LOUDONVILLE — The Fredericktown FFA chapter finished 6th in the District 7 Urban Soils competition.
Team members included Maddie Bartlett, Mason Gearheart, Mykiah Bowers and Austin Frazier.
For this contest, the members measured the slope, depth to any restrictive features, any bedrock and depth to the seasonal high water table.
The members must also be able to figure out what landform the pit is on and texture the topsoil, subsoil and substratum by feeling it and they must also figure out the soil structure of the subsoil.
Participants must be familiar with the best management practices for sections such as Buildings with Basements, Sewage and Septic Treatment Systems, Driveways and Local Roads and Lawns, Gardens and Landscaping.
By identifying all of these factors, the members will be able to figure out how the site can be best used for urban development and other urban uses.
Members must judge four soil pits, take a general knowledge test, and complete a soil survey test by using a soil survey book for the area.
Fredericktown FFA Advisor is Debra Burden.