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<br />Spooial problons
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<br />Snlt conoontrc.tivn of part of tho Class 2 land is a problon.
<br />Drains o.re n~"orous, but SOno c.ro ino.doquo.te to cope with tho provail-
<br />inG sr.11nity. If additional drain~.r;o facilitios o.rc not provided, SOr.lQ
<br />of tho lc.nd my bOCOL10 o.1\,a11no to the extont tho.t successful crop pro-
<br />duction will bo diffieult.
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<br />Holbr001:, Fort Lyun. iu:-.ity" !1ydo, and Buffo.lo Canals SUbo.roll
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<br />Tho subo.rco., slw,_m co. oxhibits 4, 5, o.nq €i, !,a,~os I,g _to,'~2.~i!!.c.__
<br />- ,-'::0. --:-:- boundedC06i(tho-nor~h~l.>y~.fJ:fo_H~lb~(jO!~ ;-Fc,rt- 'Ly.ori:,-"nd -:.:~fty~C'\l1nl:S ,~ r~ s-
<br />_:_~-:;:'p_c: c:l;i.v:o'l:r,dro:,,-o.V!2 st-:;::!;. 0, ,0:0. stc,_ -on, ,t ho":sout h :-by_ -'t he- i,r,knn-sa s=R.i''iO 1".,:-aii.a- ~',
<br />--~- ~_siil'th_u--.ocCst:_b,._ _thou, P.9),~j'""_d.o-,,Knnsc.6~State lir.c,. o.nd orlond's-"west:=to=the-
<br />_ -Jl0c.'lr;c.t.o=cof;i h0~=Ibibr."okO:Cana:L ~ --Tho,co.rec.- o~t-ond 1;5J101.W-855-li'l:ii:B::Ei~:,
<br />- .-:froi:!:=-tho:, hoa.d::;"to-'ccf=thO--Hol-br,jok -Cm1Q.l.:..J;~c~-_::!'h.,,--_C0l oYc.d o":K~.ns," s';~1;a.t~, ,'-
<br />- -lino-;---Thc-11Ortnornr.lost rcia.ch is a.bout 12 ",.iles fr-"'.:1 the :.rJ:c.ns:J.S Rivor.
<br />The ,"",jority uf tho :lrea. served by thoso co.nals is not adjc.cont to tho
<br />rivor, but lece,tod ill tho upla.nds severa.l Llilos b:>.ek frOJ:l the river.
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<br />Soils
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<br />Tho river bctto;,llnnds c.ro c.lluviuc.1. Seils of tho uplands aro do-
<br />rivod fron l.1encers of oither the Bontol1 croup or tho Niobrara forn..'\tion.
<br />Beth of those ,;roups include a sc.lt be:>.rinr, slnle. Tho Beuton Crcup
<br />includos tho Carlilo shD.lo, the Gromcros shc.l", a.nd tho Groenhorn 11.."10-
<br />stono. The Niobrc.ra fori.1a.tion L'1cludos tho j,pishc.pa shc.lo and tho
<br />Tinpa.s 11nostono.
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<br />BocinninG at La Junto.; tho Benton croup lios botwoon tho Uiobrara.
<br />croup c.l1d tho rivor vnlloy nea.rly tu Bristol. :.t this point tho Niobrara
<br />"roup touches tho river va.lloy for sevorc.l nilos, and then '",;ain gives
<br />way to the Benton [:roup. The effect ef both of thoso ;;rcups is notod in
<br />tho nu"~rous sa.lt narshes and seeped areas alonG ~ho rivor, particula.rly
<br />fron a. few ,',1il0 s west Clf La.s i.xtiu'\s to tho Celora.do-Ka.nsas Sta.to line.
<br />The soil on top of such for'I:1ntions is usually of an oxcellent nnture, un-
<br />affeeted ~. the shale. ITowovor, in sane parts of the aron, v~.tor soops
<br />throur,h tho forr:t:l.tion, CC1:lUS out belvw, nnd has c. dofinito a.nd hnrr.lful
<br />effeot on tho soil in tho low surroundinC aroas.
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