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WATTFORD SOIL (WF)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGECoarse to medium (sandy to loamy) textured lacustrine material with very fine sandcontent often exceeding 30%WellMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaC03Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % tune % CaCl2 %Ap 6 23 1 73 36 20 7 VFSL 2.4 6.3 0.2Bml 6 39 1 79 32 17 4 LFS 0.5 6.3 0.1Bm2 3 76 0 74 36 20 6 VFSL 0.2 6.2Bt 5 78 0 74 28 15 11 FSL 0.2 6.6Ck 5 0 75 29 18 7 FSL 0.3 7.5 18 .2WALSINGHAM SOIL (WM)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGECoarse textured eolian fine sand or eolian modified lacustrine fine sand materialImperfectMEAN HORIZON VALUES-Depth toOrganicNo. of Horizon Gravel Sand- VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % ture % CaC12 %Ap 44 22 1 86 18 9 5 LFS 2.70 6.30 0.40Bmgj 1 44 64 0 92 19 6 2 FS 0.50 6.20 0.20Bmgj2 20 76 0 95 18 4 2 FS 0.30 6.20 0.10Btgj 18 83_ 0 81 20 7 6 LFS 0.40 6.00 0.20Ckgj 37 0 94 23 4 2 FS 0.00 7.50 14.0WATERIN SOIL (WN)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALS -DRAINAGECoarse textured eolian fine sand or eolian modified lacustrine fine sand materialPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUES-DeptftoOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % ture % CaC12 %Ap 13 28 0 79 17 12 8 LFS 4.8 6.6 0.3Bgl 12 58 0 86 18 9 5 LFS 1.1 6.6 0.4Bg2 il' 94 0 . 88 19 8 4 FS 0.6 6.5 0.2Ckg 9 5 93 16 5 3 FS 0.1 7.4 14.1
WAUSEON SOIL (WU)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALSDRAINAGE40 to 100 cm of coarse (sandy) textured material over fine to very fine (clayey)textured lacustrine materialPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaC03Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaC12 %Ap 2 23 1 57 19 25 20 FSL 5.4 6.6 0.3Bgl 2 42 0 77 25 16 8 FSL 0.7 6.9 0.4Bg2 2 62 2 81 23 i l 9 FS 0.6 6.9 0.1IICkg 2 0 5 0 44 52 SIC - 7.4 10 .0WAUSEON SOIL - TILL PHASE (WU.T)GENERALIZED PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSPARENT MATERIALS 40 to 100 cm of coarse (sandy) textured material over fine to very fine (clayey)textured glacial till materialDRAINAGEPoorMEAN HORIZON VALUESDepth toOrganicNo . of Horizon Gravel Sand VF Sand Silt Clay Tex- Matter pH in CaCO3Horizon Samples Base (cm) % % % % % turc % CaCl2 %Ap 3 34 1 67 8 20 13 FSL 6.2 7.1 1.5Bg 3 65 1 74 6 17 9 FSL 0.6 7.0 0.4Ckg 4 86 1 91 41 7 2 FS 7.5 18 .7IICkg 3 2 13 4 45 41 SIC 7.5 23 .6
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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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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
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