Soils of the - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Plate 4 1 Vye soil profile (Gleyed Gray Luvisol). These imperfectly
drained silty soils have a moderately leached subsurface layer. In the
photo it is between 10 and 18 in. (25 and 45 cm). Underlying is a
moderately clay enriched layer about 12 in . (30 cm) thick.
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Ĥ ommonly Associated SOlt. , Bates and Buckerfield soils usually occur in close association wit h
Vye soils . Vedder and Buckerfield soils both differ from Vye soils by being poorly drained, also, neither has a
well-defined clay accumulation layer in the subsurface . Bates soils also differ from Vye soils by lacking a
subsurface clay accumulation layer . They are also somewhat more silty than Vye soils .
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Vegetation : Vye soils are essentially all cleared and used for a variety of agricultural crops . Roots penetrate to
at least 100 cm but are mainly in the upper 60 cm .
General Land Use Comments : (1) Vye soils are well suited for most agricultural crops althoug h
sceptible perennials may suffer some damage during the winter from periodic high watertables . Undulatin g
raphy in some areas makes these soils somewhat unattractive for field crops requiring even maturity. (2)
*ban uses are limited by periodic high watertables which adversely affect basements and other excavation s
as well as restricting operation of septic tank effluent disposal fields . Variable (usually low) bearing strength s
may require that special foundation construction be employed .
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