The Soils of Middlesex County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Soils of Middlesex County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Soils of Middlesex County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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BERRIEN SOIL (BRR)<br />
GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS<br />
DRAINAGE<br />
Imperfect<br />
USUAL CLASSIFICATION Gleyed Melanic Branisol*<br />
Horizon<br />
No. <strong>of</strong><br />
Samples<br />
Depth to<br />
Horizon<br />
Base (cm)<br />
MEAN HORIZON VALUES<br />
Gravel<br />
%<br />
S<strong>and</strong><br />
%<br />
VF S<strong>and</strong><br />
%<br />
* This soil is classified as a Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol in the Provincial Soil Names File. While this classification<br />
may be found in <strong>Middlesex</strong>, it is not the most common .<br />
Silt<br />
%<br />
Clay<br />
%<br />
Texture<br />
Org.M<br />
%<br />
pH in<br />
CaC12<br />
Ap 32 24 1 71 21 19 10 FSL 3 .8 6.9 0.9<br />
Bmgj 33 55 2 76 21 15 9 FSL 0.9 7.0 13<br />
Ckgj 15 79 6 86 20 9 5 LS 0.1 7.5 18 .9<br />
IICkgj 32 1 8 2 52 39 SICL - 7 .6 24 .0<br />
CaC03<br />
%<br />
DETAILED PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS AND ANALYSES<br />
BERRIEN SOIL ONTARIO 1987 PROFILE NO . TPHDO04<br />
LOCATION Township <strong>of</strong> Ekbrid, Lot 8, Range I South, NTS Map Area401/13,17 TPT 5175 3667<br />
ELEVATION<br />
SITE<br />
LANDFORMAND<br />
PARENT MATERIALS<br />
SLOPE<br />
SOILWATER REGIME<br />
STONINESS<br />
CLASSIFICATION<br />
STATUS<br />
220metres<br />
Row crop<br />
Very gently sloping eolian knoll, eolian s<strong>and</strong>y material overlying clayey glaciolacustrine material<br />
3.0% complex<br />
Well drained, conductivity medium to low, saturation period medium<br />
Nonstony<br />
GleyedMelanic Brunisol<br />
Taxadjunct to Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol<br />
Depth Colour<br />
(range) moist<br />
Horizon cm dry Texture Primary Structure SecondaryStructure<br />
Ap 0-26 10YR3/2m FSL weak, coarse,<br />
(23-28) subangularblocky<br />
Bmgj 26-45 10YR6/6m LFS single grain<br />
(19-21)<br />
Ckgj 45-60 10YR5/4m FS single grain<br />
(11-20)<br />
IICkgj 60-110 10YR5/2m SIC weak, very coarse, weak, coarse,<br />
subangularblocky subangular blocky<br />
Consistence<br />
nonsticky, firm,<br />
slightly plastic<br />
nonsticky, loose,<br />
nonplastic<br />
nonsticky, loose,<br />
nonplastic<br />
sticky, very friable<br />
very pastic<br />
Mottles<br />
common, fine,<br />
distinct, 7.5YR4/6<br />
common, medium,<br />
prominent, 10YR5/8<br />
common, medium,<br />
prominent, IOYR5/6
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