[AT] Nice picture/Soils

[Mattias Kessén]

Gene, that's exactly as here.

Mattias

2007/10/2, Gene Dotson <gdotsly at watchtv.net>:
>    Mattias;
>
>    My soil here in western Ohio is similar to that. This area is an ancient
> lakebed. The soil is what is  called "wave modified" from the shallow waters
> of the ancient lake. The soil is very productive, but cannot be worked wet.
> Soil grains are very small, so stick very tightly. Trying to walk through
> mud will suck the boots off your feet.
>    There are many remaining areas of the old lake still around the area.
> They are low spots from the glacial depressions from the glaciers that
> visited the nation. Some spots are so low that drainage is not practical and
> only outlet for water is percolation and evaporation.
>
>                            Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Nice picture
>
>
> > Dean, maybe I should have kept all the text, you seem to be a fast learner
> > ;-)
> >
> > Yes, it's a good soil. It's old seabottom, only downside is that if
> > you get down from the tractor your shoes soon get a size more suitable
> > in a 70's rockgroup ;-)
> >
> >
> > Mattias
> >
>
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