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

Table 8.Agricultural land suitability ratings for some fruit and nut crops in Elgin CountySlopetclassesMap Soil or Misc. Natural ManagementSymbol Land Unit Drainage factors1Crop Groups **2 3ALAY'AlluviumAyrVariablePoorAY.F Ayr fine PoorphaseAY.L Ayr loamy PoorphaseBE Berrien ImperfectBE.T Berrien Imperfecttill phaseBF Brantford ModeratelywellBbC,cDrainageIrrigationBbC,cDrainageIrrigationBbC,cDrainageIrrigationBbC,cD,dE,eDrainageIrrigationBbC,cD,dE,eDrainageIrrigationBbC,cD,dE,e-S4S4+2--S4S4+2Not RatedS4 . S4 S4S4 S4S4+2 +2 +2---S4 S4S4S4 S4 .S4+1 . +2 +2-S4S4+2--S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2+1 +1 +1+1 +1 -S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2+1 +1 +1+1 +1 -S2 S2 SlS2 S2 SlS3 S2 SlS3 S2 S2F,fG,gDrainageNN-S3 .N-S2N-Irrigation* A significant improvement in the ratings as a result of drainage or irrigation is indicated by a +1, +2, etc. Where drainage or irrigation would not affectthe ratings, a dash (-) is shown..** Crop Groups1 . Raspberries, Strawberries 2. Apples, Carpathian or 3 . Pears, Plums, Heartnuts, Filbert nutsBlack Walnuts090