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1 <br />It <br />i <br />1 <br />Soil Ikrecf ion - Soll roectfoel or 1ha Intensify of soil eetdiry or elMllnlty Is <br />a~rassod In pH---ino toyer{+lr o1 t/r roclprocal of t1+a H-l on coneaniratlon. <br />• A pH of T Is noufrel, local •eluas Ind leata ac101ty and Algr :; rsluos sndr al- <br />Irelinlty. <br />SMlnk-Scot I Potential - Indlcetos tAa volusu cMnge 1b M e~aetW of fIN soil <br />~efarlel rIM cnengss In molsturo contonf. <br />Potantlel Frost Action - Polanflel frost aNlon Is tM possltla uprard ar• latar~ <br />•) srn~arent of soli Oy iM tor+ef ion of la looses and tla suDSOgwnt col lepfa <br />aDon tnering. <br />SUITABILITY OF SOIL AS SOUS Of SELECTED WITERI AL A40 FEATLTtES AFfECTING USE <br />• Topsoil - Soll es a scurw of topsoil Is rated an iho Dasls of the cnarachr- <br />Istics and tnicknoss of tiro wrtece sail, difficulty of o0 talning tna eetorlel, <br />and proseno o! growl end wooles. Tnrop ref inns aro rxognl aod: good, lair <br />end poor. Ttoso rat lrgs aro intondo0 for use Dy rursoryeen, land scapo erchl- <br />taCts, hlghrey englroors, and oirary concornod rltn estaolishing vogotatlon to <br />• covor slopos, roan shoulders, ratorreys, la.ns and golf oourso, end -naro over <br />sal taDla loll materiel Is necdod to ostabllsh wgotatlon. Tho sot l_IS [~IBQ <br />trop too surfoeo tlorn to a uln issae of B Incl+ds. ~~ <br />Dlstenco_tccwaroa o} Intondnd uso, end presenco_of reads, WIt-DOrno dl_seasos <br />eM Ir.socts, and relailon of trb en]raMOri stlcs of tcpsoll iJ old of too s13a <br />rnaro If. is to Do usdd Is rot ccn{Iggfy~Irt_tAls_c1e55 LtlSatlon, Those aro <br />lepor font /actors to t>o eonsldarod In onyita awluatlon of • potantlsl sourw <br />of topsol 1. <br />Send sn0 Gravel - Tnv ratings an DesoO on tM proDeblllfy that soils ponerelly <br />contain sl teDla ouentif les of sand or growl. Soft reterlels, such es snela <br />ar sl ltstono, aro not consl cored sand en0 gr]ral for fAOSa Intorprofatlrns. <br />To Ruallfy es • good or Ielr proosa is source, iha layer of send Or growl must 1 <br />Oo of toast 3 loot tAlck. ~ t~ <br />Saar sot is new little or no sarq or gravel In ffa upDarsosf S or 6 }oaf. Yot, <br />Iron oesorvet ions suds aM Iran knc~lodgo of local goology, inaf same rolls aro <br />rndorleln Dy saM arM gravel Is an ostaolishod feet. Thorefore, score cods <br />rafod poor es a scarce o} send or gravel may new a source of sand or grrwl <br />tASt ras not Ina lcatod In 1M soil survey. <br />iioad Fill Tna reti I <br />ngs In tAls coluan pprtaln to aultebl llty of lolls es s <br />swrco of roa0 1111. Slnca soli survoy Intorprofetlrns aro orlentod to local <br />roads end strcots retnar then to supornlgnrays, suer. as ttvno of too Inters fete ~~ <br />system, 'ho assurrptirn Is inat fnd sal tabl llty ratings In this cotum are <br />swaluetlons o} too soils es sourcos cf road 1111 for for emptnkripnts, generally <br />lass titan 6 feat nigh end less axeeting In ueslgn than nlgn omaankeonts. <br />TM ratings, good, lair, .::-0 Door, reflect Aar roll a loll Dor}orms of for If Is <br />roaovo0 irm 1's original location an0 Is DleceO In s rood oaiDankacnf olsorMro. <br />I <br />.• <br />