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Table 14 . C values for some field crops followed by a winter cover cropField CropWinter cover cropManagementbefore field crop * C value **Grain corn or sweet corn Grass and/or legume . S MP 0.24cover crop plougheddown in the spring (e.g .red clover, sweet clover,rye grass, etc.)Broadleaf cover crop (e .g . S MP 0.30oilseed radish, buckwheat)Silage corn Grass and/or legume S MP 0.28cover cropBroadleaf cover crop S MP 0.36Soybeans following a Grass and/or legume S MP 024corn or small grain cropGrass and/or legume F & S Ch 024Grass and/or legume S D/C 0.22cover cropSoybeans following Grass and/or legume S D/C 0.19soybeanscover crop* S MP - spring moldboard plough or conventional tillage (plough, dis%ultivate twice, then plant)S DIC - spring disc (D) or cultivate (C) before plantingFb S Ch -fall and spring chisel plough** The C values given are one year averages
Table 15 .C values for some speciality crops in Elgin CountySpecialty CropAsparagusCauliflowerCucumbersOrchardPeanutsPeasPeppersPotatoesRaspberriesRutabagasStrawberriesTobacco with ryeor winter wheatTomatoesManagement15-20 years continuousfall or spring discspring tillage or cultivation1) cultivated, bare soil2) 100% ground cover1) fall tillage or cultivation2) spring tillage or cultivation1) spring moldboard ploughedfollowing a corn or small graincrop, and then peas followed bygrass and/or legume cover crop2) fall and spring chisel ploughedfollowing a corn or small graincrop, and then peas followed bya grass and/or legume covercrop3) spring cultivation followinga corn or small grain crop, thenpeas followed by a grass and/orlegume cover crop4) spring cultivation followingsoybeans or peas, then peasfollowed by a grass and/orlegume cover crop1) fall tillage or cultivation2) spring tillage or cultivation1) fall tillage or cultivation2) rotation with winter cover crop(average c-value)1) 10-15 years continuous, bare soil2) 10-15 years continuous, 75%ground coverfall tillage or cultivation4-5 years continuous, straw coverin winter1) spring moldboard ploughedbefore tobacco and rye or winterwheat2) spring moldboard ploughedbefore tobacco, disced before ryeor winter wheat1) fall tillage or cultivation2) spring tillage or cultivation
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The Soils ofElgin CountyVolume 1Min
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe completion of t
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Southwold Soils (SO) . . . . . . .
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LIST OF FIGURES1 . Soil map index f
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5. More detailed information for a
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Table 1 .Climate data for Elgin Cou
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Figure 4.Generalized geologic map o
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Table 2.Correlation of major soils
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Figure 6.Schematic landscape cross-
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HOW THE SOILS WERE MAPPED AND CLASS
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of soil profiles and horizons which
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GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOILSSo
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Table 3.Soils and land units mapped
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Figure 11 .Soil textural groups and
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phase (BN.T) soils were mapped in c
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underlying fine textured materials
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atings for selected special crops a
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Conservation tillage practices, par
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clay. The Ap horizons commonly have
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Gobles soils were frequently mapped
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Kelvin soils are susceptible to com
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Soil Moisture CharacteristicsMiddle
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soils which occur in the eastern po
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Bluish gray or gray gley colours ar
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Stanley till, Tavistock till phase
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to neutral in the Ap horizons, to m
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tillage practices, particularly no-
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Organic (OR)Organic land units usua
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eference and also Publication No .
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Procedure :1) Locate the symbols 'B
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Table 4.Agricultural alnd capabilit
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Soil Suitability ClassesDescription
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Page 120 and 121: GLOSSARYAlluvium materialBlanketCal
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