PerryCounty, Ohio FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE Sec. II
CROPLAND INTERPRETATIONS
Table A-4.--Important Farmland
(Only the soils considered prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of local importance are listed.
Urban or built-up areas of the soils listed are not considered prime farmland. See fotnotes at end of
table.)
The following map units are Prime Farmland:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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AfB |Alford silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
AmB2 |Amanda silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
CdB |Centerburg silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
CkB |Cincinnati silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
GnB |Glenford silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
MeB |Mentor silt loam, gravelly substratum, 1 to 8 percent slopes
No |Nolin silt loam, occasionally flooded
OcA |Ockley loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
OcB |Ockley loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
WhB |Wellston silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
WkB |Westmore silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
ZnB |Zanesville silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes
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The following map units are Prime Farmland if drained:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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BeA |Bennington silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
EuA |Euclid silt loam, rarely flooded
FtA |Fitchville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Lu |Luray silt loam
Pg |Peoga silt loam, rarely flooded
Pm |Pewamo silty clay loam
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The following map units are Prime Farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not
frequently flooded during the growing season:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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*Km |Killbuck silt loam, frequently flooded
*Ne |Newark silt loam, frequently flooded
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The following map units are Farmland of Local Importance:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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AfC |Alford silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
AfD |Alford silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
AmC2 |Amanda silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
AmD2 |Amanda silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded
CkC2 |Cincinnati silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
GdC |Gilpin silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
GdD |Gilpin silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
GwC |Guernsey-Westmoreland silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes
GwD |Guernsey-Westmoreland silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes
HaD2 |Homewood-Westmoreland silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded
MeC |Mentor silt loam, gravelly substratum, 8 to 15 percent slopes
OcC2 |Ockley loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
UpC |Upshur silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
WhC |Wellston silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
WkC |Westmore silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
WmC |Westmoreland silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
WmD |Westmoreland silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
WtC |Woodsfield silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
ZnC |Zanesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
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* This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for prime farmland is not met.
** This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for unique farmland is not met.
*** This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for prime farmland and unique farmland
are not met.
USDA-NRCS, OHIO 05/12/2004