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<br />-e <br /> <br />lG5:j <br /> <br />(i'rojoct lands) <br /> <br />Salinity and nll~linity <br /> <br />Uati ve vegetation throughout the irri[;able ~,roa i;onornlly is not of <br />tho salt-tolor::tnt typo. TV[ 0 s=l1 nOl1ir:-i1;o.blo ::troas high in tot:ll <br />soluble salts nro found. Tho lcrcor ono is southoast of Choraw, noar <br />Horso Croo!:, and tho othor is north nnd oast of tho bridGe over the <br />Arbr. sas f,ivor northo::tst of doc!-:y Ford. iilkali sacaton "raSS Grows in <br />tho area noar Horso Crool;. ,J. typicnl soil s:lJ,lple tnl~cn in the salino <br />pcrt of tho aroa testod 1.01 per~ont totcl solublo salt (\nd 0. pH of 8.6. <br /> <br />:, soil sonplo fror,l tho northocstorIl part of tho irricr.ble aroa <br />testod .15 porcont total soluble salt for'tho topsoil and .23 percont <br />for tho subsoil. Tho pH for the rospoctive horizons was 8.4 and 8.2. <br /> <br />- - "--,- - --~ - -- - -- - -~ - -----~ <br />, _o~~ ~:'::ThO~lj,-;,-,o=c.ontont"?Ot~tlio soi:I-:is .f,One_rllny~ir;li.: <br /> <br />- ----~--- <br />----.- . <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />------- <br />- - <br /> <br />,-~- -.-- ---. <br />------ <br /> <br />_. - - __ ___ - ____u__________ <br />.. .-- -------- - ----.. ------------- -- <br />. . . <br /> <br />-------- <br />--~ ---- <br /> <br />----------~- <br />-.--~--~ <br /> <br />'- --------~--- <br />--- ----- ~ -- - <br /> <br />. , <br />-- --- --- <br /> <br />Spi'-ci'!.J.=pro]jlof.iS_~-:-~~=:~'- ,-~~ 'C- ,:. - -, .,- .-"'. <br /> <br />- ---- -----,-- <br />_.- -------- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Transporting W:l.tc.r throuGh the s:lnd dunes locatod inuediately wost <br />of tho arO:l would bo r. I,linor preblotl. 30::10 proc::tution nir,ht bo nocoS- <br />sary to protect c~l::tls :It the l~yor sido of tho nroo. fron daU(\go due to <br />wasto waters. Such protoction would not be expensive. <br /> <br />Soil of tho irriGablo area will not blow, but sand of tho nonirri- <br />t':ablo r.rea to tho wost would ;;'0 subjoct tG wind erosion if tho nativo <br />ccvor wcro rCJ:loved. <br /> <br />South Sido Canals East of Hucrfllno Rivor to tho East Sido of <br />La Junta subarOll <br /> <br />This sub::trea, shown on oxhibits 3 and 4, pai;es 39 nnd 4e, inc1udos <br />llll lcnd under tho following canals: Rocky Ford Hir.hlino. Oxford FaTJ:l- <br />ors, otoro, Catlin. nnd Rocl~ Ford. 1,bout two-thirds of ,tho 'aroa is <br />irricatod. Tho aron oxtonds :lbout 50 nilus aleng'tho south of the ,\r- <br />k:lns:ls Rivor fro::1 the Hucrfo.no River to 1 J:lile onst of Lll Junta. Tho <br />l.rI~:lnsas Rivor forns tho north bound:lry, and tho Rool~ Ford Highlino <br />:lnd otoro Co.Dcls forn tho southorn boundllry. The arOll is a solid bolt <br />2 to 12 nilc.>s in width doponding upon tho topoGraphic and soil condi- <br />tions of its southern boundllry. <br /> <br />--e---------------, <br /> <br />28 <br />