Soil Factors Part 1
Check Appropriate Square
A. Texture
Sur. Sub.
1. Coarse
2. Moderately Coarse
4
4
3. Medium
4. Moderately Fine
5. Fine
B. Depth of Soil
4
1. Deep
2. Moderately Deep
3. Shallow
4. Very Shallow
C. Slope
5
1. Nearly Level
2. Gently Sloping
3. Moderately Sloping
4. Strongly Sloping
5. Steep
6. Very Steep
D. Erosion - Wind & Water
3
1. None to Slight
2. Moderate
3. Severe
4. Very Severe
E. Permeability
5
1. Rapid
2. Moderate
3. Slow
4. Very Slow
F. Surface Runoff
4
1. Rapid
2. Moderate
3. Slow
4. Very Slow
G. Major Factors that keep land out of class I
8
1. Texture
2. Depth
3. Slope
4. Erosion
5. Permeability
6. Runoff
7. Wetness
8. Flooding
9. None
H. Land Capability Class
8
1. Class I
2. Class II
3. Class III
4. Class IV
5. Class V
6. Class VI
7. Class VII
8. Class VIII
National 002
2002
Recommended Land Treatments
Part 2
A. Vegetative
1. Row crop/occ
2. Row crop/fre
3. Row crop 2 of 4
6
4. Row crop 1 of 5
5. Return crop res.
4
6. Practice cons tillage
4
7. Est. grass or legumes
8. Proper Management
9. Protect Burn
10. Control Grazing
11. Plant Rec. trees
12. Harvest trees selectively
13. Wildlife & Recreation
B. Mechanical
14. Control trees
15. Terrace
5
16. Maintain Terraces
5
17. Diversion terrace
18. Drainage system
19. Control gullies
20. No mechanical treatment
C. Fertilizer and Soil Amendments
21. Soil Amendments
3
22. Phosphorus
23. Potassium
24. Nitrogen
3
25. Not Needed
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