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Custom Soil Resource Report <br />Minor Components <br />Manter <br />Percent of map unit. 10 percent <br />Landform: Hills, interfluves <br />Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, backslope <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope, interfluve <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Ecological site: Sandy Plains (R067BY024CO) <br />Hydric soil rating: No <br />3—Ascalon sandy loam, sandy substratum, 3 to 5 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />National map unit symbol. 2tlnv <br />Elevation: 3,580 to 4,460 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 20 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees F <br />Feast -free period. 135 to 160 days <br />Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Ascalon, sandy substratum, and similar soils: 90 percent <br />Minor components: 10 percent <br />Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. <br />Description of Ascalon, Sandy Substratum <br />Setting <br />Landform: InterfEuves <br />Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit <br />Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve <br />Down-slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material. Wind -reworked alluvium and/or calcareous sandy eolian deposits <br />Typical profile <br />Ap - 0 to 6 inches: sandy loam <br />Bt1 - 6 to 12 inches: sandy clay loam <br />Bt2 - 12 to 19 inches: sandy clay loam <br />Bk - 19 to 37 inches: very fine sandy loam <br />C - 37 to 80 inches: fine sand <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 3 to 5 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Natural drainage class: Well drained <br />Runoff class: Low <br />13 <br />