Wayne Bryan

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How Much For That Dirt?

• Wayne Bryan
• Marcie Powe

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Objective

• --To analyze the major types of soils in
  different regions of the Texas Panhandle and to
  compare them with respect to cost of the land and
  how rainfall affects that price.

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F Y I

• Main types of soil
• Mollisol Soils that have dark surface horizon.
  These soils formed from nutrient-rich parent
  materials, and are commonly in grasslands. They
  are dominantly in the Great Plains and Western
  States.
• Alfisol Soils in semiarid to humid areas that
  have a clay and nutrient-enriched subsoil. They
  commonly have a mixed vegetative cover and are
  productive for most crops.
• Vertisol Clayey soils that shrink and develop
  cracks when they dry and swell when they become
  moist. The shrinking and swelling can damage
  buildings and roads. They are dominantly in the
  Central and Western States.

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F Y I

• Average rainfall increases from west to east
  across the panhandle ranging from 17 in/yr in the
  west to 22 in/yr in the east.
• On Average, the return is 3 times greater on
  irrigated vs. non-irrigated cropland.

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County Seat

• Dallam
• Ochiltree
• Swisher
• Cottle

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Dallam

• Soil Type Alfisol, Aridic Paleustalfs,
  Dallam-Perico, 51
• Annual Rainfall 16.25 in/yr
• Usage Rangeland--55

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55, 35, 10
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Ochiltree

• Soil Type
• Mollisol, Vertisol
• Torrertic Paleustolls,
• Pullman-Randall, 50
• Annual Rainfall
• 21.13 in/yr
• Usage Rangeland--30
• Mostly Dryland Farming

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30, 60, 10
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Swisher
Soil Type Mollisol, Torrertic
Paleustolls, Pullman, 93 Annual Rainfall
17.24 in/yr
Usage Rangeland--20 Mostly Irrigated
Farmland
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20, 10, 70
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Cottle

• Soil Type
• Alfisol,
• Udic Paleustalfs,
• Miles-Springer, 49
• Annual Rainfall 22.14 in/yr
• Usage Rangeland--68

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68, 28, 4
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Conclusion

• Major soil orders
• Rainfall varies only by 5 inches per year across
  the panhandle
• Water availability plays a great factor
• Contour of the land
• Rural vs. City

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Conclusion

• The major soils differ slightly from one region
  to the next, however, the price differs greatly
  with respect to the contour of the land and how
  much rainfall is received in that region.

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References

• Appraisers
• John Dudley
• Travis Lowe
• Jason Greene
• Soil is a Four Letter Word
• Texas Soil Surveys

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GOT QUESTIONS?