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TOLEDO SOIL - COARSE PHASE (TO.C)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE15 to 40 cm of coarse (sandy) textured material over fine to very (clayey) texturedlacustrine materialPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth to - OrganicNo. of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % tune % Ca Cl2 %Ap 1 25 0 72 10 15 14 SL 3.4 7.4 3 .1Ckg 1 38 1 89 9 7 4 S 0.5 7.6 _ 19.9IICkgl 1 62 0 0 1 49 49 SIC 7 .6 26.8IICkg2 1 0 0 1 43 56 SIC 7.6 24 .1TOLEDO SOIL - LOAMY PHASE (TO.L)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE15 to 40 cm of medium (loamy) textured material over fine to very fine (clayey)textured lacustrine materialPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUES- -Depth toOrganicNo. of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % tore % CaC12 %Ap 7 27 0 45 17 32 23 L 3.7 6 .5 0 .3IIBg 5 64 0 34 15 33 34 CL 0.7 6.7 0.2IICkg 7 1 10 4 47 43 SIC 7.6 21 .6TUSCOLA SOIL (TU)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGEStratified medium (loamy) textured lacustrine materials which most often have siltloam and loam texturesImperfectMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaCl2 %Ap 55 24 1 33 19 51 16 SIL 2 .8 6.9 0.6Bmgj 23 48 0 32 22 52 16 SIL 0 .6 . 7.0 0.6Btgj 26 52 0 21 15 54 24 SIL 0.6 7 .0 0.5Ckgj 68 0 17 12 67 15 SIL 7.6 19.5
VITTORIA SOIL (VI)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE40 to 100 cm of coarse (sandy) textured eolian or lacustrine material over medium(loamy) textured lacustrine materialImperfectMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaC03Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaC12 %Ap 28 24 2 76 21 17 8 FSL 3.0 6.4 0.4Bmgjl 20 49 3 85 21 il 4 LFS 0.7 6.5 0.3Bmgg2 13 71 1 90 27 7 3 FS 0.3 6.5 0.5IIBtgj 8 93 0 48 31 38 13 L 0.3 6.2IICkgj 16 0 25 16 61 14 SIL 7.5 23.6WALSHER SOIL (WA)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE40 to 100 cm of coarse (sandy) textured eolian or lacustrine material over medium(loamy) textured lacustrine materialWellMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaC03Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % ture % CaCl2 %Ap 6 22 2 79 15 15 5 LFS 2.2 6.0Bml 5 50 1 86 13 11 3 LFS 0.8 5.8Bm2 3 66 0 78 13 18 5 LFS 0.4 5.7IIBtgj 2 105 1 33 22 52 16 SIL , 0.4 6.3IICkgj 4 0 32 23 58 10 SIL 7.4 15 .0
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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 132 and 133: CAMILLA SOIL (CM)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
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