Class III. Suitable for all uses, but moderate cultivation requires 

 intensive conservation practices. For example, mod- 

 eratelv sloping land is in need of diversions and con- 

 tour strip cropping. The soils are productive but need 

 rotations that limit the years of clean tilled crops to 

 approximately one year out of three. 



Class IV. Suitable for all uses when cultivation is limited to 

 one year of row crops when reseeding hav or pasture 

 lands. Additional protective measures are needed on 

 strongly sloping land. Wet lands need improved 

 drainage. This class is best suited to pasture or hay. 



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This is an example of Class IV land which is best suited for pasture or hay. 



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Class VIII. 



Suitable for intensive pasture use, or woodland and 

 wildlife. When used for pasture, requires only good 

 management. This class is not used at present in 

 New Hampshire. 



Suitable for moderate pasture use. or woodland and 

 wildlife. This steep or stony land requires good man- 

 agement for optimum pasture use. 



Suitable for limited grazing, or woodland and wild- 

 life. These shallow, very stony, or very steep slopes 

 should be maintained in permanent woodland cover 

 for maximum protection. 



Suitable in some cases for wildlife production and 

 recreation. Areas of rock outcrop and coastal beach 

 are in this class. 



The slope classes, shown by letters or as phases on soil survey maps, 

 are a major factor in interpreting land capability classes. The slope classes 

 are as follows: 



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