Harrison 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: ______| Symbol | Map Unit Name ______|______| AaB |Aaron silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes CnB |Coshocton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes GnB |Gilpin silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes *GsB |Glenford silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes KeB |Keene silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes No |Nolin silt loam, occasionally flooded OmB |Omulga silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes OsB |Oshtemo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes RcB |Richland silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes Tg |Tioga silt loam, occasionally flooded ______|______

The following map units are Prime Farmland if drained: ______| Symbol | Map Unit Name ______|______| *FcA |Fitchville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes *FcB |Fitchville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes *Or |Orrville silt loam, occasionally flooded Pe |Peoga silt loam, rarely flooded ______|______

The following map units are Prime Farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season: ______| Symbol | Map Unit Name ______|______| Np |Nolin silt loam, frequently flooded ______|______

The following map units are Farmland of Local Importance: ______| Symbol | Map Unit Name ______|______| AbC2 |Aaron silty clay loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, eroded BkC |Berks channery silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes BnD |Berks-Guernsey complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes Ca |Canadice silty clay loam CcA |Caneadea silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes CnC |Coshocton silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes CnD |Coshocton silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes GeC |Germano fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes GeD |Germano fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes GnC |Gilpin silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes GnD |Gilpin silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes GoC |Gilpin-Coshocton complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes GoD |Gilpin-Coshocton complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes GpC |Gilpin-Lowell complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes GpD |Gilpin-Lowell complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes GsC |Glenford silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes GtC |Guernsey silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes GuD2 |Guernsey silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded LnC |Lowell silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes LoD2 |Lowell silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded OmC |Omulga silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes WhC |Westmoreland silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes WhD |Westmoreland silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes ______|______

* 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