Size:  5 acres

Location: The South-central area of the Woodroof farm. It is a field that lies east across the Farm road from the Driving range. It is Southwest from and above Pond 41.

Soil Description: This field contains two soil types. On the top half of the field is a Cowarts sandy loam, 5-8% slope (CoB). 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: Many years ago this field was utilized for row crops. Recently it has been used for pasture.  Productivity was low and there were many weeds.

Fall 1999: Weed control
Spring 2000: The field was plowed and leveled(4/28/00).  It was then sprigged with Tifton 85 Bermuda grass(5/12/00). The sprigs came from Field 17.  Fertilizer, weed control.
HArvest:  1st harvest:23 roound bales (8/08/00)
 
 

Size:  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: This field has 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.

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

Size: 15 acres

Location: The Northwest corner of the Woodroof farm. It borders Field 11 on the west and a privately held property on the north.

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: This field has been utilized for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the USDA research unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station. It held a series of 1 acre center pivots. A variety of crops were grown.

Spring 1999:    Cotton was planted on most of the field. Canola was grown on a one acre plot.

Fall  1999:      Wheat (Pioneer 2691) planted Nov 20.     50-80-80 lbs/acre fert
                          40 lbs/ac of N  at tillering (Jan 26) and at jointing (Feb18)
Spring 2000: Cotton (Stoneville 474)
 
 

Size:  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 on the north.

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: This field has been utilized for row crops. Until 1999, it was controlled by the USDA research
unit at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station. It held a series of 1 acre center pivots.  Millet was the last crop grown .

Spring 1999: Cotton was planted on most of the field.

Fall  1999:      Wheat (Pioneer 2691) planted Nov 20.     50-80-80 lbs/acre fert
                          40 lbs/ac of N  at tillering (Jan 26) and at jointing (Feb18)
Spring 2000: Cotton (Stoneville 474)
 
 

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, most of  it has been used for Tifton 85 Bermuda grass hay production. It served as the source of sprigs for Field 11.  Small areas have been used for a Weed Garden,  irrigation lagoon and equipment storage.

Spring 2000:  Land improvements