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82 Soil Survey of <br /> adapted plants help to ensure the establishment and Typical profile: <br /> survival of seedlings. A-0 to 5 inches;loam <br /> BA-5 to 9 inches;loam <br /> Bt-9 to 19 inches;clay loam <br /> 81—Stoneham-Fort Collins loams,3 to 5 BCk-19 to 26 inches;clay loam <br /> percent slopes Ck-26 to 60 inches; loam <br /> Setting Additional components <br /> Location:This map unit occurs dominantly in the Kimst and similar soils:5 percent <br /> southwestern part of the survey area. Olnest and similar soils: 5 percent <br /> Elevation:4,301 to 5,200 feet Sampson and similar soils:5 percent <br /> Mean annual precipitation:13 to 16 inches Ulmet and similar soils:4 percent <br /> Frost-free period.145 to 148 days Lodgepole and similar soils: 1 percent <br /> Note:This map unit is on gently sloping plains.The Management <br /> Stoneham soil is on summits and side slopes. Major uses:Nonirrigated cropland and rangeland <br /> The Fort Collins soil is on toeslopes and The main limitations affecting nonirrigated crops <br /> footslopes.The native vegetation is mainly are low precipitation, low organic matter content,and <br /> grasses. the hazards of water erosion and soil blowing.The <br /> Component Description Kimst soil is subject to lime-induced chlorosis.A high <br /> Stoneham and similar soils content of lime decreases the available supply of most <br /> plant nutrients.Chlorosis is apparent, particularly in <br /> Percent of the map unit:50 percent beans and grain sorghum.If the Stoneham soil is tilled <br /> Landform:Plains deep, it is subject to lime-induced chlorosis.Returning <br /> Landform element:Summits crop residue to the soil or regularly adding other <br /> Slope range:3 to 5 percent organic material improves fertility, reduces the hazard <br /> Surface layer texture:Loam of soil blowing, and increases the water intake rate. <br /> Depth to restrictive feature:More than 60 inches Areas of the Stoneham and Kimst soils are more <br /> Drainage class:Well drained susceptible to soil blowing than areas of the Fort <br /> Parent material.Fine-loamy eolian deposits over fine- Collins soil. Because the amount of precipitation is not <br /> loamy alluvium sufficient for annual cropping,the best cropping <br /> .Native plant cover type:Rangeland system for nonirrigated crops is one that includes <br /> Flooding:None small grain and summer fallow.Tillage should be <br /> Available water capacity.Mainly 10.6 inches minimized and should be on the contour or across the <br /> Typical profile: slope.Terraces reduce the runoff rate, help to control <br /> A-0 to 3 inches; loam erosion,and help to conserve moisture. <br /> Bt-3 to 6 inches;clay loam Controlled livestock management is the major <br /> Btk-6 to 10 inches;clay loam management practice needed on this map unit. <br /> Bk1-10 to 27 inches; loam The main limitations affecting windbreaks and <br /> Bk2-27 to 60 inches; loam environmental plantings are low precipitation and the <br /> Fort Collins and similar soils hazard of soil blowing.Planting the trees on the <br /> contour helps to conserve moisture.Summer fallow, <br /> Percent of the map unit:30 percent cultivation for weed control, and selection of adapted <br /> Landform:Plains plants help to ensure the establishment and survival of <br /> Landform element:Toeslopes,footslopes seedlings. <br /> Slope range:3 to 5 percent <br /> Surface layer texture:Loam <br /> Depth to restrictive feature:More than 60 inches ��tlotoneham-Kimst-Fort Collins loams, <br /> Drainage class:Well drained 15 percent slopes <br /> Parent material.Fine-loamy eolian deposits over fine- Setting <br /> loamy alluvium <br /> Native plant cover type:Rangeland Location:This map unit occurs dominantly in the <br /> Flooding.None southwestern part of the survey area and is also <br /> Available water capacity.Mainly 10.4 inches adjacent to major drainageways. <br />