2016-11-23_PERMIT FILE - M2009010

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Kit Carson County, Colorado 6—Ascalon loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes hazard of soil blowing.Planting the trees on the contour helps to conserve moisture. Setting Location:This map unit occurs in the western part of the survey area. 7—Ascalon loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes Elevation:4,301 to 5,200 feet Setting Mean annual precipitation:13 to 15 inches Frost-free period:145 to 148 days Location.This map unit occurs dominantly in the Note:This very deep,well drained soil is on gently western part of the survey area. sloping plains.It formed in eolian material.The Elevation:4,301 to 5,200 feet native vegetation is mainly grasses. Mean annual precipitation:13 to 15 inches Component Description Frost-free period:145 to 148 days Note:This very deep,well drained soil is on Ascalon and similar soils moderately sloping and strongly sloping hills.It Percent of the map unit.85 percent formed in eolian material.The native vegetation Landform:Plains mainly grasses. Slope range.3 to 5 percent Component Description Surface layer texture:Loam Depth to restrictive feature:More than 60 inches Ascalon and similar soils Drainage class:Well drained Percent of the map unit.85 percent Parent material.Fine-loamy eolian deposits Landform:Hills Native plant cover type:Rangeland Slope range:5 to 15 percent Flooding.None Surface layer texture:Loam Available water capacity:Mainly 8.2 inches Depth to restrictive feature:More than 60 inches Typical profile: Drainage class:Well drained Ap-0 to 4 inches;loam Parent material:Fine-loamy eolian deposits BA-4 to 7 inches; loam Bt1-7 to 12 inches;sandy clay loam Native cover type:Rangeland Bt2-12 to 22 inches;sandy clay loam Floodingg::None Bk-22 to 41 inches;sandy clay loam Available water capacity. Mainly 8.2 inches Ck---41 to 60 inches;sandy loam Typical profile: Additional components: Apt to 4 inches;loam Platner and similar soils: 5 percent BA-4 to 7 inches; loam Sampson and similar soils:5 percent Bt1-7 to 12 inches;sandy clay loam Wages and similar soils:5 percent Bt2-12 to 22 inches;sandy clay loam Bk-22 to 41 inches;sandy clay loam Management Ck-41 to 60 inches;sandy loam Major uses:Nonirrigated cropland and rangeland Additional components: The main limitations affecting nonirrigated crops Ascalon sandy loam and similar soils:5 percent are low precipitation and the hazards of soil blowing Sampson and similar soils: 5 percent and water erosion.Because the amount of Wages and similar soils:5 percent precipitation is not sufficient for annual cropping,the Management best cropping system is one that includes small grain and summer fallow.Maintaining crop residue on or Major uses:Rangeland near the surface can help to control runoff and soil This map unit is not suited to irrigated or blowing and helps to maintain tilth and the content of nonirrigated crops because of the slope. organic matter.Tillage should be on the contour or Controlled livestock management is the major across the slope.Terraces reduce the runoff rate,help management practice needed on this map unit. to control erosion,and help to conserve moisture. The main limitations affecting windbreaks and Controlled livestock management is the major environmental plantings are low precipitation and the management practice needed on this map unit. slope.This unit is not suited to windbreaks and The main limitations affecting windbreaks and environmental plantings in areas where the slope is environmental plantings are low precipitation and the more than 9 percent.