GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Developed on stonefree, calcareous, clay Elderslie silty clay loam is a Brown Forest— Grey-Brown Podzolic soil. Note the trace of an A 2 horizon. A light brownish grey, silty clay loam A 2 horizon occurs in some places giving the profile characteristics of the Grey-Brown Podzolic soils. The topography is smooth moderately sloping to steeply sloping, the steeper slopes occurring along the stream courses where the land is dissected. The internal drainage is slow but there is sufficient fall toward the stream courses for rapid external drainage. The type has suffered noticeably from sheet and gully erosion. Agriculture Saugeen soils are well suited to most of the crops commonly grown in the district. They occur in an area where general farming is common and good yields are obtained from fall wheat, spring grain, hay and pasture. Erosion is severe on most slopes and can be prevented to a large extent by the use of long rotations and other simple farm practices. The topography is such that conservation practices in the form of strip cropping, contour cultivation, etc., can be used successfully. 72
Elderslie silty clay loam is a Brown Forest— Grey Brown Podzolic soil. This profile is more typical of the Brown Forest Soils. Applications of barnyard manure to maintain the organic matter content, and fertilizer to maintain suitable levels of available plant nutrients, are recommended. Use should be made of soil tests to determine the need for lime. Saugeen Clay Loam (1,300 acres) Differing from the Saugeen silty clay loam in texture, this type presents the same profile characteristics as the former. Nutrient levels are approximately the same and the type supports similar crops and serves about the same land use as the Saugeen silty clay loam. Saugeen Silt Loam (8,900 acres) The Saugeen silt loam has the same profile characteristics as the Saugeen silty clay loam and the Saugeen clay loam, but differs in texture. Although the nutrient levels are slightly lower the type supports similar crops to those of the above mentioned soils. 73
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Elderslie silty clay loam is a Brown Forest—<br />
Grey Brown Podzolic soil. This profile is<br />
more typical of the Brown Forest Soils.<br />
Applications of barnyard manure to maintain the organic matter content,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fertilizer to maintain suitable levels of available plant nutrients, are recommended.<br />
Use should be made of soil tests to determine the need for lime.<br />
Saugeen Clay Loam (1,300 acres)<br />
Differing from the Saugeen silty clay loam in texture, this type presents<br />
the same profile characteristics as the former. Nutrient levels are approximately<br />
the same <strong>and</strong> the type supports similar crops <strong>and</strong> serves about the same l<strong>and</strong><br />
use as the Saugeen silty clay loam.<br />
Saugeen Silt Loam (8,900 acres)<br />
The Saugeen silt loam has the same profile characteristics as the Saugeen<br />
silty clay loam <strong>and</strong> the Saugeen clay loam, but differs in texture. Although the<br />
nutrient levels are slightly lower the type supports similar crops to those of<br />
the above mentioned soils.<br />
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