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2009 Boone-Hamilton Counties Soil Judging Contest
On September 29, 2009 the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District
and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service hosted the Boone-Hamilton Counties Soil Judging Contest at the Kakasuleff property
in Hamilton County. Sheridan FFA walked away with the trophy! Team members Aaron Acord, Eric Jones, Jordan Davis, and Travis Nuckols, coached by
Phil Carter, competed against 12 other teams from five different schools at the event. Schools represented in the competition
were Sheridan, Western Boone, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, and Hamilton Heights. We would like to thank Jared Kakasuleff
and family for hosting the event at their property and for digging the soil pits.
Soil Judging is a competition in which students examine or "judge" different soil types, rating the different soil characteristics,
and determining the proper uses of each soil. Hamilton County has 29 different soil types, making this competition somewhat
of a challenge for these teams. However there were some very impressive scores among the group.
If you are interested in more information about soil judging and team competition, contact Kathleen Koch mailto:kkoch5@purdue.edu at the Hamilton County Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, or call 317-776-0854.
Picture Highlights from the event are below:
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| L-R Eric Jones, Travis Nuckols, Aaron Acord, Jordan Davis, Phil Carter (Coach) |
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