® Ontario ontario institute of pedology - Agriculture and Agri-Food ...
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Table 13 .Potential soil erosion loss classesDESCRIMONPOTENTIALSOIL LOSS(t/ha/y)1 Very slight 33CROPTable 14.Values <strong>of</strong> cover factor (C)for common <strong>Ontario</strong> field cropsC-VALUEBare soil 1 .00Cereal grains (including canola) 0.27Hay, pasture in rotations 0.06Permanent pasture 0.03Undisturbed forest l<strong>and</strong> 0.002Table 15.PRACTICEConservation or management practice factor (P) values forcommon <strong>Ontario</strong> practicesP-VALUEUp <strong>and</strong> down slope farming (cultivation <strong>and</strong> planting) 1.00Cross-slope farming 0.75Contour farming (2-7 percent slopes) 0.50Strip-cropping, cross slope 0.37Strip-cropping, on contour 0.25
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