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r- oo C'j Evaluation Area A - Soils This area is comprised of deep, medium to fine textured soils on slopes ranging from 0 to 6 percent. They have weakly to strongly developed B horizons with corresponding moderate to slow permeability. About 17 per- cent of the acreage consists of soils underlain by gravel at depths between 20 and 48 inches. Depth to shale is over 60 inches. Most of the project soils having saline, alkali and high water table problems, are included in this evaluation area. There are 2,302 acres or 71 percent of soils grouped into capability class III and 916 acres or 29 percent grouped into capability class II. Evaluation Area B - Soils Soils in this evaluation area are gen<=~lly deep, predominantly medium textured, have weakly to strongly developed B horizons, moderate to slow permeabillty, and slopes ranging from 3 to 12 percent. Thirty-five percent of this acreage consists of soils underlain by gravel between 12 and 48 inches. Depth to shale is over 60 inches. A SIlI.all acreage is affected by salt, alkali, high water table and flooding. This evaluation area includes most of the moderately stony soils on the project. Steep slope is the major soil problem affecting the capability classification. All the soils comprising the 1,462 acres in this evaluation area are grouped into capability class IV. Evaluation Area C - Soils Soils of this evaluation area have developed primarily from loess; however, a SIIIa11 acreage has developed from alluvium. They are deep, medium tex- tured soils with weakly to strongly developed B horizons, moderate to slow permeability, and slopes ranging from 1 to 6 percent. A small acreage of soils is underlain by gravel at depths between 30 and 48 inches. Slope as it affects the soil erosion potential is the only significant problem affecting the capabil ity c1assif.ication of these soils. There are 407 acres or 62 percent of the soils grouped into capability class II and 250 acres or 38 percent grouped into capability class III. Evaluation Area D - Soils 'Ibi s evaluation area is comprised of deep, med ium textured soils which pre- dominantly have weakly developed B horizons, moderate permeability, and slopes ranging from 6 to 12 percent. A small acreage of soils, representing about 13 percent of this area, is underlain by gravel at depths between 20 and 48 inches. Except for a small acreage that is slightly affected by salt and a1ka! i, the only soil problem is slope as it affects the soil erosion potential. All the soils in this evaluation area (215 acres) are grouped into capability class IV. - 12 -