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

Table 8.Agricultural land suitability ratings for some fruit and nut crops in Elgin County (continued)Map Soil or Misc. NaturalSymbol Land Unit DrainageSlopeiclassesManagementfactorsCrop Groups **1 2 3BF.C Brantford Moderatelycoarse phasewellBEL Brantford Moderatelyloamy phasewellBbC,cD,dE,eF,fGg,DrainageIrrigationBbC,cD,dE,eF,fG,gDrainageIrrigationBI Brisbane Imperfect BbC,cD,dDrainageIrrigationBN Bennington Well BbC,cD,dE,eF,fG,gDrainageIrrigationBN.T Bennington Well Bbtill phaseC,cD,dE,eF,fG,gS2 2 SlS2 S2 SlS3 S2 S1S3 S2 S2N S3 S2N N N- - -S2 S2 SlS2 S2 SlS3 S2 SiS3 S2 S2N S3 S2N N N--S3_-S3-S3S3 S3 S3S3 S3 S3+1 +1 +1+1 +1 +1Sl Sl SlSi Sl SlS2 Si S1S2 S2 S2N S2 S2N N N_ _ _+1 - -Sl Sl lsiS2S1siSisiS2 S2 S2N S2 S2N N NDrainage _ _ _Irrigation +1 - ' -*A sigmfacant improvement in the ratings as a result ofdrainage 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 Z. Apples, Carpathian or 3. Pears, Plums, Heartnuts, Filbert nutsBlack Walnuts91