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<br />DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOILS
<br />
<br />In this section the soils of Otero County are de-
<br />scribed in detail. The procedure is to describe
<br />first the soil series and then the mapping units
<br />in that series. Thus, to get full information on
<br />anyone mapping unit, it is necessary to read both
<br />the description of that unit and the description of
<br />the soil series to which the unit belongs.
<br />Each soil series description contains a short
<br />narrative description of a profile considered repre-
<br />sentative of the series, and a much more detailed
<br />description of the same profile that scientists,
<br />engineers, and others can use in making highly tech-
<br />nical interpretations. The colors described are for
<br />dry soil, lIDless otherwise noted.
<br />Some of the teI1llS used in the soil descriptions
<br />are defined in the Glossary, and some are defined in
<br />
<br />1
<br />
<br />the section uHow This Survey Was Made." The approx-
<br />imate acreage and proportionate extent of each soil
<br />mapped are shown in table 1. At the back of this
<br />soil survey is the HGuide to Mapping Units," which
<br />lists the mapping units in the county and shows the
<br />capability unit (irrigated, nonirrigated, or both)
<br />and range site each mapping unit is in, and the page
<br />where each of these groups is described.
<br />
<br />The detailed soil map for this soil survey was
<br />made at two scales. A scale of 4 inches to the mile
<br />is used for the area along the Arkansas River and a
<br />scale of 2 inches to the mile for the rest. MOst of
<br />the area mapped at 4 inches to the mile consists of
<br />nearly level and gently sloping soils that are irri-
<br />gated.
<br />
<br />TABLE 1. --APPROXIMATE ACREAGE AND PROPORTIONATE EXTENT OF THE SOILS
<br />
<br />Soil
<br />
<br />4
<br />.,
<br />
<br />Apishapa loamy sand-------------
<br />Apishapa cIay-------------------
<br />Baca loam, 1 to 5 percent
<br />slopes------------------------
<br />Bankard sand--------------------
<br />Bloom loam----------------------
<br />Cadoma clay, 2 to 12 percent
<br />slopes------------------------
<br />Cascajo soils and Gravelly land-
<br />Dwyer loamy sand----------------
<br />Glenberg loamy fine sand, 0 to
<br />1 percent slopes~-------------
<br />Glenberg-Bankard sandy loams,
<br />o to 1 percent slopes---------
<br />Harvey loam, wet, 0 to 3 percent
<br />slopes------------------------
<br />Harvey-Stoneham loarns, 0 to 3
<br />percent slopes----------------
<br />Haverson loam, 0 to 3 percent
<br />slopes------------------------
<br />Kim and Wiley loarns, 1 to 9
<br />percent slopes----------------
<br />Komman and Neesopah loarns, 0
<br />to 1 percent slopes-----------
<br />Komman and Neesopah loarns, 1 to
<br />3 percent slopes--------------
<br />Komman and Neesopah loams, 3 to
<br />5 percent slopes-----------~--
<br />Las Animas soils--~-------------
<br />limon silty clay loam, 0 to 3
<br />percent slopes----------------
<br />Limon silty clay, 0 to 3 percent
<br />slopes-------------------~----
<br />Manvel silt loam, 0 to 3 percent
<br />slopes------------------------
<br />
<br />1
<br />
<br />See footnote at end of table.
<br />
<br />Area
<br />
<br />Acres
<br />
<br />641
<br />4,327
<br />
<br />Z,393
<br />4,584
<br />1,881
<br />
<br />22,396
<br />10,685
<br />12,010
<br />
<br />2,S86
<br />
<br />1,378
<br />
<br />1,122
<br />
<br />67,320
<br />
<br />9,061
<br />
<br />2S,430
<br />
<br />4,252
<br />
<br />7,170
<br />
<br />1,218
<br />2,917
<br />
<br />3,579
<br />
<br />12,554
<br />
<br />43,231
<br />
<br />Extent
<br />
<br />Percent
<br />
<br />0,1
<br />.5
<br />
<br />.3
<br />.6
<br />.2
<br />
<br />2.8
<br />1.3
<br />1.5
<br />
<br />8,3
<br />
<br />1.1
<br />
<br />3,1
<br />
<br />1.5
<br />
<br />5.3
<br />
<br />Soil
<br />
<br />.3
<br />
<br />Manzanola loam, 0 to 1 percent
<br />slopes-----------------------
<br />Manzanola clay loam, I to 3
<br />percent slopes---------------
<br />Manzanola soils. eroded--------
<br />Minnequa loam, 1 to 3 percent
<br />slopes-----------------------
<br />Minnequa silty clay loam, 0 to
<br />1 percent slopes-------------
<br />Minnequa silty clay loam, 1 to
<br />5 percent slopes-------------
<br />Nepesta clay loam, 0 to 3 per-
<br />cent slopes------------------
<br />Ntnna clay loam, 0 to 1 percent
<br />slopes-----------------------
<br />Numa clay loam, 1 to 3 percent
<br />slopes-----------------------
<br />Numa clay loam, 3 to 5 percent
<br />slopes-----------------------
<br />Numa loam, gravel subsoil vari-
<br />ant, 5 to 9 percent slopes---
<br />Olney sandy loam, 0 to 3 per-
<br />cent slopes------------------
<br />Olney sandy clay loam, 0 to 1
<br />percent slopes~--------------
<br />Otero sandy loam, I to 5 per-
<br />cent slopes------------------
<br />Penrose channery loam, 1 to 25
<br />percent slopes---------------
<br />Rocky Ford silty clay loam, 0
<br />to 1 percent slopes----------
<br />Rocky Ford silty clay loam, 1
<br />to 3 percent slopes----------
<br />Rocky Ford silty clay loam,
<br />wet, 0 to 1 percent slopes---
<br />
<br />.2
<br />
<br />.1
<br />
<br />.5
<br />
<br />,9
<br />
<br />,2
<br />,4
<br />
<br />.4
<br />
<br />Area
<br />
<br />Acres
<br />
<br />41,800
<br />
<br />7,779
<br />427
<br />
<br />154,678
<br />
<br />609
<br />
<br />3,857
<br />
<br />4,039
<br />
<br />2,S32
<br />
<br />8,9I1
<br />
<br />2,639
<br />
<br />342
<br />
<br />26,542
<br />
<br />769
<br />
<br />IS ,301
<br />
<br />80,56S
<br />
<br />19,393
<br />
<br />35,004
<br />
<br />S,546
<br />
<br />Extent
<br />
<br />Percent
<br />
<br />5.1
<br />
<br />1.0
<br />.1
<br />
<br />19,1
<br />
<br />.1
<br />
<br />. S
<br />
<br />.5
<br />
<br />.3
<br />
<br />1.1
<br />
<br />.3
<br />
<br />CijJ
<br />
<br />3.3
<br />
<br />.1
<br />
<br />1.9
<br />
<br />9.9
<br />
<br />2.4
<br />
<br />4,3
<br />
<br />.7
<br />
<br />5
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