The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Soils of Elgin County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Table 8.<strong>Agri</strong>cultural l<strong>and</strong> suitability ratings for some fruit <strong>and</strong> nut crops in <strong>Elgin</strong> <strong>County</strong> (continued)Slopetclasses Crop Groups **Map Soil or Misc. Natural ManagementSymbol L<strong>and</strong> Unit Drainage factors1 2 3KEN Kelvin Poor Bbwashed phaseC,cDrainageIrrigationKT Kintyre Rapid BbC,cD,dE,eF,fGgMA Maplewood Poor'MAX Maplewood Poortill phaseME Melbourne ModeratelywellMI Middlemarch Imperfect.MK Muirkirk PoorS4 S4 S4S4 S4S4+2 +2 +2-- -S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S2 S2 S2S3 S2 S2N S3 S3,N N NDrainageIrrigationBbC,cDrainageIrrigationBbC,cDrainageIrrigationBbC,c-+1S4S4+2-S4S4+2-S3-+1S4S4+2-S4S4+2-S2-+1S4S4+2-S4S4+2-S2S3 2 S2S3 S2 S2N S3 S2N S3 S3D,dE,eF,fG,gDrainageIrrigationBbC,cD,dDrainageIrrigationBbC,cDrainageIrrigationN--S2S2S3+1+1S4S4+2-N--S2S2S2+1+1S4S4+2-N--S2S2S2+1+1S4S4+2-*A significant improvement in the ratings as a result <strong>of</strong> 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 Walnuts97
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