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~- <br />' 4/fi3 <br />~--. <br />' PIaC--Planter sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent elopes. This deep, well <br />drained soil is on gently sloping and undulating hills, ridges, and terrace <br />edges. It formed in mixed loess and sand derived dominantly from eolian and <br />alluvial material. The vegetation in areas not cultivated Ss mainly <br />midgrasses and short grasses. Sagebrush is common. The average annual <br />precipitation is about 15 [0 17 Snchea. <br />Typically, the surface layer is dark grayish brown sandy loam 4 inches <br />thick. The upper 12 inches of the subsoil is dark brown sandy loam. The <br />lower 4 inches is brown sandy loam. The upper 15 inches of the substratpm is <br />light gray calcareous loamy fine sand. The lower part to a depth of 60 <br />inches is very pale brown calcareous loamy fine sand. <br />Included 1n this unit are small areas of Ascalon Bandy loam, Sa[anta <br />~. . <br />loam, Eckley gravelly Bandy loam, and Vona loamy sand. Included areas make <br />up about 25 percent of the total acreage. <br />Premeability of the Manter soil is moderately rapid. Available water <br />capacity is moderate. Effective rooting depth is 60 Snches or more. Runoff <br />• is medium, and the hazard of water erosion is moderate. The hazard of soil <br />blowing is moderate. <br />This unit ie used mainly for native rangeland. It is also used for <br />nonirrigated and irrigated crops. <br />The potential plant community on the Manter soil is mainly blue grams, <br />noedlaendthread, and blueatcm. Y'he nvuraµu annunl production of air-dry <br />vegetation ranges from 1,200 to 2,H00 pounds. <br />/~_ <br />