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

(3) Use of the Soil InformationCollected at Field SitesAs shown in the previous example, soilinformation determined at field sites can be usedto verify the soil information given in the mapsymbol for an area . This will ensure that theappropriate interpretive information contained inthe report is applied to that area . Interpretiveinformation contained in the report includesagricultural capability ratings for common fieldcrops , (Table 4), suitability ratings for selectedspecial crops (Tables 6, 7, and 8), and potential soilerosion loss classes (Table 9). Methods todetermine the average annual soil loss for specificcropping and management conditions are alsoprovided in the section of the report titled "SoilInterpretations for Water Erosion" .If the soil information determined at field sitesis significantly different from the informationgiven in the map symbol for the area, remappingof the area at a more appropriate scale should beconsidered before applying the interpretiveinformation contained in the report . Theinformation collected at a series of field sitescarried out in the area can be used for thispurpose .