The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Figure 14 :Field Site Key To Identify The Appropriate Soil TypeOr Land Unit .ALLUVIUMLand Unit(AL)lThe site has anorganic surfaceat least 15 cmIn thickness.YESSTART;TYESNOAugeror dig a 1mdeep observationpit to assesssoil materials .The site occurs onaflood plainadjacent to acreek or river .NOSurfaceslopeIs less thanis percentYESYESThesite occurson the sidewall00- of a channel orcreekvalley .NO
ORGANICYES - 0-1 Land Unit(OR)The Organicmaterial Is > 40 cmdeep.NO15-40 cm of PEATYorganic materialoverliesmineral material.Phase( .P)See Phase DescriptionsTable below and proceedto point A in Figure 15 to. determine soil to whichphase applies.YES i' Go to Figure 16.one materialoverliescontrasting materielwithin 100 cm ofthe surface.The channel orvalley has asignifigant floodplain areaSCARPLand Unit(SC)NO Go to Figure 15.YESVALLEYCOMPLEXLand Unit(VC)ERODEDCHANNELNO -_ Land Unit(ER)PHASE DESCRIPTIONSANDSYMBOLS.C - Coarse phase: upper or surfacematerial is sandy textured..L - Loamy phase : upper or surfacematerial is loamy textured..F - Fine phase : upper or surfacematerial is clayey textured ..P - Peaty phase : 15-40 cm of organicmaterial overlies mineral material .Note: The symbols .C, .L, F or .P areadded to the appropriate soilname symbol to denote thephase; eg. MUC, BV .L, etc .Contrasting material includesmaterial which has a significantdifference in gravel and stonecontent or has a soil texturewhich is different by two or moretextural classes .
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- Page 120 and 121: GLOSSARYAlluvium materialBlanketCal
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- Page 126 and 127: APPENDIX 1Generalized Soil Informat
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- Page 130 and 131: BURFORD SOIL (BU)GENERALIZED PROFIL
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Figure 14 :Field Site Key To Identify <strong>The</strong> Appropriate Soil TypeOr L<strong>and</strong> Unit .ALLUVIUML<strong>and</strong> Unit(AL)l<strong>The</strong> site has anorganic surfaceat least 15 cmIn thickness.YESSTART;TYESNOAugeror dig a 1mdeep observationpit to assesssoil materials .<strong>The</strong> site occurs onaflood plainadjacent to acreek or river .NOSurfaceslopeIs less thanis percentYESYES<strong>The</strong>site occurson the sidewall00- <strong>of</strong> a channel orcreekvalley .NO
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