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OREGON SWEET CORN
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The field used to represent sweet corn production in Oregon is located in Marion County, in the Willamette Valley. According to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, Oregon is ranked 4th in sweet corn for processing. Only a small percent is produced for the fresh market. Marion County farmers harvest the most acres in the state. The crop is generally planted in the early Spring (May) and harvested beginning in September. Continuous sweet corn is practice is much of the region, however, rotation with other crops is practiced as well. Planting depth and row spacing (generally 30 inches) follows general practices for the U.S. Conventional tillage dominates, followed by conservation tillage and no-tillage. The crop is rarely grown under irrigation. The soil selected to simulate the field is a benchmark soil, Woodburn silt loam. Woodburn silt loam, is a fine-silty mixed, superactive, mesic Aquultic Agrixerolls. The series is used to produce berries, orchards, cannery crops, grain, hay, and pasture. Woodburn silt loam is a very deep, moderately well drained, slowly permeable soil with slow to medium runoff. These soils formed in stratified glacio lacustrine deposits of the Pleistocene age. They are found on nearly level to gently sloping broad valley terraces at elevations of 150 to 400 feet above mean sea level on slopes of 0 to 55 percent. The series is extensive in the Willamette Valley. Woodburn silt loam is a Hydrologic Group C soil.
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Starting Date | January 1, 1948 | Meteorological File - Salem, OR (W24232) |
| Ending Date | December 31, 1983 | Meteorological File - Salem, OR (W24232) |
| Pan Evaporation Factor (PFAC) | 0.74 | PRZM Manual Figure 5.1 (EPA, 1998) |
| Snowmelt Factor (SFAC) | 0.15 cm C- 1 | PRZM Manual Table 5.1 (EPA, 1998) |
| Minimum Depth of Evaporation (ANETD) | 15.0 cm | PRZM Manual Figure 5.2 (EPA, 1998) |
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Method to Calculate Erosion (ERFLAG) | 4 (MUSS) | PRZM Manual (EPA, 1998) |
| USLE K Factor (USLEK) | 0.33 tons EI-1* | Farm Manual, Table 3.1 (EPA, 1985) |
| USLE LS Factor (USLELS) | 1.34 | Haan and Barfield, 1978 |
| USLE P Factor (USLEP) | 1.0 | Set according to guidance (EPA, 2001) |
| Field Area (AFIELD) | 172 ha | Area of Shipman Reservoir watershed (EPA, 1999) |
| NRCS Hyetograph (IREG) | 2 | PRZM Manual Figure 5.12 (EPA, 1998) |
| Slope (SLP) | 6% | Value set to maximum for crop (EPA, 2001) |
| Hydraulic Length (HL) | 600 m | Shipman Reservoir (EPA, 1999) |
* EI = 100 ft-tons * in/ acre*hr
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Initial Crop (INICRP) | 1 | Set to one for all crops (EPA, 2001) |
| Initial Surface Condition (ISCOND) | 1 | Set to residue prior to new crop planting |
| Number of Different Crops (NDC) | 1 | Set to crops in simulation - generally one |
| Number of Cropping Periods (NCPDS) | 36 | Set to weather data. Salem, OR (W24232) |
| Maximum rainfall interception storage of crop (CINTCP) | 0.25 | PRZM Manual, Table 5.4 (EPA, 1998) |
| Maximum Active Root Depth (AMXDR) | 90 cm | PRZM Input Collator, PIC (Burns, 1992); PRZM Table 5.9 (EPA, 1998) |
| Maximum Canopy Coverage (COVMAX) | 100 | Set to default for row crops (EPA, 2001) |
| Soil Surface Condition After Harvest (ICNAH) | 1 | Crop profile says some are moving to cover crops, grass, instead of wheat- most conservative scenario chosen |
| Date of Crop Emergence (EMD, EMM, IYREM) |
10/05 | Dan McGrath, OSU extension agent |
| Date of Crop Maturity (MAD, MAM, IYRMAT) |
21/08 | |
| Date of Crop Harvest (HAD, HAM, IYRHAR) |
10/09 | |
| Maximum Dry Weight (WFMAX) | 0.0 | Set to "0" Not used in simulation |
| SCS Curve Number (CN) | 91, 85, 87 | Gleams Manual Table A.3,SR/fallow and SR/Row crops from table H-4 (USDA, 1990) |
| Manning's N Value (MNGN) | 0.014 | RUSLE Project, A13CSWWC, Corn, Silage, Conventional Tillage, Salem, OR (USDA, 2000) |
| USLE C Factor (USLEC) | 0.099 - 0.528 | RUSLE Project; A13CSWWC, Corn, Silage, Conventional Tillage, Salem, OR (USDA, 2000) |
| Parameter | Value | Verification Source |
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| Total Soil Depth (CORED) | 203 cm | NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001) |
| Number of Horizons (NHORIZ) | 7 (Top horizon split in two) | |
| First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Soil Horizons (HORIZN = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) | ||
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NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001)
http://soils.usda.gov/survey/nscd/
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