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A = RKLSCP
A R = = Computed soil loss per unit area (tons per acre) Rainfall factor
# of erosion index units in a normal year's rain. Erosion index is a measure of the erosive force of a specific rainfall
S C
= =
From Wischmeier and Smith, 1965. a Evaluated from continuous fallow. All others were computed from row crop data.
RELATIVE PROTECTION OF GROUND COVER AGAINST EROSION (in order of increasing C factor) Land-use groups Permanent vegetation Examples Protected woodland Prairie Permanent pasture Sodded orchard Permanent meadow Alfalfa Clover Fescue Rye Wheat Barley Oats Soybeans Cowpeas Peanuts Field peas Cotton Potatoes Tobacco Vegetables Corn Sorghum Summer fallow Period between plowing and growth of crop Range of "C" values 0.0001 -- 0.45
Large-seeded legumes
0.1 -- 0.65
Row crops
0.1 -- 0.7
Fallow
1.0
Practice factor values for contouring Land slope, % P value 1.1 to 2 0.60 2.1 to7 0.50 7.1 to 12 0.60 12.1 to 18 0.80 18.1 to 24 0.90