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Commonly Associated Soils : Bates, Buckertield, Lickman, Vedder and Vye soils are all often closel y
associated with Kennedy soils . They all differ from Kennedy soils by being silty rather than sandy in texture an d
he in lower landscape positions . Additionally. Buckerfield and Vedder soils are poorly drained while Bates an d
Vye soils are imperfectly draine d
Vegetation :
Most Kennedy soil areas are cleared and uses er for crop production or farmsteads . Th e
remaining native vegetation includes coast Douglas-fir western red cedar, Sitka spruce, vine and bio ea t
maple , red alder and various shrubs . Roots penetrate at least to 100 cm dept h
General Land Use Comments : ('i) Agriculturally, Kennedy soils are im :tea by crecghtln« : :., ; .e r se
topography With irrigation and adequate fertilization, however, most crops can be satisfactory produced .
Small, scattered. variable shaped locations make management as individual soil units difficult (2) Kenned y
soils occupy the topographically highest parts of the landscape and are the location of many of the presen t
'armsteads . Bearing strengths are moderate . watertables are usually below 2 m and septic tank effluent
:1sposal is eft; These mode rately L rhg n sr.iied s e re nlst: ootentlal Ines :ea :, ' .,-actio n
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Kennedy soil profile (Brunisolic Gray Luvisol). These
soils have developed on sandy lacustririe beach ridges and spits in.
the Sumas Valley Note the numerous . thin clay enriched lenses in
the subsurface and subsoil.
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