Agricultural Service Laboratory
Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service
2004 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 296 124 31 141
Aiken 798 232 519 47
Allendale 390 361 29 0
Anderson 622 283 339 0
Bamberg 694 644 50 0
Barnwell 357 291 65 1
Beaufort 758 106 532 120
Berkeley 497 166 324 7
Calhoun 506 423 71 12
Charleston 1569 312 1242 15
Cherokee 216 166 49 1
Chester 270 231 38 1
Chesterfield 383 311 71 1
Clarendon 1121 1053 67 1
Colleton 732 603 125 4
Darlington 1066 821 245 0
Dillon 835 768 67 0
Dorchester 221 106 89 26
Edgefield 281 251 24 6
Fairfield 227 183 44 0
Florence 725 304 419 2
Georgetown 452 155 296 1
Greenville 1384 362 1018 4
Greenwood 436 213 223 0
Hampton 567 478 82 7
Horry 1138 480 645 13
Jasper 418 300 116 2
Kershaw 1072 494 323 255
Lancaster 562 433 126 3
Laurens 388 266 122 0
Lee 1103 1026 76 1
Lexington 2324 1122 1173 29
Marion 187 130 56 1
Marlboro 589 550 39 0
McCormick 41 16 25 0
Newberry 476 295 181 0
Oconee 393 188 205 0
Orangeburg 588 436 149 3
Pickens 364 129 234 1
Richland 1579 245 1331 3
Saluda 533 483 50 0
Spartanburg 663 200 453 10
Sumter 2019 1511 406 102
Union 191 122 69 0
Williamsburg 377 359 17 1
York 339 140 199 0
Prepaid 778 385 375 18
Accounts 2747 1602 96 1049
SubTotal 34272 19859 12525 1888
Research 1033 648 300 85
Plant Problem Clinic 0 0 0 0
Checks & Blanks 1056 1 0 1055
Total Samples Analyzed 36361 20508 12825 3028

Table 2. Total Number of Samples Analyzed by Month.
MonthSamples
January4947
Feburary4707
March6472
April3742
May2100
June1677
July1357
August1540
September1904
October3013
November2314
December2630
Total36403

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
    089 Home Orchards
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
    042 Bentgrass Golf Green
    111 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 126 26 27 35 19 14 5
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 7 0 1 0 3 3 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 2403 51 354 971 778 230 19
Cotton 2377 59 221 890 919 248 40
Crop Rotations 1331 21 198 634 373 87 18
Diagnostic 102 8 26 33 23 12 0
Forage Legumes 70 9 34 13 10 3 1
Forages 765 46 178 280 183 68 10
Fruits/Nuts 175 9 52 55 47 9 3
General Turf 1081 193 310 295 191 65 27
General Turf (large) 103 9 22 27 33 11 1
Home Garden 494 41 109 131 92 72 49
Home Orchards 66 7 21 19 9 7 3
Ornamentals 735 97 190 208 133 74 33
Ornamentals (large) 65 11 20 20 6 4 4
Roadside Turf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Small Grain 294 11 49 121 83 26 4
Soybeans/Peanuts 2386 47 367 1002 698 235 37
Speciality Turf 140 17 24 53 32 11 3
Temporary Grazing 173 8 35 62 55 13 0
Tobacco 174 8 40 75 41 10 0
Tobacco Bed 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 17 1 8 3 1 2 2
Tomato (Piedmont) 6 0 1 3 0 2 0
Trees 14 1 7 6 0 0 0
Truck Crops 304 13 79 105 69 26 12
Wildlife 382 74 146 87 54 21 0
Total 13791 767 2519 5128 3853 1253 271

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 403 52 70 76 65 51 89
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 9 2 0 1 3 1 2
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 875 99 232 284 187 58 15
Cotton 310 1 35 117 144 13 0
Crop Rotations 83 7 18 24 25 6 3
Diagnostic 174 15 22 31 42 40 24
Forage Legumes 102 22 22 24 27 3 4
Forages 578 49 140 189 119 39 42
Fruits/Nuts 121 28 19 30 19 13 12
General Turf 2265 243 444 548 406 334 290
General Turf (large) 281 8 101 103 40 11 18
Home Garden 755 70 117 166 148 125 129
Home Orchards 119 13 21 29 27 15 14
Ornamentals 1925 166 292 353 311 261 542
Ornamentals (large) 32 10 5 1 2 8 6
Roadside Turf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Small Grain 220 37 62 71 36 12 2
Soybeans/Peanuts 619 56 166 225 127 36 9
Speciality Turf 287 35 60 91 40 37 24
Temporary Grazing 78 14 12 30 20 2 0
Tobacco 94 1 25 41 26 1 0
Tobacco Bed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 36 1 5 9 12 7 2
Tomato (Piedmont) 6 0 3 0 3 0 0
Trees 4 0 1 2 1 0 0
Truck Crops 247 6 60 54 65 50 12
Wildlife 666 172 147 147 126 57 17
Total 10289 1107 2079 2646 2021 1180 1256

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 151 14 35 37 28 29 8
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 286 13 51 104 55 48 15
Cotton 48 3 14 22 9 0 0
Crop Rotations 29 6 13 9 1 0 0
Diagnostic 149 15 40 30 32 24 8
Forage Legumes 232 13 47 65 46 30 31
Forages 2780 137 643 947 684 255 114
Fruits/Nuts 195 28 53 42 39 23 10
General Turf 2342 214 611 687 442 274 114
General Turf (large) 46 4 12 16 10 3 1
Home Garden 944 45 151 192 172 207 177
Home Orchards 81 4 23 23 17 12 2
Ornamentals 1159 102 255 305 223 175 99
Ornamentals (large) 99 5 21 24 28 17 4
Roadside Turf 25 0 7 4 4 7 3
Small Grain 183 16 46 75 26 13 7
Soybeans/Peanuts 107 10 31 30 20 12 4
Speciality Turf 216 7 48 79 55 17 10
Temporary Grazing 200 14 40 60 47 30 9
Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tobacco Bed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 4 0 0 1 3 0 0
Tomato (Piedmont) 51 0 9 7 7 15 13
Trees 26 1 7 10 6 2 0
Truck Crops 149 13 39 25 24 20 28
Wildlife 772 110 285 157 107 74 39
Total 10277 775 2482 2952 2085 1287 696

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 351 44 85 106 78 21 17
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Canola 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 202 20 52 59 50 14 7
Cotton 52 3 10 19 17 2 1
Crop Rotations 38 0 11 9 8 10 0
Diagnostic 310 121 107 51 22 9 0
Forage Legumes 28 9 6 6 5 2 0
Forages 953 76 197 350 217 88 25
Fruits/Nuts 70 8 20 20 11 10 1
General Turf 2653 323 753 736 486 238 117
General Turf (large) 42 8 9 13 3 5 4
Home Garden 679 53 116 154 133 135 88
Home Orchards 66 11 16 26 3 9 1
Ornamentals 1452 208 348 365 246 181 104
Ornamentals (large) 67 5 16 21 15 8 2
Roadside Turf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
Small Grain 86 12 31 22 10 4 7
Soybeans/Peanuts 173 16 58 35 40 20 4
Speciality Turf 171 12 39 54 39 19 8
Temporary Grazing 30 2 8 9 8 3 0
Tobacco 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tobacco Bed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 21 1 1 4 3 9 3
Tomato (Piedmont) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Trees 15 4 2 4 3 0 2
Truck Crops 617 9 79 145 213 132 39
Wildlife 424 74 130 116 65 33 6
Total 8513 1025 2096 2325 1678 953 436

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 126 5 27 31 42 21    9 64 44 6 3    8 11 31 42 34    0 10 20 96 0
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 7 0 2 2 1 2    0 5 2 0 0    0 0 1 1 5    0 0 0 7 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 2403 26 168 627 1014 568    16 372 1352 537 126    44 258 1275 792 34    7 102 395 1899 0
Cotton 2377 48 127 454 1053 695    11 262 1172 731 201    47 265 1160 877 28    10 73 354 1940 0
Crop Rotations 1331 8 58 271 541 453    6 87 619 443 176    13 90 638 579 11    0 40 137 1154 0
Diagnostic 102 19 12 16 23 32    2 22 66 11 1    9 27 40 24 2    0 6 5 91 0
Forage Legumes 70 8 14 12 26 10    11 38 19 1 1    25 15 23 7 0    4 27 10 29 0
Forages 765 38 104 191 269 163    57 306 270 75 57    36 108 286 301 34    4 44 107 610 0
Fruits/Nuts 175 2 11 35 79 48    4 34 104 25 8    6 22 71 65 11    0 8 33 134 0
General Turf 1081 87 268 314 284 128    79 498 402 64 38    90 186 305 374 126    12 97 205 767 0
General Turf (large) 103 3 17 31 44 8    8 54 33 2 6    6 5 33 54 5    0 4 10 89 0
Home Garden 494 8 31 57 109 289    27 154 188 73 52    19 54 117 169 135    2 44 76 372 0
Home Orchards 66 5 4 11 22 24    8 25 26 3 4    7 8 18 26 7    0 10 12 44 0
Ornamentals 735 43 116 178 193 205    46 347 258 32 52    28 78 178 280 171    0 60 110 565 0
Ornamentals (large) 65 10 20 19 12 4    9 31 20 2 3    8 4 29 20 4    1 8 11 45 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 294 5 40 75 108 66    11 35 160 79 9    9 29 144 104 8    1 12 34 247 0
Soybeans/Peanuts 2386 29 187 562 918 690    22 361 1248 611 144    52 300 1139 860 35    3 119 398 1866 0
Speciality Turf 140 0 12 39 55 34    18 67 51 4 0    8 21 55 50 6    0 30 25 85 0
Temporary Grazing 173 0 5 39 82 47    4 48 84 33 4    5 30 94 42 2    0 7 44 122 0
Tobacco 174 1 10 19 58 86    0 22 99 44 9    2 37 102 33 0    0 12 35 127 0
Tobacco Bed 1 0 0 0 0 1    0 0 0 1 0    0 0 0 1 0    0 0 0 1 0
Tomato (Costal) 17 0 0 2 5 10    3 1 8 3 2    1 1 6 7 2    0 1 3 13 0
Tomato (Piedmont) 6 0 0 2 1 3    0 0 5 1 0    0 1 1 2 2    0 0 1 5 0
Trees 14 4 4 1 5 0    6 7 1 0 0    6 5 3 0 0    1 6 3 4 0
Truck Crops 304 9 39 47 101 108    18 72 143 57 14    15 51 143 82 13    2 22