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<br />I <br />'. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />0" B. BAY1lIlI & co. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />AP'PIL- ...... <br /> <br />hay grasses. Soils are generally shallow and subject to alkalinity and gravel. <br /> <br />These. lands are best suited for permanent hay and grazing uses. The meadows <br /> <br />can be grazed the year round except during haying season. <br /> <br />Sub-Irrigated Meadow Land <br /> <br />Sub-irrigated meadows are usually sandy to gravelly, level to undulating <br /> <br />'in the flood plains of the South Platte River. These lands are characterized by <br /> <br />hard pan, alkali, swampy features and gravel outcroppings. Salt and wild hay <br /> <br />grasses grow on the meadows. <br /> <br />There is a comparatively high demand for irrigated and sub-irrigated <br /> <br />meadow land as part of the combination agricultural operations in the area. <br /> <br />Dry Crop Land <br /> <br />Dry crop land in the area is a generally light sandy soil subject to heavy <br /> <br />wind and water erosion. Summer fallowing is a normal requirement. <br /> <br />At one time much of the grazing land in the area had been tilled. This <br /> <br />'.cropping did not prove to be successful. <br />I <br /> <br />Much of that land has been returned to <br /> <br />I <br />I' <br />II <br /> <br />There is very little dry crop land with wheat base located within the areas. I <br /> <br />Individual acreages and fields are generally small. There is little apparent dry <br /> <br />permanent pasture. <br /> <br />farm cropping activity in the area. <br /> <br />Grazing Land <br /> <br />Grazing lands are generally level, undulating or hillside. The soils are <br /> <br />usually sandy. Forage cover varies throughout the area. Capacities are esti- <br /> <br />mated at 2. 5 to 8 animal unit months. <br />