
    092 Christmas Trees
Truck Crops
    051 Asparagus, Establishment
    066 Asparagus, Maintenance
    060 Beets
    061 Broccoli
    062 Cabbage
    052 Cantaloupes
    063 Carrots
    079 Cauliflower
    064 Collards
    053 Cucumbers
    065 Eggplant
    067 Green Onions
    072 Greens
    095 Irish Potatoes
    054 Lettuce
    055 Lima Beans
    056 Okra
    068 Onions
    069 Pepper
    070 Pole Beans
    014 Pumpkins
    057 Snapbeans
    073 Southern Peas
    071 Spinach
    058 Squash
    075 Sweet Corn
    076 Sweet Potatoes
    059 Watermelons
Wildlife
    103 Grass/Legume-Wildlife
    101 Grasses for Wildlife
    102 Legumes for Wildlife

Table 4. County Groups County Groups by Soil Type.
Piedmont
    Abbeville
    Anderson
    Cherokee
    Chester
    Edgefield
    Fairfield
    Greenville
    Greenwood
    Lancaster
    Laurens
    McCormick
    Newberry
    Oconee
    Pickens
    Saluda
    Spartanburg
    Union
    York
Sandhills
    Aiken
    Chesterfield
    Kershaw
    Lexington
    Richland
Costal Plains
    Allendale
    Bamberg
    Barnwell
    Calhoun
    Clarendon
    Darlington
    Dillon
    Florence
    Lee
    Marion
    Marlboro
    Orangeburg
    Sumter
Lower Costal Plains
    Beaufort
    Berkeley
    Charleston
    Colleton
    Dorchester
    Georgetown
    Hampton
    Horry
    Jasper
    Williamsburg

Table 5. Samples Analyzed According to Soil pH and by Crop Group and Soil Type.

COSTAL PLAINS
Soil pH Range

Crop	Total	<5.0	5.1-5.5	5.6-6.0	6.1-6.5	6.6-7.0	>7.0
Az/Rhod/Cam	130	14	34	42	29	9	2
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)	8	0	4	3	0	1	0
Canola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corn/Sorghum	3215	36	354	1315	1175	313	22
Cotton	2214	8	180	752	975	277	22
Crop Rotations	1224	23	252	552	308	84	5
Diagnostic	178	2	29	36	57	46	8
Forage Legumes	35	2	10	10	3	6	4
Forages	784	54	169	283	170	80	28
Fruits/Nuts	126	8	31	39	32	14	2
General Turf	1179	161	379	309	197	96	37
General Turf (large)	86	6	24	21	15	16	4
Home Garden	584	28	105	157	129	99	66
Home Orchards	114	11	32	35	22	11	3
Ornamentals	696	70	200	164	152	74	36
Ornamentals (large)	130	7	38	20	39	15	11
Roadside Turf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Small Grain	333	10	65	144	92	17	5
Soybeans/Peanuts	2870	47	406	1082	1023	287	25
Speciality Turf	69	4	10	21	21	12	1
Temporary Grazing	75	2	14	28	19	5	7
Tobacco	179	1	49	82	42	5	0
Tobacco Bed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomato (Costal)	30	0	9	9	7	3	2
Tomato (Piedmont)	7	0	3	1	1	1	1
Trees	6	0	2	3	1	0	0
Truck Crops	361	12	77	121	85	52	14
Wildlife	450	59	140	116	72	48	15
Total	15083	565	2616	5345	4666	1571	320

LOWER COSTAL PLAINS
Soil pH Range

Crop	Total	<5.0	5.1-5.5	5.6-6.0	6.1-6.5	6.6-7.0	>7.0
Az/Rhod/Cam	307	36	49	47	51	57	67
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)	5	2	1	1	1	0	0
Canola	6	0	0	6	0	0	0
Corn/Sorghum	903	52	191	371	243	45	1
Cotton	322	2	19	155	126	20	0
Crop Rotations	138	3	21	74	35	5	0
Diagnostic	61	7	7	11	14	9	13
Forage Legumes	83	23	15	22	15	8	0
Forages	511	59	155	155	99	33	10
Fruits/Nuts	69	8	27	20	5	5	4
General Turf	2261	216	429	551	419	311	335
General Turf (large)	83	5	11	24	27	10	6
Home Garden	747	68	132	161	140	104	142
Home Orchards	204	33	75	36	23	18	19
Ornamentals	1393	174	206	236	213	205	359
Ornamentals (large)	12	1	3	5	1	2	0
Roadside Turf	13	4	8	0	0	0	1
Small Grain	236	31	55	82	51	17	0
Soybeans/Peanuts	1003	30	173	432	300	66	2
Speciality Turf	294	9	48	101	84	37	15
Temporary Grazing	83	7	24	24	14	13	1
Tobacco	183	1	23	94	55	9	1
Tobacco Bed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomato (Costal)	26	1	3	11	6	1	4
Tomato (Piedmont)	9	0	2	0	2	3	2
Trees	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Truck Crops	207	20	39	61	42	23	22
Wildlife	669	114	151	210	131	50	13
Total	9832	906	1870	2891	2097	1051	1017

PIEDMONT
Soil pH Range

Crop	Total	<5.0	5.1-5.5	5.6-6.0	6.1-6.5	6.6-7.0	>7.0
Az/Rhod/Cam	129	16	30	28	27	13	15
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Canola	4	0	1	3	0	0	0
Corn/Sorghum	436	25	109	152	81	50	19
Cotton	24	0	2	12	10	0	0
Crop Rotations	33	2	11	13	7	0	0
Diagnostic	122	4	38	29	23	15	13
Forage Legumes	208	12	35	67	50	36	8
Forages	2579	94	584	884	604	252	161
Fruits/Nuts	164	7	52	52	41	10	2
General Turf	2099	152	575	627	365	271	109
General Turf (large)	47	0	16	13	9	8	1
Home Garden	946	42	121	213	177	208	185
Home Orchards	177	15	44	61	27	20	10
Ornamentals	1115	87	223	276	230	193	106
Ornamentals (large)	12	1	0	0	0	6	5
Roadside Turf	6	2	2	2	0	0	0
Small Grain	154	10	43	45	32	15	9
Soybeans/Peanuts	101	1	21	39	24	10	6
Speciality Turf	214	10	36	74	43	28	23
Temporary Grazing	197	11	55	63	48	18	2
Tobacco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tobacco Bed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomato (Costal)	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
Tomato (Piedmont)	38	3	1	7	7	13	7
Trees	29	2	4	10	8	5	0
Truck Crops	179	13	43	33	29	44	17
Wildlife	857	46	237	193	151	148	82
Total	9874	556	2283	2896	1994	1365	780

SANDHILL
Soil pH Range

Crop	Total	<5.0	5.1-5.5	5.6-6.0	6.1-6.5	6.6-7.0	>7.0
Az/Rhod/Cam	311	45	73	82	62	38	11
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canola	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Corn/Sorghum	287	14	71	111	59	25	7
Cotton	36	0	4	19	10	3	0
Crop Rotations	97	1	24	39	20	9	4
Diagnostic	212	98	57	23	12	18	4
Forage Legumes	124	9	19	27	31	29	9
Forages	1227	100	259	418	288	123	39
Fruits/Nuts	46	5	9	16	10	4	2
General Turf	2403	295	690	699	395	223	101
General Turf (large)	85	24	30	19	7	2	3
Home Garden	780	40	115	155	153	170	147
Home Orchards	157	23	46	37	28	16	7
Ornamentals	1318	192	290	304	230	189	113
Ornamentals (large)	29	0	7	9	5	2	6
Roadside Turf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Small Grain	98	7	29	30	15	14	3
Soybeans/Peanuts	276	5	90	86	52	31	12
Speciality Turf	264	9	53	93	67	34	8
Temporary Grazing	83	4	23	22	32	2	0
Tobacco	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
Tobacco Bed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomato (Costal)	8	1	1	2	4	0	0
Tomato (Piedmont)	8	1	1	2	2	2	0
Trees	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
Truck Crops	443	18	35	80	137	161	12
Wildlife	424	52	138	91	87	44	12
Total	8725	943	2068	2369	1706	1139	500

Table 6. P, K, Ca, and Mg Ratings.

COSTAL PLAINS

		P Ratings					K Ratings					Ca Ratings					Mg Ratings
Crop	Total	VL	L	M	H	VH	VL	L	M	H	VH	VL	L	M	H	VH	VL	L	M	H	VH
Az/Rhod/Cam	130	7	27	31	37	28	3	64	51	10	2	2	10	34	62	22	0	4	19	107	0
Az/Rhod/Cam (large)	8	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	1	1	6	0
Canola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corn/Sorghum	3215	13	205	775	1231	991	20	291	1504	1028	372	35	210	1537	1371	62	1	73	361	2780	0
Cotton	2214	3	97	415	972	727	7	224	1024	717	242	13	145	1159	876	21	3	50	285	1876	0
Crop Rotations	1224	8	52	241	499	424	12	102	532	411	167	12	126	596	472	18	0	30	162	1032	0
Diagnostic	178	2	7	28	61	80	0	61	110	6	1	9	49	82	37	1	1	2	24	151	0
Forage Legumes	35	2	4	6	9	14	2	15	12	6	0	1	5	9	15	5	1	0	7	27	0
Forages	784	19	73	184	258	250	76	293	306	73	36	56	133	284	262	49	0	69	130	585	0
Fruits/Nuts	126	2	22	30	44	28	6	43	61	12	4	8	28	34	43	13	0	11	15	100	0
General Turf	1179	64	313	351	297	154	67	532	492	67	21	86	176	338	437	142	1	81	198	899	0
General Turf (large)	86	3	21	21	25	16	1	27	47	7	4	3	11	21	34	17	1	1	16	68	0
Home Garden	584	5	28	60	113	378	17	151	214	112	90	13	45	121	218	187	0	31	66	487	0
Home Orchards	114	6	9	23	33	43	10	42	41	13	8	5	17	37	37	18	4	11	18	81	0
Ornamentals	696	31	130	180	189	166	27	322	267	58	22	17	72	165	290	152	0	30	95	571	0
Ornamentals (large)	130	16	45	36	19	14	8	88	26	5	3	1	11	51	52	15	0	6	15	109	0
Roadside Turf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Small Grain	333	5	42	74	116	96	8	53	160	82	30	20	36	150	122	5	1	24	57	251	0
Soybeans/Peanuts	2870	17	169	615	1159	910	29	357	1305	891	288	38	300	1299	1206	27	3	89	373	2405	0
Speciality Turf	69	4	9	32	19	5	10	32	22	3	2	10	20	24	13	2	0	15	14	40	0
Temporary Grazing	75	2	5	16	24	28	3	27	30	11	4	7	16	30	12	10	0	6	16	53	0
Tobacco	179	0	3	31	67	78	0	28	86	56	9	1	34	108	36	0	0	5	50	124	0
Tobacco Bed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomato (Costal)	30	0	2	3	10	15	0	5	21	4	0	0	1	14	11	4	0	0	4	26	0
Tomato (Piedmont)	7	0	0	1	4	2	1	4	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	2	0	1	2	4	0
Trees	6	0	0	2	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
Truck Crops	361	4	31	52

	Sample Number Totals	Large Area Crop Codes	Small Area Crop Codes	Diagnostic Reports
Counties
Abbeville	277	148	39	90
Aiken	1126	497	622	7
Allendale	163	134	29	0
Anderson	610	257	353	0
Bamberg	460	414	45	1
Barnwell	404	329	75	0
Beaufort	642	118	511	13
Berkeley	466	210	254	2
Calhoun	492	405	83	4
Charleston	1260	147	1087	26
Cherokee	138	82	53	3
Chester	347	158	189	0
Chesterfield	391	295	88	8
Clarendon	1524	1432	89	3
Colleton	654	493	145	16
Darlington	835	699	135	1
Dillon	420	347	71	2
Dorchester	137	47	78	12
Edgefield	200	155	36	9
Fairfield	141	85	55	1
Florence	811	357	452	2
Georgetown	875	404	469	2
Greenville	1170	337	831	2
Greenwood	507	293	202	12
Hampton	482	406	76	0
Horry	1419	581	830	8
Jasper	276	151	124	1
Kershaw	1038	653	294	91
Lancaster	412	296	114	2
Laurens	264	186	77	1
Lee	1617	1553	64	0
Lexington	2177	946	1130	101
Marion	303	256	46	1
Marlboro	283	236	47	0
McCormick	103	71	32	0
Newberry	413	304	109	0
Oconee	337	161	175	1
Orangeburg	562	377	151	34
Pickens	262	103	153	6
Richland	1504	289	1195	20
Saluda	465	393	70	2
Spartanburg	822	288	533	1
Sumter	2003	1263	566	174
Union	210	145	65	0
Williamsburg	532	497	35	0
York	482	304	176	2
Prepaid	1018	519	401	98
Accounts	1266	612	441	213
SubTotal	32300	18433	12895	972
Research	1433	1263	107	63
Plant Problem Clinic	0	0	0	0
Checks & Blanks	1029	6	2	1021
Total Samples Analyzed	34762	19702	13004	2056

Month																														Samples
January																														4508
Feburary																														4851
March																														6318
April																														3106
May																														2249
June																														1721
July																														1118
August																														1505
September																														2002
October																														2413
November																														2108
December																														2900
Total																														34799