Major Crop Adaptations 



Well Adapted 



Intermediate 



Poorly Adapted 



None 



None 



Corn 



Truck Crops* 

 Orchards 

 Small Grains 



Barley 



Oats 



Winter Rye 



Winter Wheat 

 Crassest 



Brome 



Millet 



Orchard 



Redtop 



Reed Canary 



Sudan 



Timothy 

 Lesumest 

 ^ Alfalfa 



Alsike Clover 

 - Birdsfoot Trefoil 



Ladino Clover 



Red Clover 



Soybeans 



Winter Vetch 



* Includes potatoes; specific vegetables will have somewhat varying adaptations. 



t Any seedings on these soils should be limited to small areas of deeper soil be- 

 tween the outcrops. In the deep areas, crops as listed for Soil Management Group 

 4 can be used. Encourage bluegrass and wild white clover to volunteer by liming, 

 manuring, and fertilizing. 



Soil Management Group 6 



Acton loam 

 Peru loam 

 Sutton loam 



Sutton silt loam 



Waumbek loam 



Waumbek-Peri-Acton loams 



These moderately well-drained, non-stony soils have developed from 

 glacial till that ranges in texture from coarse to medium. 



Moderately well-drained soils are wet in the spring and fall and for 

 a time after heavy rains. They occupy slight depressions and nearly flat 

 areas at the foot of slopes. These depressional areas and lower slopes are 

 kept wet in most cases by drainage of excess inoisture from higher lying 

 soils. This provides for a temporary high water table during wet periods 

 and a fairly moist condition throughout the growing season. The temporarily 

 saturated condition limits the movement of water and air throughout the 

 soil, which is so vital for crop growth. In a drv season, crops on these 

 soils usually do not suffer from a lack of available moisture. Artificial 

 drainage of these soils will definitelv extend the range of crops that can 

 be grown, but these areas mav occur in small nuisance spots where the 

 cost of drainage is excessive for the benefits derived. 



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