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<br /> over a long period to insure that the root zone is inches or more. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water
<br /> property wetted. In sloping areas, leveling is necessary erosion is slight. The hazard of soil blowing is severe.
<br /> to efficiently apply and remove water. The Valent soil is deep and excessively drained. it
<br /> A tillage pan forms easily if the soil in this unit is tilled formed in eolian sand. Typically, the surface layer is
<br /> when wet. Chiseling or subsoiling breaks up the tillage grayish brown sand 8 inches thick. The underlying
<br /> pan. Returning crop residue to the soil and regularly material to a depth of 60 inches or more is pale brown
<br /> adding other organic matter improve fertility, reduce fine sand.
<br /> crusting, and increase the water intake rate. Permeability of the Valent soil is rapid. Available water
<br /> This unit is well suited to hay and pasture. Proper capacity is low. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or
<br /> stocking rates, pasture rotation, and restricted grazing more. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water erosion is
<br /> during wet periods help to maintain or improve the slight. The hazard of soil blowing is severe.
<br /> condition of the pasture and protect the soil from This unit is used mainly as rangeland. It is also used
<br /> erosion. for irrigated crops.
<br /> If this unit is used for windbreaks and environmental if this unit is used for irrigated crops, the main
<br /> plantings, the main limitations are wetness and salinity. If limitations are the hazard of soil blowing and
<br /> necessary, supplemental irrigation should be provided droughtiness; Sprinkler irrigation is suited to this unit.
<br /> when planting and during dry periods. Fallowing in Because the soils in this unit are droughty, applications
<br /> summer, cultivating for weed control, and selecting of irrigation water should be light and frequent.
<br /> adapted plants are necessary to insure the Returning'gll crop residue to the soil and using a
<br /> establishment and survival of seedlings. Among the trees cropping system that includes grasses, legumes, or
<br /> that are suitable for planting is eastern redcedar. grass-legume mixtures help to maintain fertility and tilth.
<br /> Suitable shrubs are American plum, purple willow, Maintaining crop residue on or near the surface reduces
<br /> common chokecherry, and redosier dogwood. runoff and soil blowing and helps to maintain soil tilth
<br /> If this unit is used for homesite development, the main and the organic matter content. Tlllage should be kept to
<br /> limitations are the hazard of flooding, depth to the water a minimum. Applying nitrogen and phosphorus increases
<br /> table, and the shrink-swell potential. Artificial drainage production.
<br /> can reduce wetness. Excavating can expose material The potential plant community on this unit is mainly
<br /> that is highly susceptible to soil blowing. Revegetating prairie sandreed, sand bluestem, needleandthread, blue
<br /> disturbed areas around construction sites as soon as grama, and switchgrass. Seeding improves range that is
<br /> feasible reduces soil blowing. in poor condition. Suitable mixtures include sand
<br /> Septic tank absorption lines should be placed below bluestem, little bluestem, sideoats grama, prairie
<br /> the subsoil. If buildings are constructed on the soil in this sandreed, Indian ricegrass, switchgrass, and indiangrass.
<br /> unit, the effects of shrinking and swelling are reduced by If this unit is used for windbreaks and environmental
<br /> using an appropriate engineering design for foundations plantings, the main limitations are low precipitation,
<br /> and footings and by diverting runoff away from buildings. droughtiness, and the hazard of soil blowing. Onsite
<br /> Roads and streets should be designed to offset the investigation is needed to determine the feasibility of
<br /> limited ability of the soil to support a load. planting trees and shrubs.
<br /> This map unit is in capability subclasses llw, irrigated, If this unit is used for homesite development, the main
<br /> and Ills, noninigated. It is in the Salt Meadow range site. limitation is the hazard of soil blowing. Revegetating
<br /> disturbed areas around construction sites as soon as
<br /> 52—Osgood-Valent complex.This map unit is in feasible reduces soil blowing.
<br /> areas of sandhills. Slope is 0 to 2 percent. Areas are This map unit is in capability subclasses lVe, irrigated,
<br /> irregular in shape and are 40 to 600 acres. and Vie, nonirrigated. This unit is in the Deep Sand
<br /> This unit is 60 percent Osgood sand and 30 percent range site.
<br /> Valent sand. The components of this unit are so
<br /> intricately intermingled that it was not practical to map S3—Psoll ilne middy loom.This deep, well drained
<br /> them separately at the scale used. soil is on flood plains of intermittent drainageways. It
<br /> Included in this unit are small areas of Vona soils. formed in mixed alluvium. Slope is 0 to 2 percent Areas
<br /> Included areas make up about 10 percent of the total are elongated and are 20 to 200 acres.
<br /> acreage. Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown fine sandy
<br /> The Osgood soil is deep and well drained. 1t formed in loam about 17 inches thick. The upper 14 inches of the
<br /> eolian sand. Typically. the surface layer is light brownish underlying material is brown sandy loam, the next 17
<br /> gray fine sand 23 inches thick. The subsoil is grayish inches is light yellowish brown sandy loam, and the
<br /> brown sandy loam 15 inches thick. The substratum to a lower part to a depth of 60 inches or more is pale brown,
<br /> depth of 60 inches or more is pale brown sand. stratified loamy sand and sandy loam.
<br /> Permeability of the Osgood soil is rapid. Available Included in this unit are small areas of Table Mountain
<br /> water capacity is low. Effective rooting depth is 60 loam and Bankard sand. Included areas make up about
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