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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Horizon<br />
Depth<br />
(range)<br />
cm<br />
Colour<br />
moist<br />
dry Texture Primary Structure Secondary Structure<br />
Consistence<br />
Ap 0-21 10YR3/2m FS single grain nonsticky, loose,<br />
(16-25) nonplastic<br />
Bml 21-31 l0YR4/6m FS single grain nonsticky, loose,<br />
(7-28) nonplastic<br />
Bm2 31-102 10YR4/4m FS single grain nonsucky, loose,<br />
(12-120) nonplastic<br />
BC 102-119 FS single grain nonsticky, loose,<br />
(0-38) nonplastic<br />
Ck 119-149 10YR7/2m FS single grain nonsticky, loose,<br />
nonplastic<br />
'<br />
Mottles<br />
Horizon<br />
Depth<br />
cm<br />
Gray.<br />
>2<br />
mm<br />
VCS<br />
2-1<br />
mm<br />
S<strong>and</strong><br />
CS<br />
1-.5<br />
mm<br />
Fraction<br />
MS<br />
S- .25<br />
mm<br />
°%<br />
FS<br />
.25- .1<br />
mm<br />
VFS<br />
.1- .OS<br />
mm<br />
S<strong>and</strong><br />
%<br />
Silt<br />
%<br />
Clay<br />
%<br />
Fine<br />
Clay Bulk<br />
Qpm Density Porosity<br />
% g/cm3 %<br />
Ap 0-21 1 0 1 12 63 13 89 7 5 2 1 .25 52<br />
Bml 21-31 0 0 0 10 68 16 95 3 2 0 1 .33 50<br />
Bm2 31-102 0 0 0 1 64 30 95 3 3 1 133 51<br />
BC 102-119 0 0 0 1 52 43 95 3 2 0 1 .22 56<br />
Ck 119-149 0 0 0 0 65 32 97 2 1 1 133 50<br />
Horizon<br />
Depth<br />
cm<br />
% Moisture Retention<br />
(g/g)<br />
0 5 33<br />
kPa kPa kPa<br />
1500<br />
kPa<br />
Available<br />
Moisture<br />
%<br />
Hydr.<br />
Cond.<br />
cm/hr<br />
Elec.<br />
Cond.<br />
mmhos/cm<br />
pH<br />
H2O<br />
pH<br />
CaC12<br />
Organic<br />
Matter<br />
%<br />
CEC<br />
me/100g CaCO3<br />
%<br />
Ap 0-21 38.1 22.2 8 .6 2 .8 5 .8 636 0.4 72 6 .9 1 .6 13.6 - -<br />
Brai 21-31 31 .9 15.7 7.1 2.0 5 .1 - 0.1 7.6 73 0 .2 10.3 0 .3 -<br />
Bni2 31-102 31 .8 15.3 43 1 .4 2.9 13 .20 0.1 7 .6 7.3 0.2 12.3 0.5 -<br />
BC 102-119 33 .5 20.2 6 .4 1 .0 5 .4 16 .56 0.1 8 .1 7.4 0.1 10.3 7.8 -<br />
Ck 119-149 33 .0 24.0 23 1 .0 13 12 .78 0.1 83 7.5 - - 21 .8 1 .1<br />
Cal/Dol<br />
Ratio<br />
WALSINGHAM SOIL (WAM)<br />
GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS<br />
DRAINAGE<br />
Imperfect<br />
USUALCLASSIFICATION Gleyed Melanic Brznisol*<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 />
Tex-<br />
Lure<br />
Org .M<br />
%<br />
pH in<br />
CaCl2<br />
Ap 45 21 1 84 24 11 5 LFS 3 .50 6 .6 0.5<br />
Bmgil 50 55 0 89 26 8 3 FS 1 .2 6.4 0 .5<br />
Bmgj2 47 81 0 91 26 6 3 FS 0 .4 63 0.2<br />
Ckgj 28 0 92 30 6 3 FS - 7 .5 15 .2<br />
CaCO3<br />
%
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