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34 <br />Soil Assessment Criteria <br />The following tables list the soil types found in Forsyth County with the pertinent <br />characteristics, groupings, relative values and ranking system points. This information is <br />used to determine the relative soil quality of a given parcel of land by the administration <br />of the Farmland Preservation Program. <br />Land Ranking <br />Map Soil Cap Farmland Agricultural Relative System <br />Svmbol Series Slope Subclass Class Group Value Points <br />A1B <br />Altavista <br />1 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />1 <br />1.0 <br />700 <br />ApB <br />Appling <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />1 <br />1.0 <br />700 <br />CcB <br />Cecil <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />1 <br />1.0 <br />700 <br />HiB <br />Hiwassee <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />1 <br />1.0 <br />700 <br />MaB <br />Madison <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />MeB - <br />Mecklenburg <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />PaB <br />Pacolet <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />WdB <br />Wedowee <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />WkB <br />Wickham <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />VaB <br />Vance <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />ApC <br />Appling <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />WkC <br />Wickham <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />HmB2 <br />Hiwassee <br />2-6 <br />3E <br />Prime <br />2 <br />.86 <br />602 <br />EnB <br />Enon <br />2 -6 <br />2E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 f <br />CeB2 <br />Cecil <br />2 -6 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 <br />CcC <br />Cecil <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 <br />HiC <br />Hiwassee <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 <br />MaC <br />Madison <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 <br />MeC <br />Mecklenburg <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />3 <br />.76 <br />532 <br />Co <br />Congaree <br />0 -2 <br />2W <br />State & Local <br />4 <br />.72 <br />504 <br />Ch <br />Chewacla <br />0 -2 <br />3W <br />State & Local <br />4 <br />.72 <br />504 <br />Wh <br />Wehadkee <br />0 -2 <br />4W <br />State & Local <br />4 <br />.72 <br />504 <br />PcB2 <br />Pacolet <br />2 -6 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />McB2 <br />Madison <br />2-6 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />PaC <br />Pacolet <br />6 -10 <br />3E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />CeC2 <br />Cecil <br />6 -10 <br />4E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />HmC2 <br />Hiwassee <br />6 -10 <br />4E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />McC2 <br />Madison <br />6 -10 <br />4E <br />State & Local <br />5 <br />.64 <br />448 <br />19 <br />