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1993 District 7 Rural Soils Test



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Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Contour stripes should be used on land with 6-18 percent slope
 

 2. 

Land should be used for woodland or wildlife if it is swampy or frequently flooded.
 

 3. 

A sod waterway is needed to prevent sheet erosion.
 

 4. 

Continuous row cropping can be used ton class one and two land
 

 5. 

No till with crop residue should be used on class six land
 

 6. 

Frequent flooding occurs on land class five.
 

 7. 

Conservation tillage should be used on class one land.
 

 8. 

Contouring is needed on land with 2-6 percent slope.
 

 9. 

The plow layer is the upper seven inches
 

 10. 

Soil tilth refers to its organic content.
 

 11. 

Organic matter lightens the color of topsoil.
 

 12. 

When tile drainage is installed on class two land (by drainage) the land class changed to class one.
 

 13. 

Slope can be defined as the inclination of the land surface from the horizontal
 

 14. 

Percent of slope is always measured in the steepest relief of the site.
 

 15. 

Percent of slope is always measured in the steepest relief of the site.
 

 16. 

Topsoil and subsoil are of equal importance in the soil.
 

 17. 

Erosion channels caused by rill erosion are small enough to be closed by common tillage tools.
 

 18. 

Soil texture has little effect on water and plant nutrient holding capacity of the site.
 

 19. 

Soil depth affect the kind of crop that can be grown.
 

 20. 

Soft shale does not affect root growth.
 

 21. 

Plant roots require a favorable balance of air and water for optimal growth.
 

 22. 

After a soil has been placed in a given land capability class, there is no further classification needed.
 

 23. 

Proper use of management practices which overcome soil limitations can result in a change of land class.
 

 24. 

Substratum is the part of the soil below the plow layer.
 

 25. 

Plant grasses and legumes on class six land.
 



 

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