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-23-HorizonDepthInchesDescriptionAp2 2 - 6 Grayish-brown (l0YR 5/2, dry) or very dark grayishbrown (l0YR 3/2, moist) sandy loam . Very weak,medium subangular blocky structure . Soft when dry .Very friable when moist . Abundant roots . pH 6 .8 .Abrupt boundary :C 6 - 9 Light brownish gray (2 .5Y 6/2, dry) or dark grayishbrown (2 .5Y 4/2, moist) fine sandy loam . Moderatemedium subangular blocky structure . Slightly hardwhen dry . Occasional root . pH 7 .2 .Abrupt boundary :IIC1 9 -18 Light-gray (2 .5Y 7/2, dry) or grayish-brown (2 .5Y5/2, moist) loamy sand . Structureless . Singlegrained. Loose . Abundant roots . pH 7 .5 .IIC2 18 + Light-gray (2 .5Y 7/2, dry) nr grayish-brown (2 .5Y5/2, moist) gravelly sand . Single-grained . Loose .pH 7 .4 .Land UseAt the time of the survey (1964) small acreages of the Grindrodsoils were planted to forage crops . The majority of the acreage is inlight regrowth forest .These soils are mostly poor to doubtful for agriculture . They arelow in organic matter and have low moisture holding capacity, due tovariable textures in the profile .Irrigation is required and is available from some creeks for theproduction of forage and cereal crops . Additions of organic matter andfertilizers are essential . The suitability for irrigation of theGrindrod soils is shown in Table 4~FALKLAND SERIES^he Falkland soils occupy fairly extensive areas in the SalmonRiver valley from Glenemma to Shuswap Lake . Minor areas were foundnear Tappen, and in the Chase Creek valley . The range of elevation isfrom 2,100 feet in the Chase Creek valley to 1,145 near Shuswap Lake .Most of the topography is gently undulating, but there is variationfrom level areas to undulations associated with river oxbows . The soils,all arable, were mapped as follows :