New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. Department of Agriculture and Markets |
Chapter IX. Agricultural Districts |
Part 370. Land Classification System |
Sec. 370.8. Ranking of mineral soils
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- (a) Mineral soils shall be listed according to their soil productivity index and placed within one of ten soil groups. Each soil map unit representing a mineral soil shall be ranked according to its soil productivity index and placed by the commissioner into one of ten soil groups as follows:
Soil Productivity Index Soil Group 90 – 1001 80 – 892 70 – 793 60 – 694 50 – 595 40 – 496 30 – 397 29 or less - Marginal cultivated uses8 Soils not suitable for pasture or other cultivated uses and not identified above or below9 Marsh, wetlands and organics not farmed10 (b) Two soil group subdivisions, determined according to the need to add lime to the soil in order to maintain soil capability, shall also be established for soil groups numbered 1 through 6.