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<br />i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sand sago inc.rcnscs, undosirablr woods and nnnu;tl pl;mts invade and <br />"blowout" conditions can occur as ranl;e condition hecomcr poorer. <br />AL'tnagement of vcgctatinn nn this soil shoulu he hayed on [eking half <br />and leaving half of the Cotal annual nroJu~ ti~ni. Se~:dinl; <br />is advisable if ranp,c is in poor <~~ndition. :;;ind b]uesLem, s;utd recd- <br />grass, Lnliangrnss, st:~itchgrass, sideuacc; };rama, little b.luestem and <br />blue grama are suitable for scedinp,, lluc w the wind erosion suscul~[i- <br />bility of [his soil seeding should he dona with an intcr~c~der or in a <br />firm, clean sorghum stubble-prepared the growing season prior to seeding- <br />with a grass drill. Carly spring seeding has proven most successful. <br />brush management can a]no help improve dcteri.urated rani;e. <br />Windbreaks and environmental plantings aro fairly well suited to this <br />soil. Blowing sand auJ avai.lah.lc water capacity arc Chc principle <br />ha2ards to e:;rablishinn trees and shn~be,. 'I'hc soil is so loose th«t <br />trees need to bu plantrd in shallow furrows and reaintain vegetation <br />cover beCwc.:n the row:;. SupplemuiLtl irrip,ution i~i.l] be net:ded to iusurc <br />survival. Trees that arc LesC suited and Lave good survival are Rocl:y <br />Alin. juniper-, eastern rcdcedar, ponderosa pine and Siberian elm. Shrubs <br />best suited arc slutnl:htc.h sumac, lilac and Siberian pea shrub. <br />Wildlife is an important secondary use, with these soils host suited for <br />openland and rangeland wildlife. In cropland ;trews, habitat favorable <br />for ring-necked phc~sants, mnuruin{; (IOVPS, and many non-game species ran <br />be developed by esCabli:;hing wil.dliCc areas for nesCing and escape court. <br />Pot pheasants, the inrl us inn of t:ndis CurbeJ nostin{; cnve.r is vit:.l and <br />:;hou1J be included iu itlans fnr Ir.ibi.tat d~~vcluinn~ nt; this i,; ,•:;pccially <br />u-ue i.n areas of int~vt:;iv~~ a~,ricuiture. If.uip,~•l;tnd wildlilc, rswuplitit•d <br /> <br />