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This section relates the soils of the county to various uses and methods of management. It explains the system of capability classification used by the Soil Conservation Service and discusses the use of the soils for crops and, pasture, as woodland, and for the elements of wildlife habitat. It provides data on engineering properties of the soils and gives interpretations of these properties as they affect road construction and conservation engineering. This section also explains the limitations of the soils for community development and recreation.

Due to their size this information has been placed in PDF files.

Crops and Pasture
Narrative (9.3KB)
Table 2 Estimated Yields Per Arce of Field and Forage Crops ( KB)

Woodland
Narrative (12.4KB)
Table 3 Soil Interpretations for Woodland ( KB)

Wildlife
Narrative (11.4KB)
Table 4 Suitability of the Soils for Wildlife Habitat( KB)

Planning
Narrative (11.5KB)
Table 5 Soil Limitations for Town and Country Planning ( KB)
Table 6 Soil Limitations for Recreational Development ( KB)

Engineering
Narrative (17.4KB)
Table 7 Estimated Soil Properties Significant to Engineering ( KB)
Table 8 Interpretations for Selected Engineering Uses ( KB)
Table 9 Engineering Test Data ( KB)
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