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1 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Soils Report Contact your local District Conservationist for site specific assistance Farmland Classification Farmland Classification identifies map units as prime farmland, farmland of statewide importance, or farmland of local importance. Farmland classification identifies the location and extent of the most suitable land for producing food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and unique farmlands are published in the Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 21, January 31, Soil Survey: Barren County, Kentucky Survey Status: Out-of-date Correlation Date: 02/01/1966 Distribution Date: 04/07/2003 Map Symbol Soil Name Rating BaB Baxter cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 BaC2 Baxter cherty silt loam, 6 to 12, BaD2 Baxter cherty silt loam, 12 to 20, BaE2 Baxter cherty silt loam, 20 to 30, BcD3 BeD2 BeE2 Baxter cherty silty clay Baxter very rocky silt loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, (caneyville rocky) Baxter very rocky silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, (caneyville rocky) BoC Bodine cherty silt loam, 6 to 12 BoD Bodine cherty silt loam, 12 to 20 BoE Bodine cherty silt loam, 20 to 35 CaD2 Caneyville very rocky silty clay loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, CcD3 Caneyville very rocky silty clay, 12 to 25 percent The Natural Resources Conservation Service July 30, 2003 is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture CeB Christian cherty loam, 2 to AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

2 6 CeC2 Christian cherty loam, 6 to 12, CeD2 Christian cherty loam, 12 to 20, ChC3 Christian cherty sandy clay ChD3 Christian cherty sandy clay ClB Christian silt loam, 2 to 6 ClC2 Christian silt loam, 6 to 12, CmC3 Christian silty clay loam, 6 to 12, severely CnB Clarksville cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 (trimble) CnC2 Clarksville cherty silt slopes, (trimble) CnD2 Clarksville cherty silt slopes, (trimble) CnE2 Clarksville cherty silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, (trimble) CrB Crider silt loam, 2 to 6 CrC2 Crider silt loam, 6 to 12, CtB2 Cumberland cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, (baxter) CtC2 Cumberland cherty silt slopes, (baxter) CtD2 Cumberland cherty silt slopes, (baxter) CuC3 Cumberland cherty silty clay, 6 to 12 percent (baxter) CuD3 Cumberland cherty silty clay, 12 to 20 percent (baxter) 2

3 DAM Dam, large DcA Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 DcB Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 DcC2 Dickson silt loam, 6 to 12, Do Dowellton silt loam FdD2 Fredonia very rocky silty clay loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, FrC3 Fredonia very rocky silty clay, 6 to 12 percent GaB Garmon silt loam, 2 to 6 GaC2 Garmon silt loam, 6 to 12, GaD Garmon silt loam, 12 to 20 GaE Garmon silt loam, 20 to 35 GmE3 Garmon shaly silt loam, 15 to 25, severely Gu Gullied land Ha Hamblen silt loam Prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the HuB Humphreys cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 HuC2 Humphreys cherty silt slopes, Ma Made land (pits) Me Melvin silt loam Prime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the Mf Morganfield silt loam Prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the MoB Mountview silt loam, 2 to 6 MoC2 Mountview silt loam, 6 to 12, NdB Needmore silt loam, 2 to 6 NeC2 Needmore silty clay loam, 6 to 12, NmC3 Needmore silty clay, 6 to 12, severely Nn Newark silt loam Prime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the 3

4 NoB Nolichucky fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 (riney) NoC2 Nolichucky fine sandy slopes, (riney) PbB Pembroke silt loam, 2 to 6 PbC2 Pembroke silt loam, 6 to 12, PeC3 Pembroke silty clay loam, 6 to 12, severely Rg Robinsonville gravelly silt Prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the loam (sensabaugh) Ro Rock land Rs Roellen silty clay loam Prime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the SaA Sango silt loam, 0 to 2 SaB Sango silt loam, 2 to 6 St Staser silt loam Prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the Ta Taft silt loam Prime farmland if drained TbB2 TbC2 TbD2 loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, (vertrees) slopes, (vertrees) slopes, (vertrees) TcC3, 6 to 12, severely (vertrees) TlB2 Talbott silty clay loam, 2 to 6, (vertrees) TlC2 Talbott silty clay loam, 6 to 12, (vertrees) TrB Tarklin cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 TrC Tarklin cherty silt loam, 6 to 12 W Water WrD Weikert and Ramsey stony soils, 12 to 20 percent slopes WrE Weikert and Ramsey stony 4

5 soils, 20 to 50 percent slopes WsC Wellston silt loam, 6 to 12 ZaB Zanesville silt loam, 2 to 6 5

Soils Report. Contact your local District Conservationist for site specific assistance

Soils Report. Contact your local District Conservationist for site specific assistance United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Soils Report Contact your local District Conservationist for site specific assistance Farmland Classification Farmland Classification