Ag Science - Land Capability Classifications

A soil group within a subclass

• Capability Unit

• Arable land

• Land Capability

The movement of air and water through the soil

• Erosion

• Slope

• Soil Permeability

The removal of water within the soil profile

• Internal drainage

• erosion

• surface runoff

The rise and fall in the elevation of land

• Surface texture

• Surface runoff

• Slope

The characteristics of land that determine its best crop use

• land capability

• Capability factors

• Soil Permeability

The proportion of sand, silt, and clay in the soil to plow depth

• Slope

• Erosion

• Surface Texture

The Sustainability of land for agricultural uses

• Land Capability

• Capability Unit

• Capability Factors

Land that can be used for row crops

• Internal drainage

• Arable Land

• Surface Texture

The water from rain, snow, or other precipitation that does not soak into the ground

• Soil permeability

• internal drainage

• Surface runoff

The loss of topsoil by water, wind, or other forces

• Surface runoff

• Erosion

• Internal drainage