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

Table 8.Agricultural land suitability ratings for some fruit and nut hops in Elgin County (continued)MapSymbolSoil or Misc .Land UnitNaturalDrainageSlopelclassesManagementfactors1Crop Groups **2 3EK.C Ekfrid Imperfect Bb S4 S3 S3coarse phase C,c S4 S3 S3D,d S4 S3 S3Drainage +1 +1 +1Irrigation - - -EK.L Ekfrid Imperfect B,b S4 S3 S3loamy phase C,c S4 S3 S3D,d S4 S3 S3Drainage +1 +1 +1Irrigation - - -ER Eroded Rapid to Not RatedChannelpoorFR Frome Very poor Bb S4 N NC,c S4 N NDrainage +2 - -Irrigation - - -FR.P Frome Very poor Bb N N Npeaty phase C,c N N NDrainage - - -Irrigation - - -FX Fox Rapid Bb S2 S2 S2C,c S2 S2 S2D,d S2 S2 S2E,e S3 S2 S2F,f N S3 S3G,g N N NDrainage - - -Irrigation +1 +1 +1GO Gobles Imperfect Bb S3 S2 S2C,c S3 S2 S2D,d S3 S2 S2Drainage +1 +1 +1Irrigation - - -*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 Walnuts95