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CAMILLA SOIL (CM)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGEHorizon_No. ofSamplesCoarse (sandy) textured lacustrine or fluvial material over fluvial gravel and sandmaterialImperfect- Depth-toHorizonBase (cm)-Gravel%MEAN HORIZON VALUESSand%VF Sand%Silt%Clay%TexturcOrganicMatter%pH inCaCl2Ap 8 25 3 70 i l 21 8 SL 3.0 6 .5 0.6Bmgj 4 47 7 72 8 18 10 SL 0.9 6.8 1 .2Btgj 6 63 14 64 9 22 15 SL 0 .7 6.8 0.6IICkgj 9 34 84 6 12 5 GLS 0 .1 7.5 25.6CaCO3%COLWOOD SOIL (CW)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGEStratified, medium (loamy) textured lacustrine materials which most often have siltloam texturesPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo. of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % hure % CaCl2 %Ap 10 31 1 31 15 48 20 L 3.9 6 .8 0.4Bgl 10 59 2 28 17 52 20 SIL 0.8 7.0 0.5Bg2 6 82 1 30 18 50 20 SIL 0.8 7 .0 1 .2Ckg 5 0 20 16 67 14 SIL 7 .5 6.0EKFRID SOIL (EK)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGEMainly very fine (heavy clay) textured lacustrine materialImperfectMEAN HORIZON VALUESDeptti-to - OrganicNo. of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaC12 %Ap 15 19 0 17 4 39 43 C 3.4 6.8 0.5Btgj 10 38 0 6 1 34 60 HC 1 .4 7.0 0.6Ckgjl 13 63 0 3 0 38 60 HC 7.6 19.7Ckgj2 8 0 2 0 39 60 HC 7.7 26.8
EKFRID SOIL - LOAMY PHASE (EK.L)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE15 to 40 cm of medium (loamy) textured material over mainly very fine (heavy clay)textured lacustrine materialImperfectMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth to - OrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaC03Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaCl2 %Ap 3 18 0 50 9 28 22 L 4.4 7.1 0.3IIBtgj 2 38 0 15 4 33 53 C 1 .2 7.5 2.4IICkgjl 3 88 0 4 0 36 60 HC 7.6 22 .3HCkgj2 2 0 1 0 36 63 HC 7.5 27 .0FROME SOIL (FR)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGECoarse (sandy) textured lacustrine or fluvial materialVery poorMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % ture % CaC12 %Ap 3 27 1 79 5 12 9 LS 4.7 6.6Bg 3 62 2 85 7 9 5 LS 1 .0 7.0 1.5Ckg 3 6 92 3 6 2 S 0.3 7.4 21 .5FOX SOIL (FX)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGECoarse (sandy) textured lacustrine or fluvial material, occasionally having a veneerof eolian materialRapidMEAN HORIZON VALUES_Depth to__fie _No . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaCl2 %Ap 9 29 1 85 8 10 5 LS 2.0 6.9 0.5Bml 7 55 1 88 8 8 4 S 0.5 7.0 0.4Bm2 6 92 1 89 8 7 4 S 0.3 6.9 0.4Bt 4 97 1 77 i l 12 11 FSL 0.3 6.8 0.3Ck 5 1 89 8 7 4 FS 0.1 7 .5 9 .5
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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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Table 6.Agricultural land suitabili
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Table 6 .Agricultural land suitabil
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Table 6 .Agricultural land suitabil
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Table 6. Agricultural land suitabil
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Page 106 and 107: erosion losses will occur . Potenti
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Page 120 and 121: GLOSSARYAlluvium materialBlanketCal
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Page 126 and 127: APPENDIX 1Generalized Soil Informat
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Page 130 and 131: BURFORD SOIL (BU)GENERALIZED PROFIL
Page 134 and 135: GOBLES SOIL (GO)GENERALIZED PROFILE
Page 136 and 137: KELVIN SOIL (KE)GENERALIZED PROFILE
Page 138 and 139: MAPLEWOOD SOIL - TILL PHASE (MA.T)G
Page 140 and 141: NORMANDALE SOIL (NO)GENERALIZED PRO
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