Area:  10 acres

Location: The Northwest corner of the Woodroof farm. It is a corner field that borders Carpenter Road on the west and  privately held  property on the north.

Features: This field is planted with 2 different Bermuda grass species. A portion of the field can be irrigated by the center pivot system.  The extreme corner is not.

Soil Description: This field is primarily a Tifton Loamy Sand, 2-5% slope (TfB). It is a deep, well-drained soil. It is naturally low in fertility and organic matter, and is strongly acidic. It has moderate permeability and Water Holding Capacity. It has a deep root zone that is easily penetrated by roots

History:
Summer 2000:  8/16/00  The Alicia was cut and produced square bales.

Spring 1999: The lower parcel of the field nearest the road  was sprigged with Tifton 85 Bermuda grass. Sprigs came from Field 17(5 acres).  The upper, eastern parcel was sprigged with Alicia Bermuda grass (5 acres). The sprigs were supplied by a local producer. We are uncertain of the purity of the planting.

This field had been utilized in the past for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the USDA research unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station.  A variety of crops were grown but it was often overrun with weeds.
 
 

Area:  2 acres

Location: The Northwest corner of the Woodroof farm. It borders Carpenter Road on the west  and
Field 11 on the north.

Soil Description: This field is primarily a Carnegie Sandy Loam, 5-8% slope, eroded (CaC2). It is a
deep, well-drained hillside. The surface soil is combined with sub-soil. It is naturally low in fertility and organic matter, and is strongly acidic. It has  slow permeability and a medium Water Holding
Capacity. Runoff is rapid.  It has a deep root zone that is easily penetrated by roots

History:
Summer 2000: Wheat harvested June 6th.   Cotton (Stoneville 474) planted
Fall  1999:      Wheat (Pioneer 2691) planted Nov 20.     50-80-80 lbs/acre fert
                          40 lbs/acre of N  at tillering (Jan 26) and at jointing (Feb18)
Spring 1999: Cotton was planted on most of the field

This field had been utilized in the past for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the
USDA research unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station. During this time, only a portion of the
area was actively cropped.
 
 

Area: 15 acres

Location: The Northwest corner of the Woodroof farm. It borders Fields 11 and 12 on the west, private land on the north and field 16 on the east. The farm road and  private property form the southern border.

Features: The Center Pivot Irrigation system is located in this field. There is a farm road that extends to field 11.

Soil Description: This field is primarily a Tifton Loamy Sand, 2-5% slope (TfB). It is a deep, well-drained soil. It is naturally low in fertility and organic matter, and is strongly acidic. It has moderate permeability and Water Holding Capacity. It has a deep root zone that is easily penetrated by roots

History:
Summer 2000: Wheat harvested June 6th.   Cotton (Stoneville 474) planted
 

Fall  1999:      Wheat (Pioneer 2691) planted Nov 20.     50-80-80 lbs/acre fert
                          40 lbs/acre of N  at tillering (Jan 26) and at jointing (Feb18)
 

Spring 1999: Cotton was planted on most of the field

This field had been utilized in the past for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the
USDA research unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station. During this time, only a portion of the
area was actively cropped.
 
 

Area:  5 acres

Location: The Northwest corner of the Woodroof farm. The farm road serves as the east border (across the road from the greenhouse), the shop area lies to the south, Field 14 to the east and private property to the north.

Features: There is an underground irrigation system with risers. The field is not serviced by the Center Pivot system

Soil Description: This field is entirely a Tifton Loamy Sand, 2-5% slope (TfB). It is a deep,
well-drained soil. It is naturally low in fertility and organic matter, and is strongly acidic. It has
moderate permeability and Water Holding Capacity. It has a deep root zone that is easily penetrated
by roots.

History:
Summer 2000: Wheat harvested June 6th.   Cotton (Stoneville 474) planted
Fall  1999:      Wheat (Pioneer 2691) planted Nov 20.     50-80-80 lbs/acre fert
                          40 lbs/acre of N  at tillering (Jan 26) and at jointing (Feb18)
Spring 1999: Cotton was planted on most of the field

This field had been utilized in the past for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the
USDA research unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station. During this time, only a portion of the
area was actively cropped.
 
 

Size:  5 acres

Location: The Northwest area of the Woodroof farm. The farm road serves as both the north and west borders, the shop area lies to the east and Pond 11 and private property on the south

Soil Description: This field is primarily a Carnegie Sandy Loam, 5-8% slope, eroded (CaC2). It is a deep, well-drained hillside. The surface soil is combined with sub-soil. It is naturally low in fertility and organic matter, and is strongly acidic. It has  slow permeability and a medium Water Holding Capacity. Runoff is rapid.  It has a deep root zone that is easily penetrated by roots

History: This field has been utilized in the past for row crops. Recently, however, half of  it has been used for Tifton 85 Bermuda grass hay production. It served as the source of sprigs for Fields 11 and 41.  The other half of the area had been used for a Weed Garden,  irrigation lagoon and equipment storage.

Spring 2000:  Land improvements on the areas not currently growing Bermuda.