Agricultural Service Laboratory
Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service
2003 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 113 83 30 0
Aiken 866 195 571 100
Allendale 198 158 40 0
Anderson 628 258 369 1
Bamberg 354 329 25 0
Barnwell 473 348 125 0
Beaufort 774 101 672 1
Berkeley 558 111 446 1
Calhoun 333 271 61 1
Charleston 1671 329 1333 9
Cherokee 219 157 60 2
Chester 135 107 28 0
Chesterfield 463 399 63 1
Clarendon 688 597 91 0
Colleton 797 639 158 0
Darlington 1085 809 276 0
Dillon 821 744 75 2
Dorchester 188 47 75 66
Edgefield 374 324 49 1
Fairfield 182 135 47 0
Florence 780 332 445 3
Georgetown 707 216 491 0
Greenville 1039 241 797 1
Greenwood 410 245 165 0
Hampton 474 348 122 4
Horry 1651 812 820 19
Jasper 368 298 70 0
Kershaw 1126 696 306 124
Lancaster 396 264 132 0
Laurens 361 279 80 2
Lee 1331 1291 40 0
Lexington 2207 876 1304 27
Marion 234 205 29 0
Marlboro 288 251 37 0
McCormick 62 34 27 1
Newberry 457 279 177 1
Oconee 287 131 156 0
Orangeburg 429 251 160 18
Pickens 310 111 199 0
Richland 1377 258 1118 1
Saluda 388 316 70 2
Spartanburg 639 143 495 1
Sumter 1673 1051 511 111
Union 152 79 73 0
Williamsburg 151 122 27 2
York 487 233 254 0
Prepaid 847 438 364 45
Accounts 2809 1828 84 897
SubTotal 32360 17769 13147 1444
Research 918 460 377 81
Plant Problem Clinic 0 0 0 0
Checks & Blanks 985 0 1 984
Total Samples Analyzed 34263 18229 13525 2509

Table 2. Total Number of Samples Analyzed by Month.
MonthSamples
January5360
Feburary4945
March4141
April3908
May2207
June1558
July1246
August1631
September1919
October2613
November2454
December2407
Total34389

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 128 17 42 29 25 11 4
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 5 0 3 1 1 0 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 2083 45 194 671 882 272 19
Cotton 2017 43 121 589 924 306 34
Crop Rotations 1406 18 149 524 506 192 17
Diagnostic 135 7 47 31 26 23 1
Forage Legumes 40 3 9 13 11 3 1
Forages 721 43 162 243 175 80 18
Fruits/Nuts 66 3 35 8 11 6 3
General Turf 1346 165 448 361 214 121 37
General Turf (large) 89 6 38 16 21 4 4
Home Garden 464 21 96 125 112 63 47
Home Orchards 55 4 20 16 9 3 3
Ornamentals 723 71 217 180 133 67 55
Ornamentals (large) 29 0 7 10 8 3 1
Roadside Turf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Small Grain 288 5 61 115 82 22 3
Soybeans/Peanuts 2194 33 271 772 832 262 24
Speciality Turf 64 7 17 24 11 5 0
Temporary Grazing 109 2 25 44 26 12 0
Tobacco 319 3 42 137 115 21 1
Tobacco Bed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 17 1 2 7 5 2 0
Tomato (Piedmont) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
Trees 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Truck Crops 303 11 47 109 98 37 1
Wildlife 243 24 88 66 39 25 1
Total 12851 532 2141 4095 4267 1542 274

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 436 61 89 85 76 42 83
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 21 14 6 0 1 0 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 833 41 149 322 239 73 9
Cotton 123 0 6 44 69 4 0
Crop Rotations 94 2 13 40 36 2 1
Diagnostic 102 18 28 32 19 3 2
Forage Legumes 110 12 27 23 32 16 0
Forages 598 81 131 174 153 47 12
Fruits/Nuts 183 30 44 43 35 20 11
General Turf 3064 256 606 599 570 518 515
General Turf (large) 325 31 55 135 75 23 6
Home Garden 800 40 122 167 149 171 151
Home Orchards 126 7 27 35 21 28 8
Ornamentals 2144 167 369 437 372 311 488
Ornamentals (large) 12 1 3 3 0 4 1
Roadside Turf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0
Small Grain 182 11 45 57 54 12 3
Soybeans/Peanuts 564 17 96 205 192 43 11
Speciality Turf 635 94 80 87 142 175 57
Temporary Grazing 49 9 8 18 10 4 0
Tobacco 95 0 14 52 24 5 0
Tobacco Bed 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tomato (Costal) 22 0 5 4 7 4 2
Tomato (Piedmont) 11 1 0 1 7 2 0
Trees 4 0 1 1 2 0 0
Truck Crops 265 10 45 63 96 48 3
Wildlife 779 143 258 178 124 66 10
Total 11583 1046 2229 2807 2505 1622 1374

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 141 14 39 34 29 16 9
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 13 3 6 2 0 2 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 269 14 47 37 58 83 30
Cotton 22 0 2 7 12 1 0
Crop Rotations 17 0 1 6 7 3 0
Diagnostic 12 1 5 3 0 0 3
Forage Legumes 242 14 60 67 57 36 8
Forages 2381 72 441 809 668 302 89
Fruits/Nuts 331 8 47 74 95 96 11
General Turf 2314 140 602 651 482 333 106
General Turf (large) 66 2 18 21 8 10 7
Home Garden 860 41 124 144 168 214 169
Home Orchards 78 3 28 21 18 5 3
Ornamentals 1166 74 283 244 253 206 106
Ornamentals (large) 122 9 29 15 29 35 5
Roadside Turf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Small Grain 167 7 46 58 30 24 2
Soybeans/Peanuts 71 1 14 21 18 14 3
Speciality Turf 143 4 22 44 42 28 3
Temporary Grazing 246 15 46 95 64 25 1
Tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tobacco Bed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tomato (Piedmont) 46 3 4 8 8 13 10
Trees 37 2 7 17 7 4 0
Truck Crops 160 18 36 22 37 29 18
Wildlife 402 28 143 86 68 43 34
Total 9309 473 2052 2486 2158 1523 617

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 437 49 116 128 93 34 17
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 6 4 0 0 2 0 0
Canola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corn/Sorghum 437 19 86 154 117 48 13
Cotton 68 0 10 22 21 12 3
Crop Rotations 36 1 12 15 4 4 0
Diagnostic 253 18 60 70 77 26 2
Forage Legumes 100 5 7 18 24 41 5
Forages 931 67 252 266 270 61 15
Fruits/Nuts 59 8 12 21 15 3 0
General Turf 2655 229 805 714 506 305 96
General Turf (large) 12 2 4 3 2 1 0
Home Garden 708 36 111 159 135 181 86
Home Orchards 59 4 17 19 10 6 3
Ornamentals 1572 175 425 386 285 222 79
Ornamentals (large) 14 4 4 3 3 0 0
Roadside Turf 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Small Grain 144 6 25 47 46 17 3
Soybeans/Peanuts 259 11 51 102 63 27 5
Speciality Turf 132 6 22 40 41 19 4
Temporary Grazing 71 8 22 23 14 4 0
Tobacco 5 0 4 1 0 0 0
Tobacco Bed 5 0 4 1 0 0 0
Tomato (Costal) 11 0 1 0 2 5 3
Tomato (Piedmont) 13 1 1 3 5 3 0
Trees 9 0 8 1 0 0 0
Truck Crops 589 6 42 106 172 218 45
Wildlife 299 60 104 81 26 24 4
Total 8887 721 2206 2383 1933 1261 383

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 128 1 19 27 39 42 6 70 41 10 1 6 10 34 50 28 0 8 21 99 0
Az/Rhod/Cam (large) 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 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 2083 20 162 423 855 623 14 272 958 646 193 60 190 929 878 26 5 85 205 1788 0
Cotton 2017 44 69 273 910 721 5 143 851 708 310 35 167 1038 751 26 1 38 182 1796 0
Crop Rotations 1406 4 70 301 562 469 9 113 752 394 138 10 123 706 551 16 2 38 147 1219 0
Diagnostic 130 28 12 13 43 34 4 40 75 8 3 20 50 41 18 1 1 4 23 102 0
Forage Legumes 40 0 17 11 5 7 2 22 16 0 0 4 4 25 6 1 1 4 5 30 0
Forages 721 39 79 159 237 207 87 313 238 57 26 86 121 236 245 33 2 89 105 525 0
Fruits/Nuts 66 10 19 5 5 27 21 18 22 4 1 25 4 13 14 10 4 24 7 31 0
General Turf 1346 75 318 374 351 228 106 696 458 69 17 117 237 398 489 105 3 139 288 916 0
General Turf (large) 89 10 32 10 34 3 10 34 37 4 4 10 24 20 33 2 0 12 20 57