The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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