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Adaptability Rating for Bruce County Soils In rating the soils of Bruce County consideration is given to the soil type - crop relationship with particular reference to the comparative suitability of individual soil types for specific crops grown in the area. The suitability of soils to produce crops will vary according to differences in texture, structure, organic matter, reserve of plant nutrients and their availability, stoniness, depth to bedrock, etc. The ratings given in the following tables (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are obtained by weighing the characteristics of the soil in relation to their effect upon the production of a particular crop. Purely scientific rat’ings are rather difficult to obt#ain, due to t)he many factors t,hat influence crop production on the various soil types. If crop yields could be collected under specific management from sample areas well distributed over a soil type area, and for a sufficient number of years to eliminate differences due to climate, crop ratings would probably be quite accurate. However, such a collection of data would be costly and time-consuming. Comparative ratings for the different soils of Bruce County according to their capability to produce crops commonly grown in the County are given only in descriptive terms because of lack of definite information on yields of many of the crops. The rating is based on observations made during the course of the soil survey, by data and opinions furnished by agronomic and soil workers familiar with the area, and by consultation with local farmers and others. No rating has been given where a crop is not commonly grown. Although crop yields vary considerably from year to year and from farm to farm on the same soil type, an attempt has been made to arrive at an average yield of the main crops grown on each soil type in the area surveyed. These average acre-yields, which are based on information obtained from farmers and on personal estimates, are compiled in Table (19). They represent average &imat’ed yields for a number of years, under prevailing farm practices. Yield data have been given only for those crops for which reasonably accurate information could be obtained. 94
TABLE 13 CROP ADAPTARlLITY RATINGS FOR GOOD CROPLAND* g WHEAT OATS SOIL TYPE -_-___ ------ t '+ N.D. T.D. N.D. T.D ---___ ------ ---- -_I Teeswater silt loam. ..................... G G Harriston silt loam.. ....................... G G Harriston loam ............................. G G Huron silt loam. ........................... G G Huron clay loam ............................. G G Harkaway silt loam ............... G-F G Harkaway loam ....................... G-F G Vincent silt loam ........................... G-F G Vincent clay loam ........................... G-F G Saugeen silt loam ......................... G-F G Saugeen silty clay loam .............. G-F G Saugeen clay loam.. .................. G-F G Dunedin clay loam .... ............. G BARLEY -1 ------ N.D. -. ----- G G G G G G G G G G G G G T.D. -. -. 1 RED I I .4Lr.AI.E'A c LOV ER ALSIKE TI%~~THY ---------------------~--_ N.D. T.D. N.D. TD. N.D. T D ?i.D. T D. ~~_--~-~-~_-------~--_- G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G-F G G G G-F G G G G-F G G G G-F G G G ------ N.D. ----_- G G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F G-F FLAX T.D. T -. FODDER CORN ----_- N.D. ------ G G-F G-F G-F G-F F F F F F F F F T.D. - ND. ------_ PASTURE G G G G G G G G G G G G G TD * The crop adaptability rating for each soil as follows: G -Good; G-F-Good to Fair; F - Fair; F-P - Fair to Poor; I’ - Poor. t ?J.D. - Natural Drainage. $ T.D. - Tile Drainage.
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y D. W. HOFFMAN Experimental Farms
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Canada Departme
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont’d) PART I
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FIG. l-Outline map of Ontario showi
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Information pertaining to land use,
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Population and Racial Origin The to
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PART II FACTORS AFFECTING THE FORMA
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TABLE 2 ANALYSES OF BEDROCK FORMATI
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The soils found on the coarse open
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‘TOPOGRAPHY I Simple Topography )
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DRAINAGE SYSTEM FIG. 7 --Ott tline
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MONTH TABLE 6 TEMPERATURE AT LUCKNO
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SOUTHAMPTON, (62 Years) Ontario. 0
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NATURAL VEGETATION Soft Maple, Elm,
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P,4RT III THE CLASSIFICATION AND DE
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Ao - Accu mulated layer of partiall
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1). Soils Formed from Fine Textured
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I. Till Composed of Grey Materials
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Agriculture Ao - Thin etc. layer of
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A virgin profile, developed under h
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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
Page 58 and 59: The vegetative cover on this Plainf
Page 60 and 61: The characteristic A horizons of th
Page 62 and 63: Brady sandy loam is a smooth very g
Page 64 and 65: Agriculture General farming and dai
Page 66 and 67: The B horizon of the Burford loam r
Page 68 and 69: The topography is smooth very gentl
Page 70 and 71: The clay till or clay usually appea
Page 72 and 73: Developed on stonefree, calcareous,
Page 74 and 75: (ii) lmperfec t Drainage Elderslie
Page 76 and 77: The dark grey surface underlain by
Page 78 and 79: A 0 — A 1 — G 1 — G 2 — C T
Page 80 and 81: Agriculture Most of the mlick soils
Page 82 and 83: PART IV AGRICULTURE AND LAND USE Ea
Page 84 and 85: agriculture in the area. Large acre
Page 86 and 87: TEXTURE looms, silt looms. FIG. I,?
Page 88 and 89: The Donnybrook soils are usually a
Page 90 and 91: Good wheat crops are produced on Te
Page 92 and 93: (h) Imperfect Drainage SOIL TYPE AC
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Page 100 and 101: TABLE 19 ACRE-YIELDS OF SOME CROPS
Page 102 and 103: Problem Areas Gully-erosion is ofte
Page 104 and 105: otations consisting largely of sod
Page 106 and 107: PART V~ ANALYTICAL DATA Chemical an
Page 108 and 109: I TABLE 22 (Cont’d) CJJEMJCA I, A
Page 110: TABLE 23 CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ANAL
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