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<br /> Representative profile of Daeono loam,0 to 1 percent
<br /> ' slopes, in a cultivated field, 0.2 mile south and 155 feet ; t "'- �,�.
<br /> west of the northeast corner of section 13, T. 1 S., IL Ii ,, ' , r ,,, .,. :
<br /> 87 W.: l rf,�a - j�it1, �'..
<br /> Ap1--0 to 5 Inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) loam, very t „4 ..l' k 1, .."• ' r r
<br /> 1 dark grayish brown (10YR 8/2) when moist: weak,
<br /> medium,subaagutar blocky structure parting to mod- ems• e ..n i.,t .
<br /> *rattly tine, granular structure; slightly bard, fri• l?f
<br /> able; noneaeareous; neutral; clear, smooth hound. ,,,e' •1 4l. 1 )
<br /> Ap2•-3 to inch. dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) heavy ; '7%.": a;} % :�}.
<br /> I loam, (10 percent Ant gravel), Wry dark grayish t, ' T ;. # �. r'
<br /> brown (101'R 3/2) when moist weak. moderate, Y r 0`' t 1 ^
<br /> aubangular blocky structure; sligbily bard, friable; 7. : .e':.•"•".''s r •,,-. . "' �:#�,
<br /> noacaleareooe; neutral; dear, smooth boundary. . s,•_r ••i.'.4'.> '2..''''' .,' `'"s,..". ` -
<br /> HZ(r-4 10 17 inches, grayisb•browa (10YR 5/2) day. dark — . r .
<br /> I grayish blown (10YR 4/2) when moist; moderate. Plyarr:<.—Inlcn.;,,•truc1,Iara+in;on 11se.,nu wit.
<br /> medium,prismatic structure parting to strong, Ant;
<br /> angular and subangular blocky structure; moderate
<br /> continuous day films on ail pods; very hard, Arm; Detertl�stil Series
<br /> aoaeakareooa: mildly alkalise; clear, wavy bound-
<br /> B3c t-14 o 22 inches,light brownish-gray t1OYR 6/2) sandy The Deertrail series consists of welt-drained, nearly
<br /> clay loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2i wben level soils on uplands. These soils formed in wind cle
<br /> moist; weak,friable;medium, sobengWsr blocky structure; posited loamy material. In Adams Count they occur
<br /> bard, very friable; edrarvous and contains esidum l 3,
<br /> in splotches and disseminated; moderately alkaline; only' in a complex with `Veld soils.
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<br /> *tsar, wavy boundary. In a representative profile, the surface layer is light
<br /> C1-22 to 28 trades. brown (10YR 5/3) coarse sagely clay
<br /> grayish-brown very fine sandy loam and loam about
<br /> loam Ito percent Ago and medium graces), dart $ Inches thick. It is noncalcareous. The upper part of
<br /> brown (10111 1/3) when moist; massive to weak. the subsoil is brown and light brownish-gray clay about
<br /> medium, aubangular blocky structure; slightly hard. g y y
<br /> triable;calcareous;moderately alkaline;clear,wavy 12 inches thick It is noncalcareous. The lower part of
<br /> I boundary. the subsoil is very Palo brown silty clay loam about 11
<br /> C2 2s to s3 iacbea, cent a gran s/s) very roan*loamy inches thick. It is hi hl calca and much of the
<br /> send (t0 percent One gravel), dark brown (7.OYit g y
<br /> 4/3) when moist; maealve; hard, vary triable; ai. time is visible as streaks and sp(�, a underlying ma.
<br /> cartons; moderately alkaline; clear. wavy boundary. tarsal, below a depth of 32 inches, is highly calcareous,
<br /> I 1IC3-35 to 00 inches. Ilgbt•brown (?.5YR 8/4) sand and v¢t� pale brown loam.
<br /> gravel,dark brown (7.3YR 4/4) when motet: single Deertratl soils absorb water slowly, and the available
<br /> grain; loose; calcareous; moderately alkaline. water capacity is very low. Permeaility is slow. Roots
<br /> The A horizon ranges from 5 to 10 inches In thickness,from are confined mostly to the surface layer, and only a
<br /> slam to day loam In texturre grayish brown Bnhoris color, from fe1v roots are in the subsoil.
<br /> s to 18 Indies In thickness. Depth to a ICS MOILS material Representative profile of a Portrait very fine sandy
<br /> mazes from 8 to 20 Inches. Depth to unconsolidated nod loam having a slope of less than I. percent, in an area
<br /> and gravel is 20 to 30 inches. of gam,I, OO feet south and 75 feet west of the north-
<br /> Damao loam,0 to 1 percent slope! IDaAI.—This soil east corner of section 12, T. 8 S., R. 57 WP.:
<br /> ' has the profile described as representative for the series. as--o w a lnceest light brownish gray (10YR e/2) very tine
<br /> It contains 3 to 15 percent gravel in the surface layer sandy loam, dark grayish brown (IoYR 4/2) when
<br /> and subsoil,and it has a sand and gravel layer between moist: weak, tine, platy structure parting to weak,
<br /> depths of 20 and 40 inches. Runoff is slow. The hazard fine, granular structure: soft, very friable; noneal-
<br /> ' of water erosion is slight, but the hazard of soil blow-
<br /> ing neutral: abrupt, Smooth boundary.
<br /> res is moderate if fields are not protected by crops or
<br /> Ada—4 too ra rte light (IOY 4/2) (10YR moist; loam,
<br /> p Ps dark grayiab brown (10YR 4/2) when moist;weak,
<br /> residue. Included in mapping are some small areas of fine. prismatic structure parting to moderate, sue-
<br /> Satana loam and a few small gravel spots. dium, subsngular blocky structure; bard, friable;
<br /> Nears all of this soil is cultivated and irrigated. The thin patchy clay elms; bleached gad grains on wr-
<br /> ' y Lace of peels:nomcilcartoas:mildly alkaline;abrupt.
<br /> soil is easy to till and is well suited to truck farming smooth boundary.
<br /> (fig.8). Capability unit Ills-2, irrigated; not placed in 7�321t—s to 17 Inches. brown (10YR 5/3) clay, dark grayish
<br /> a range site; tree planting suitability group 1. brown (10YR 3.5/2) when moist; strong, medium,
<br /> Dacono loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes IDoBI.—This soil columnar structure parting to strong. Sae, angular
<br /> has a profile that is similar to the one described as locks structure; very hard, Arm; thin continuous
<br /> p p' clay Alma: noacalcartons; moderately alkaline;
<br /> rep-
<br /> resentative for the series, but it has a thinner surface grades, .month boundary.
<br /> layer and subsoil. Runoff is medium,and the hazard of 1122t-1t to 21 inches. light brownlah-gray (10YR 6/2) clay.
<br /> water erosion is moderate. The hazard of soil blowing is dark grayish brown (IoYR 4.5/2) when most;mod-
<br /> erate medium, prismatk structure parting to 'sod-
<br /> III moderate in unprotected fields. orate to strong. one, angular and sabaogalar blocky
<br /> Most of the soil is cultivated and irrigated. Some of structure; very Lard, Arm; thin continuous clay
<br /> Aima. calcareous; very strongly alkaline; clear,
<br /> the steeper areas are used for irrigated pasture.
<br /> Cap- smooth boundary.
<br /> ability unit II10-2,irrigated; not placed in a range site; I35ca-21 to 32 Inches, very pale brown (10YR 113) silts
<br /> tree planting suitability group 1. day loam, brown (101fB 5/3) when moist; weak,
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