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FIG. l-Outline map of Ontario showing the location of Bruce County and other areas for which Soil Maps have been published.
Soil Survey of Bruce County D. W. HOFFMAN and N. R. RICHARDS INTRODUCTION The soil survey of Bruce County was conducted during the summers of 1948 and 1949 as a co-operative project of the Canada Experimental Farms Service, Ottawa, and the Soils Department, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. The project, consist8s of two part)s, the preparation of a Soil Map and the writing of a Soil Report. The Soil Report presents information obtained by the survey. A brief general description of the area is given and factors such as climate, vegetation, topography, drainage and soil materials, all having an important bearing on the soil and soil forming processes, are discussed. Each soil type is described in considerable detail. The description deals with the physical characteristics of the soil by which it may be recognized and discusses its use, fertility and adaptability to crop production. The Soil Map indicates t)he location and extent of the different soils and shows such physical features of the area as roads, railways, rivers, towns, houses, etc. The scale of mapping is one inch to one mile and, therefore, does not permit the delineat,ion of soil areas less than twenty-five acres in size. The Soil Survey Report and the accompanying Soil Map provide the basic information required for the investigation of soil problems. The information contained in this publicatjion should be useful to all those interested in the soil and should enable them to improve farm practices. How to Use the Soil Map and Report To find what soils are on any farm or other area of land, locate the tract on the soil map, which can be found in the envelope inside the back cover. This is easily done by finding the township in which the area occurs and using the lot and concession numbers to locate its boundaries. The lot numbers are shown in Arabic numerals and the concession numbers are shown in Roman numerals. Each kind of soil can be identified by a symbol on the map. For example, all areas marked with t’he symbol PC contain the same kind of soil - Perth clay loam. The name of the soil can be found on the legend printed on the map. Colour is also used to help identify each soil series shown on the map and the colour shown for a soil on the map also appears on the legend. Although some general information concerning each soil series can be obtained from t’he legend on the map, much more detailed information appears in the soil report. When the reader has identified the soils occurring on the land in whic,h he is interested he can turn to Part III of the report where the soil is fully described. In addition to a descript,ion of each soil, drainage, topography, susceptibi1it.y to erosion, crops, and fertility needs are discussed. 9
Page 2 and 3: y D. W. HOFFMAN Experimental Farms
Page 4 and 5: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Canada Departme
Page 6 and 7: TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont’d) PART I
Page 10 and 11: Information pertaining to land use,
Page 12 and 13: Population and Racial Origin The to
Page 14 and 15: PART II FACTORS AFFECTING THE FORMA
Page 16 and 17: TABLE 2 ANALYSES OF BEDROCK FORMATI
Page 18 and 19: The soils found on the coarse open
Page 20 and 21: ‘TOPOGRAPHY I Simple Topography )
Page 22 and 23: DRAINAGE SYSTEM FIG. 7 --Ott tline
Page 24 and 25: MONTH TABLE 6 TEMPERATURE AT LUCKNO
Page 26 and 27: SOUTHAMPTON, (62 Years) Ontario. 0
Page 28 and 29: NATURAL VEGETATION Soft Maple, Elm,
Page 30 and 31: P,4RT III THE CLASSIFICATION AND DE
Page 32 and 33: Ao - Accu mulated layer of partiall
Page 34 and 35: 1). Soils Formed from Fine Textured
Page 36 and 37: I. Till Composed of Grey Materials
Page 38 and 39: Agriculture Ao - Thin etc. layer of
Page 40 and 41: A virgin profile, developed under h
Page 42 and 43: Harkaway Silt Loam— Stony Phase (
Page 44 and 45: Wiarton Loam (3,500 acres) The Wiar
Page 46 and 47: Parkhill Silt Loam (2,600 acres) Th
Page 48 and 49: potash and nitrogen are necessary t
Page 50 and 51: The soil is fairly well supplied wi
Page 52 and 53: Brookston Silt Loam (2,000 acres) T
Page 54 and 55: ii, Thin layer of partially decompo
Page 56 and 57: A,, - Thin layer of partially decom
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The vegetative cover on this Plainf
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The characteristic A horizons of th
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Brady sandy loam is a smooth very g
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Agriculture General farming and dai
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The B horizon of the Burford loam r
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The topography is smooth very gentl
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The clay till or clay usually appea
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Developed on stonefree, calcareous,
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(ii) lmperfec t Drainage Elderslie
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The dark grey surface underlain by
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A 0 — A 1 — G 1 — G 2 — C T
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Agriculture Most of the mlick soils
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PART IV AGRICULTURE AND LAND USE Ea
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agriculture in the area. Large acre
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TEXTURE looms, silt looms. FIG. I,?
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The Donnybrook soils are usually a
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Good wheat crops are produced on Te
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(h) Imperfect Drainage SOIL TYPE AC
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Adaptability Rating for Bruce Count
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TABLE 19 ACRE-YIELDS OF SOME CROPS
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Problem Areas Gully-erosion is ofte
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otations consisting largely of sod
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PART V~ ANALYTICAL DATA Chemical an
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I TABLE 22 (Cont’d) CJJEMJCA I, A
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TABLE 23 CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ANAL
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