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
Procedure :1) Locate the symbols 'BV" and "TA" in the firstcolumn of Table 4 titled 'Map Symbol".2) Determine the appropriate slope class columnsby locating slope class 'b" and slope class "c"which appear under the heading titled"Capability classification by slope classes".3) The soil capability ratings for the soilsidentified in the symbol are shown where thehorizontal lines and vertical columns intersect.Therefore, the capability rating for BV soilswhich occur on b slopes is 2D, and thecapability rating for TA soils which occur on cslopes is 2T .4) The soil capability rating for the map symbolis 2D>2T.Example 5.AL, ER, SC, or VCThese symbols represent miscellaneous landunits. In Table 4, a capability rating is given foreach of these units which is the range of soilcapabilities that generally occur in all areas wherethese land units were identified. The capabilitiesof the soils within individual areas mapped asthese land units, therefore, may vary . Forexample, two areas may be identified on one ofthe soil maps. as Alluvium (AL), and both arerated Class 31 to 51 in Table 4 . One of the areas,however, may be composed entirely of soils whichhave a capability of Class 31. The other area maybe composed entirely of soils which have acapability of Class 51.
Table 4.Agricultural land capability ratings for common field crops in Elgin CountyMapSymbolSoil or Misc .Land UnitB,bCCapability classification by slope classesc D d E e F,f G,gAL Alluvium (31-5I)**AY Ayr 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*AY.F Ayr fine phase 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*AY.L Ayr loamy phase 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*BE Berrien 1 1 2T 2T 3T 3TBE .T Berrien till phase 1 1 2T 2T 3T 3TBF Brantford 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBF.C Brantford coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBF.L Brantford loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBI Brisbane 2F 2F 2FT 2FTBN Bennington 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBN .T Bennington till phase 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBO Bookton 2M 2M 2MT 2MT 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBO.T Bookton.Till phase 2M 2M 2MT 2MT 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBT Brant 1 2E 2T 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBU Burford 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBV Beverly 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4TBV .C Beverly coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TBV.L Beverly loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TBY Brady 2F 2F 2Fr 2FTCA Caledon 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST _ 3T 3T 4T - 5T 6TCA .F Caledon fine phase 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TCH Churchville 3W 3W 3W (5W)*CH.P Churchville peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*CM Camilla 2F 2F 2FT 2FTCM.L Camilla loamy phase 2F 2F 2FT 2FTCW Colwood 2W 2WE 2WT (4W)*CW.C Colwood coarse phase 2W 2WE 2WT (4W)*CW .P Colwood peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*ER Eroded Channel (6T-7T)**EK Ekfrid 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTEK.C Ekfrid coarse phase 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTEK.L Ekfrid loamy phase 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTFR Frome 3W 3W 3W (5W)*FRY Frome peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*FX Fox 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TGO Gobles 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.C Gobles coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.L Gobles loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.W Gobles washed phase 1 2E 2T 3T 3TGY Granby 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*HI Highgate 2F 2F 2FT 2FT 3T' Appropriate capability ratings of poorly or very poorly drained soils without drainage improvements. These ratings apply to all slope classes .w The range of capability ratings which are appropriate for the miscellaneous land unit.59
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Table 4.<strong>Agri</strong>cultural l<strong>and</strong> capability ratings for common field crops in <strong>Elgin</strong> <strong>County</strong>MapSymbolSoil or Misc .L<strong>and</strong> UnitB,bCCapability classification by slope classesc D d E e F,f G,gAL Alluvium (31-5I)**AY Ayr 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*AY.F Ayr fine phase 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*AY.L Ayr loamy phase 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*BE Berrien 1 1 2T 2T 3T 3TBE .T Berrien till phase 1 1 2T 2T 3T 3TBF Brantford 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBF.C Brantford coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBF.L Brantford loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBI Brisbane 2F 2F 2FT 2FTBN Bennington 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBN .T Bennington till phase 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBO Bookton 2M 2M 2MT 2MT 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBO.T Bookton.Till phase 2M 2M 2MT 2MT 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBT Brant 1 2E 2T 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TBU Burford 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TBV Beverly 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3T 4T 4TBV .C Beverly coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TBV.L Beverly loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TBY Brady 2F 2F 2Fr 2FTCA Caledon 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST _ 3T 3T 4T - 5T 6TCA .F Caledon fine phase 2M 2ME 2MT 3T 3T 4T 4T 5T 6TCH Churchville 3W 3W 3W (5W)*CH.P Churchville peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*CM Camilla 2F 2F 2FT 2FTCM.L Camilla loamy phase 2F 2F 2FT 2FTCW Colwood 2W 2WE 2WT (4W)*CW.C Colwood coarse phase 2W 2WE 2WT (4W)*CW .P Colwood peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*ER Eroded Channel (6T-7T)**EK Ekfrid 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTEK.C Ekfrid coarse phase 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTEK.L Ekfrid loamy phase 3D 3D 3DT 3DT 3DTFR Frome 3W 3W 3W (5W)*FRY Frome peaty phase 4W 4W 4W (5W)*FX Fox 2FM 2FM 2ST 2ST 3T 3T 4T 5T 6TGO Gobles 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.C Gobles coarse phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.L Gobles loamy phase 2D 2DE 2DT 3T 3TGO.W Gobles washed phase 1 2E 2T 3T 3TGY Granby 2W 2W 2WT (4W)*HI Highgate 2F 2F 2FT 2FT 3T' Appropriate capability ratings <strong>of</strong> poorly or very poorly drained soils without drainage improvements. <strong>The</strong>se ratings apply to all slope classes .w <strong>The</strong> range <strong>of</strong> capability ratings which are appropriate for the miscellaneous l<strong>and</strong> unit.59
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