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<br />Dill' 34 <br /> <br />FIGURE 17 <br /> <br />LAND CAPABILITY CLASSIFICATIONS <br />AND DESCRIPTIONS <br /> <br /> <br />liNn CAPABilITY CUSSIFICATION <br />The capabl I I II classifIcatIon IS a practIcal .,thod 01 glQuplnR sol Is 10f use, treateenl, and <br />unaUllllnt. hHe are eight tenetl! claulllcatlons (Class I Ihlouih ClaH IIII). The erosion <br />hazartls and [!lIltatlons IIH use increase as tlte class nu.bel Inc/eues. In othe' _aIds, Clan <br />lland has fe. hazards or 11l1itallOns, _!tHUS Class m has .an,. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />IT <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />II I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Soils In CIus 1 hate fr. <br />li.,tations tltal restrict <br />thell use ,hen cultivated. <br /> <br />y <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />SOlis In Class Y. hHe nG era- <br />Sion hazard. They are .et or <br />subject to ovarlta., Thel r <br />use IS lllllted to pasture, <br />range or _Hdllle. <br />SOils In ClnsTI hau Ilmlla. <br />lions that .a~e lhe_ unsul ted <br />lor cultivation. Thel' use IS <br />I '.lted to lange. _aallland, <br />"llllile or recreatian. Sud- <br />Inl 01 leHedinl I~ plactlcal. <br />SOils In Classmhave very <br />se v er e I 1.1 tat I on ~ th a t 1.1 i t <br />lhei f use to ranle. _oodland. <br />_i 101 I Ie 01 recreation, Re. <br />Helllnl IS lenerall} not <br />practIcal. <br />SOlis In ClassmJ: ale not <br />SUI leD to agrlcul tUlal pIOOUC. <br />II on r h e ~ h If e . a lu e ! 0 I <br />II loll!e anu recreatIon. <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Soil s in CI ass II have IlnOI <br />11'1 tatl ons that r estll ct <br />the It use. Easily app lied <br />conselyatlon leasure~ are <br />nuded _hen cultivated. <br /> <br />_~ :n <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The allove capablllt, classes are lurlner dlnlleO Into sub.classes tnat snOI the prinCipal lInds <br />01 proIl1!,.s In.ol.ell. The sub-classes are: erosion as Inlllcalelllly L such as me- letness <br />Indicated b,. such as Yo" sorl I !lllltallons (shallo_ness or lIrouih1lness Indlcalell by s, such <br />as US" and clllllatlC 1IlIIlallonS IndIcated b~ c. such as Dc. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />SOilS In Class ill have sewere <br />It'ltatlons and lellUlre spe. <br />clal conservation .easules <br />.hen cui tjvated. <br /> <br />SIl11S In Class II have very <br />severe 11'ltatHlns. require <br />IntenSive conselvatlon leas. <br />ures and .el, carelul .anale. <br />unt If occasional I, cultl' <br />.ated. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />..-.... <br /> <br />'j <br />