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.
MonthSamples
January4508
Feburary4851
March6318
April3106
May2249
June1721
July1118
August1505
September2002
October2413
November2108
December2900
Total34799

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