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<br />Evaluation Areas A and B <br /> <br />These two areas consist of mesa soils with all the properties described <br />in the general description. Evaluation area A includes, in addition to <br />the soils described above, small acreages of moderately fine textured <br />soils, greater than 60 inches deep over gravel, and medium textured soils <br />30 to 48 inches deep over gravel. Slopes are three percent or less. <br />Soils have been grouped into various units and subclasses of land capability <br />class II because of limitations in climate, soil, and erosion that require <br />moderate conservation practices for continued production over a long period <br />of time wi thout deterioration. <br /> <br />In addition to the soil properties in the general description above, evalu- <br />ation area B also includes small acreages of moderately fine textured soils <br />more than 60 inches deep over gravel and cobble, and medium textured soils <br />between 36 and 60 inches deep over gravel and cobble. A few spots repre- <br />senting a small acreage, have a slight saline problem and high water table. <br />The so ils 0 ccur on rolling topography wi th slopes of three to six percent, <br />and are grouped into uni ts of land capabili ty class III. <br /> <br />Evaluation Area C <br /> <br />There is a complex group of soils in this evaluation area. Surface textures <br />are medium to moderately fine, permeability of the subsoil and substratum <br />is moderate to slow. 'The soils vary from 16 to more than 60 inches deep <br />and most of them are underlain by gravel or cobble. ;:mall acreages of soil <br />have stones on the surface. Based on the tabulated soil acreages, 70 per- <br />cent of the soil has developed from aeolian material over glacial till and <br />30 percent is influenced by material of shale origin. Slopes of this area <br />vary from 1 to 10 percent. Soils representing 93 percent of the evaluation <br />area have been grouped into land capability class IV because of very severe <br />limitations that require very careful management. The remainder of the <br />area is in capability class III because of severe limitations that require <br />special conservation practices. <br /> <br />Evaluation Area D <br /> <br />This area includes the land along the Florida River and tributary fans. <br />Soils have developed from a complex pattern of recent river deposits, young <br />river terraces and alluvium from side drainageways. They have medium surface <br />textures and are moderately permeable in the subsoil and substratum. A few <br />soils near the river, or in low spots, have water tables, but most of the <br />water table is at least 30 inches below the surface. Slopes range from zero <br />to 10 percent. Soils are grouped into land capability classes II, III, and <br />IV because of limitations due to soil or erosion. Fifty percent of the land <br />in this evaluation area is in capability class IV, 25 percent in capability <br />class III, and 25 percent in capability class II. <br /> <br />Findings <br /> <br />The land capability classification of the 19,450 acres of land designated by <br />the Bureau of Reclamation as the Florida project is as follows: Capabil i ty <br />class II, 7,324 acres; III 10,213 acres; and IV 1,913 acres. It is concluded <br />that the Florida project lands are suitable for cultivation under irrigation. <br />-12- <br />