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Table 16.C values for some common crop rotations in Elgin CountyRotation * C value **Silage corn (2; FMP), Soybeans (1 ; F chisel), Winter wheat (1; FMP) 0.40Silage corn (2; FMP), Soybeans (1 ; cultivate), Winter wheat (1 ; FMP) 0.38Silage corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1 ; FMP), Hay (1) 0 .33Silage corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1 ; F chisel), Hay (1) . 0 .31Silage corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1 ; FMP, underseeded with hay), Hay (1) 0.28Silage corn (2; FNP), Hay (3) 0.20Silage corn (3; FMP), Winter wheat (1; FMP) 0.43Grain corn (1 ; FMP), Soybeans (1 ; FMP), Winter wheat (1 ; FMP) 0.33Grain corn (1 ; FMP), soybeans (1 ; FMP) . 0.42Grain corn (2; FMP), Soybeans (1 ; F chisel), Winter wheat (1; FMP) 0 .33Grain corn (2, FMP), Soybeans (1 ; cultivate), Winter wheat (1 : FMP) 0 .31Grain corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1; FWIP), Hay (1) 0.29Grain corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1; F chisel), Hay (1) 027Grain corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1; FMP, underseeded with hay), Hay (1) 024Grain corn (2; FMS), Spring grain (1; FMP), Hay (3) 0.19Grain corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1 ; F chisel), Hay (3) 0.18Grain corn (2; FMP), Spring grain (1 ; FMP, underseeded with hay), Hay (3) _ 0.16Grain corn (2; FMP), Hay (3) 0.15Grain corn (3; FMP), Winter wheat (1; FMP) 0.33Grain corn (3; F. chisel), Winter wheat (1 ; FMP) 0.28Soybeans (3; FMP), Winter wheat (1 ; FMP) 0.39Soybeans (1; FMP), Winter wheat (1 ; FMP) 0.36Tobacco (SNIP), Rye (grain), Rye (winter cover) 0 .31-2 yr . total C value for 1 yr. averageTobacco (SNIP), Rye (SNIP) 0 .31Tobacco (SNIP), Rye (D) 028Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of years that the crop is grown consecutively.The abbreviations in parentheses are:FMP - fall moldboard plough;SNIP - spring moldboard plough;F chisel - fall chisel plough;D - disc.** The C values given are averages that were determined by summing the individual C values of all crops in the rotation and dividing thatnumber by the number of years in the rotation .
Table 17.P values for conservation or management practices in Elgin CountyPracticeP valueUp and down slop farming (cultivation and planting) 1 .00Cross-slope farming 0.75Contour fanning (2-7 percent slopes) 0.50Strip-cropping, cross slope 0.37Strip-cropping, on contour 0.25Table 18 .Guidelines for assessing potential soil erosion classesPotential soil erosionloss classes1 Negligiblet/ha/y33 >15
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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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Procedure:1) Locate the symbols 'BV
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Page 120 and 121: GLOSSARYAlluvium materialBlanketCal
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Page 134 and 135: GOBLES SOIL (GO)GENERALIZED PROFILE
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