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<br />PHYSICAL LAND SURVEY NO. 30 <br /> <br /> <br />102359 <br /> <br />t' <br /> <br /> <br />in the <br />Western and Southeastern Baca County <br />Soil Conservation Districts <br />Colorado <br /> <br />by JOHN J. UNDERWOOD' <br /> <br />Associate Soil Scientist <br />Soil Con8ervotion SUl'vcys Division, Soil COllscJ:vution Service <br />Field 8urvey hy John J. Underwood, L, .Bard Blackham, Raymond-G. Cason, Luther K. Ehy. <br />MUo S. Jamcs, Edgar C. Joy, James J. Nielsen, Lynn J. Olsen, Robed D. Shipp, and Chari.,!! <br />Swigart of the Soil Conservation Service; Sam U. Maner of tl.., Bureau of AgricuhuraI Eco_ <br />nomics; nnd Fay M. .-axt.on of thl(j Colol'ado AgriculluraI Experiment Station <br /> <br />Issued 1944 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Page <br />Introduction..... ............................ ....... ....... . . 1 <br />Using the land in Baca County............................... 2 <br />Land-capability classes............... .... '" .......... ...: 3 <br />Choosing p.ractices and measures,..'~""""""""""'" 5 <br />Readjustments neededfOl' a permanent and stable agriculture 24 <br />How the soil conservation districts work.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 <br />General physical features and development. . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . .. 34. <br />Climate. . . . .... ..............:...... .. .. . . ...... . ... . ... .. 35 <br />Agricltlture................................................ 37 <br />The conservation survey...... ... ..... .. .... . . ... ........ ... .. 40 <br />Soils....................................................... 42 <br />Relation of erosion to other factors... . . .. " ....... ......... 51 <br />Snmmary. . . . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 54 <br /> <br />I Assi~tance was !('ivcn by several technical specialists in thc Southern Great Plains Region, Soil Consi!l'va- <br />tron Sorvice. <br /> <br />UNITED STATES DEI'ARTMEN'T OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE - WASHINGTON, D. C. <br /> <br />For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. GOvernmen:t Printing Office, <br />Washington 25, D. C. _ _ Price 35 cents <br /> <br />" <br />