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Section Plant Soil Science Unit Soil
ManagementLesson Title Soil Surveys and Land
Capability Classification
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Soil Map of McClave
School
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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
NW 1/4
NE 1/4
SW 1/4
SE 1/4
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What quarter does the x represent? What section
is it in?
X
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SW ¼ of Section 19
19
X
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SW1/4, of Section 19, T21S, R52W, Bent County,
Colorado
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X
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• Answers to Exercise 2
• A quarter section has 160 acres in it.
• How many acres are in a section?
• 160 x 4 640 acres in a section
• How many sections are in a township?
• 36 sections in a township
• Using 1 and 2 how many acres are in a township?
• c. 36 x 640 23040 acres in a township