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LAND CAPABILITY FOR AGRICULTURE*

Class

1 Has no or only very slight limitations that restrict its use for the production of common

agricultural crops

Has minor limitations that require good ongoing management practices or slightly

restrict the range of crops, or both

Has limitations that require moderately intensive management practices or moderately

restrict the range of crops, or both

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of crops, or both

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specially adapted crops

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crops

Has limitations that require special management practices or severely restrict the range

Has limitations that restrict its capability to producing perennial forage crops or other

Is nonarable but is capable of producing native and/or uncultivated perennial forage

Has no capability for arable culture or sustained natural grazing

O Indicates organic soils

Subclass Limitations

Soil Moisture Deficiency
Fertility
Inundatior:
Decomposition of Sublavers
Saltiness
Stoniness
Bedrock
Topography
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Sample Map Legend

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Organic Soil
Capability Class

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Subclass

Linutations

Percentage of
Map Unit x 10

Mineral Soil
Capabilitv Class

“Laud Capability Classification for Apiculiuire in British

Columbia Ministry of Environment Masta 1, 1983

Notes ALD ratings are improved ratings: that is. uh

indicate capability after existing dinitations lave boon

adequately alleviated Giacluding in Chis iastaaece

Carsinaed
(TEM