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Soil DescriptionsAbitibi soilsAbitibi soils are mapped near the northern boundary of the Vine-Marie sheet . They arerapidly drained soils developed on outwash sediments dominantly composed of acidic medium andcoarse sandy loam. The topography is mostly gently sloping. They are usually classified as OrthicHumo-Ferric Podzols .Blanche soilsThe Blanche soils consist of well-drained lacustrine silt loams . They are found on steeplyrolling topography that usually occurs near stream courses . Runoff is rapid and they are verysusceptible to erosion . They are usually classified as Orthic Gray Luvisols. Podzol profilessometimes form in the upper part of the soil profile, in uncultivated Blanche soils .Brentha soilsThe Brentha soils have developed in a thin layer of glacial till, less than thirty centimetersthick, overlying limestone bedrock . They consist of well-drained loam and sandy loam textures .They usually occur on gently sloping topography. They are classified as Dystric Brunisols .Brethour soilsBrethour silt loam is found in Brethour township on very gently undulating topography . Thispoorly drained soil has a silt overburden overlying fine-textured, calcareous lacustrine clay. The clayusually occurs at depths between 60 and 120 cm, and is the main cause for high water tables of longduration. Brethour soils are usually classified as Orthic Gleysols .Bucke soilsThe Bucke soils are well-drained soils that occupy small tracts of land scattered throughoutthe surveyed area . The sand and sandy loam from which the soil has developed rests on day atdepths ranging from a few centimeters to one meter. The sand is deep on the knolls and shallowin the depressions . The topography is gently to moderately rolling . Large stones are sometimesfound on the surface . They are usually classified as Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzols.Burt soilsThe Burt soils are very poorly drained . The organic layers are partially decomposed andrange from 40-160 cm deep over clayey mineral subsoil. They are usually classified as TerricMesisols .Cane soilsCane soils are poorly drained soils that occur in Cane, Robillard, Savard, Sharpe andEvanturel Townships . Soil textures are mainly silt loam or silty clay loam . The flat topography,combined with low soil permeability and very high silt contents, results in serious drainageproblems . Cane soils are usually classified as Orthic Humic Gleysols .Casey soilsCasey soils are imperfectly drained soils, developed in lacustrine sediments, consisting ofvariable thicknesses of silt loam over clay. They occupy gently undulating terrain, and are classifiedas Gleyed Humo-Ferric Podzols.Chamberlain soilsChamberlain soils are very poorly drained organic soils. They are mapped at severallocations north of New Liskeard . They are composed of partially decomposed organic soil greaterthan 160 cm deep. They are classified as Typic Mesisols.