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Section: Plant & Soil Science
Unit: Soil Management
Lesson Title: Soil Surveys and Land Capability Classification
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School
Soil Map of McClave
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Legend
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Index to Map Sheets
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Map sheet #54 T21 S, R 48 W.
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Soil Association
Map
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Factors for Land Capability Classes I-VIII
• Rooting Depth
• Surface Soil Texture
• Maximum coarse fragments less than 3 inches
• Maximum coarse fragments greater than 3 inches
• Maximum slope percentage
• Climate
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Capability Classes Tables
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Legal Land Descriptions and Units of AreaLab
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Township formed here
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Numbering of sections
1-36
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Quarters of
Section One
NE 1/4
SW 1/4
NW 1/4
SE 1/4
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What quarter does the “x” represent? What section is it in?
XX
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XX19
SW ¼ of Section 19
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SW1/4, of Section 19, T21S, R52W, Bent
County, Colorado
XX19
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Answers to Exercise #2
A quarter section has 160 acres in it.
1. How many acres are in a section?a. 160 x 4 = 640 acres in a section
2. How many sections are in a township?b. 36 sections in a township
3. Using #1 and #2 how many acres are in a township?
c. 36 x 640= 23040 acres in a township