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<br /> <br />'fABLE 2,-Management and conservation practices recommended, according to capability of the <br />land-Continued <br /> <br />Land. <br />capability <br />olass <br /> <br />VII (brown)l. <br />Not suitable <br />forcultlva- <br />tiOll. Sult- <br />able fOf <br />grazing <br />with se. <br />vere- re- <br />striotlons, <br /> <br />Soil group <br /> <br />55. Medium-depth, <br />sandy soils: <br />Bar t hOll d <br />sandy loam, <br />Otero loamy <br />sand, Otero <br />sandy loam. <br /> <br />.66. Very shallow, <br />moderately <br />heavy soils: <br />Potter sandy <br />loam arid <br />loamy Brmd, <br />Potter-Bprlng- <br />er gravelly <br />loamy sands. <br />Baoa, Ber- <br />thoud, Man- <br />sker, Rnd <br />Mlnnoqua; <br />Potter loam. <br />'7, Loosesands_... <br />Lincoln and <br />TlvoU sands. <br /> <br />SlopeBudefosion Oropland orld10 land <br />(based on dry-land <br />farming) <br /> <br />A slopesjsevefe <br />wlnderoalon, <br />Band C; alight <br />wator ;and <br />sUghttosevere <br />wind erosion, <br /> <br />Ato D;all ero- <br />SiOIl classes, <br />Undulating to <br />hilly or 'hrok- <br />,no <br /> <br />o and D ,only; <br />all erQsion <br />classes. <br /> <br />All olass VII land now <br />tn cultivation should <br />be converted to per- <br />manent vegetation, <br />List;. bare or poorly cov. <br />ered traots in spring to <br />Sudan grass, broom- <br />corn, or forage sor. <br />ghum, <br />After stabilization, arti. <br />ficial seeding of grass <br />may be praotioable. <br /> <br />_"__do____un.'____u <br /> <br />___ndo____n__~___.__ <br /> <br />A to OJ all ero- _____do~__u <br />ston olasses. <br /> <br />8: Heavy clay soUs_ ___dom_~..u_u_ ____.do__ <br />Ordway clay <br />loam, <br /> <br />Praoticos recommended for- <br /> <br />Pasture, meadow, <br />or woodland Speolal oondltlon~ <br /> <br />Same as olasses III <br />'and VI except <br />that restrictions <br />in use must be <br />more severe, and <br />structures are not <br />generally appll- <br />oable. Utiliza- <br />tion must be re- <br />stricted to pro. <br />vide adequate <br />cover and to al- <br />low reoovery of <br />native grass, <br />Grazing should <br />be allowed only <br />In early summer <br />months, to allow <br />sufficient. reoov. <br />ery for winter <br />protection. <br />More woodland <br />and wildlife de- <br />velopments than <br />on olasses III and <br />VI. The same <br />general recom. <br />mendations arc <br />applicable-. <br />Trees and shrubs <br />should be pro. <br />tected from live. <br />stock during the <br />growIng season, <br />from fire, and <br />fromoverouttlng. <br /> <br />____do_____n____ <br /> <br />____do__ __~n_____ <br /> <br />__do___.___.._ <br /> <br />.___do.____.._______ <br /> <br />II. Roughbrokenor A to D (tindu- _____do___._n_u____nn u_ndo.__~_~..n____ <br />stony land, latlng to brok- <br />en)j all erosion <br />olasses, <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />See footnotes Itt end of table. <br /> <br />Leveling of dunes, <br />hummooks, and <br />fence drifts may <br />be neoessary. <br />Stf\bUizatlon with <br />sorghums, and <br />protection of plant <br />residues, <br />GUlly-control meas. <br />ures may be <br />nooded, <br /> <br />All' grazing pro- <br />hibited on bare <br />areas, Fence, <br />drill to Sudan <br />grass or sorghums, <br />leave residue, and <br />seed to grass. <br />Straw mulch, if <br />practioable, may <br />be used for sta. <br />bilization. <br />Oontour plow fur. <br />rows where topog- <br />'"fhY and vege. <br />ta cover permit, <br />Very erodible, <br />Structllf6S are not <br />satisfactorYllniess <br />cover Is adequate, <br />Occasional struo- <br />tures may be <br />needed to divert <br />water and prevent <br />runoff from dam- <br />aging lower lying <br />lands. Retention <br />dams and stook <br />ponds may be <br />praotIcable on. <br />some sites. <br /> <br />Physical Land Conditions in the <br />