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Official State Soil: Tama
June 22nd

Tama soils are very fertile partly because they formed under tall prairie grasses with deep, fibrous root systems. Over hundreds of years, the grasses added organic matter to the soils, producing a thick, fertile, dark surface layer. Today, Tama soils grow soybeans, corn, hay, and other crops.