John just a few miles west of me right around Masonville, Iowa, they installed a cross country gas line about ten years ago. This is a big line I think it is around 24-36 inches in diameter. On a good friend of mine's farm the gas line company cut through a hill on his place to keep the line as flat as they could. At 22 feet they where still in good topsoil. No misprint or typo that was 22 feet!!! LOL He took pictures of that. Out on the flatter ground they would hit some lighter soil at around eight feet. That is the reason his farm has a CSR (Corn suitability Rating) in the 90s. (100% being the best)
A forty acre ,100% tillable, tract next to him sold just this last week. it brought $17500 per acre.
So there is "good" soil in many places.
On my place here it is all over the place. On some of my steeper side hills there is only 8-12 inches. In my flatter ground it can run 2-3 feet in most places. On some rented ground, just east of me, the topsoil is only 6-8 inches deep. You had to watch plowing or you brought up clay if you plowed too deep.
This post was edited by JD Seller at 10:08:17 08/17/14.
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