Soil Survey information?

Jeff · December 05, 2006, 07:12:52 PM

Does anyone have any web references for somewhere you can download soil survey information specifics online by inputting legal property descriptions?

farmerdoug · December 05, 2006, 07:27:19 PM

Jeff,

It is available on the State website somewhere. You need a high speed connection to pinpoint though. Our county website has it so maybe our county website may too. It sure is need on our county website.

Farmerdoug

farmerdoug · December 05, 2006, 07:40:56 PM

Jeff,

What county are you looking for the info in? I guess that parcel specific locating is dicated that the county has all of its parcel info in the GIS database for its website.

You can also get soil survey maps for most counties in Michigan for free from the MSUE office. I have an entire set of what was available in Michigan at the time for research in college. If you know the county maybe I could help if the books are out of print.

Farmerdoug

Corley5 · December 05, 2006, 07:54:05 PM

Try this http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

Jeff · December 05, 2006, 07:57:57 PM

I'm looking for Chippewa county.

sec 27 t42N R3E
NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4

and

sec 27 t42N R3E
NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4

Corley5 · December 05, 2006, 08:07:10 PM

There's place to enter PLSS (township and range) in the nrcs site. My connection is too slow to make it work with any efficiently

farmerdoug · December 05, 2006, 08:13:03 PM

Jeff,

Here is the state website for you to start at. Your county of choise's website is not listing any GIS database but the info should be on the state site. I know you have a high speed connection so it will not take you all night to poke around there.

Michigan database

Farmerdoug

Jeff · December 05, 2006, 08:26:07 PM

Greg's resource was perfect! I had been there greg but over looked the tool.

I made image or two of the info I was looking for.

farmerdoug · December 05, 2006, 08:33:53 PM

That is a swampy piece of land?

Look up the meanings of the specific soil types you have to see what you can do with them.

Are you trying to plant for the deer? I think from the overveiw that the loams would be your best bet on fields but they are probably where the best timber is on the property also.

Farmerdoug

Jeff · December 05, 2006, 08:37:50 PM

AInt this a bite in the butt...

Web Soil Survey is administratively down for regularly scheduled maintenance, which occurs Tuesday and Thursday between 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM Eastern time.
Maintenance Schedule for Web Soil Survey 1.1

Web Soil Survey is unavailable nightly between 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM Eastern time for soil survey data updates.

Web Soil Survey may be unavailable on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM Eastern time for scheduled maintenance and software updates.

Web Soil Survey may also be unavailable the third weekend of each month, and the second Sunday of each month, for scheduled maintenance.

It may also be necessary from time to time to bring Web Soil Survey down for unscheduled maintenance.

Jeff · December 05, 2006, 08:39:13 PM

Right in the middle of my research. :D

Corley5 · December 05, 2006, 08:44:50 PM

Typical gov't operation ;) ;D It's a useful site but without high speed it's useless >:(

Tom · December 05, 2006, 11:34:57 PM

Sounds to me that they could have made a lot less confusing note by saying when they would "try" to be available.

Furby · December 05, 2006, 11:39:54 PM

Well you can see why that house is where it is.

Jeff · December 06, 2006, 06:50:24 AM

Quote from: Furby on December 05, 2006, 11:39:54 PM
Well you can see why that house is where it is.

Nope, has nothing to do with it at least for what seems to be the reason. That camp is on the very edge of the next property and only been there a few years.