Infiltration capacity of some Illinois soils
1938
Stauffer, R.S.
The infiltration capacities of several Illinois soils were determined at 14 locations. The results indicate that at three of these locations the soils have high infiltration capacities and at 11 of the locations they have low infiltration capacities. There are a number of factors which may cause the infiltration capacities of soils to vary, but the dominant factor seems to be the physical character and condition of the soils themselves. The main purpose of this project is to secure information that will be of value in characterizing soils and in soil and water conservation. However, to characterize a soil on this basis more determinations than have been made are necessary. Furthermore, it seems that these determinations should be made at locations selected to give the range covered by the soil type in question, rather than at locations where the soil is considered "typical," as is frequently done.
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