Mahoning County, Ohio FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE Sec. II
CROPLAND INTERPRETATIONS
Table A-4.--Important Farmland
(Only the soils considered prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of local importance are listed.
Urban or built-up areas of the soils listed are not considered prime farmland. See fotnotes at end of
table.)
The following map units are Prime Farmland:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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BgB |Bogart loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
BtB |Bogart loam, till substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes
CdB |Canfield silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
CgB |Cardington silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Ck |Chagrin loam
ClB |Chili gravelly loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
CmB |Chili loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
ElB |Ellsworth silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
GfB |Glenford silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Lb |Lobdell loam
LdB |Loudonville loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
MsB |Muskingum channery silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
RsB |Rittman silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
WsB |Wooster silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
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The following map units are Prime Farmland if drained:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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*BeB |Bennington silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*Ct |Condit silt loam
*Da |Damascus loam
*Dc |Damascus loam, till substratum
*FcA |Fitchville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
*FcB |Fitchville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*FhB |Fitchville silt loam, till substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*Fr |Frenchtown silt loam
*HoB |Hornell silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*JtA |Jimtown loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
*JtB |Jimtown loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*JuB |Jimtown loam, till substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*Lc |Lorain silty clay loam
*Ls |Luray silt loam
*Ly |Luray silty clay loam
*MgA |Mahoning silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
*MgB |Mahoning silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*Mn |Marengo silty clay loam
*Od |Olmsted loam
*Ov |Orrville silt loam
*RaA |Ravenna silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
*RaB |Ravenna silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
*Sb |Sebring silt loam
*Se |Sebring silt loam, till substratum
*WaA |Wadsworth silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
*WaB |Wadsworth silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
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The following map units are Prime Farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not
frequently flooded during the growing season:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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*Pa |Papakating silt loam
*Pc |Papakating silty clay loam
*Wc |Wayland silt loam
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The following map units are Farmland of Local Importance:
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Symbol | Map Unit Name
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BgC |Bogart loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
BtC2 |Bogart loam, till substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Ca |Canadice silty clay loam
CdC |Canfield silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
CdC2 |Canfield silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
CgC2 |Cardington silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
ClC |Chili gravelly loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
ClD |Chili gravelly loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes
CmC |Chili loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
ElC |Ellsworth silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
ElC2 |Ellsworth silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
GbB |Geeburg silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
GbB2 |Geeburg silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
GbC |Geeburg silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
GeC2 |Geeburg silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
GfC2 |Glenford silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
LdC2 |Loudonville loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
ReA |Remsen silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
ReB |Remsen silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
RsC |Rittman silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
RsC2 |Rittman silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
TrA |Trumbull silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
TrB |Trumbull silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
WsC2 |Wooster silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
WsD2 |Wooster silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded
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* This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for prime farmland is not met.
** This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for unique farmland is not met.
*** This map unit is Farmland of Local Importance if the criteria for prime farmland and unique farmland
are not met.
USDA-NRCS, OHIO 05/12/2004