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<br />EXHIBIT I - 2
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<br />SOIL SURVEY
<br />Prxcrcuir. au(1 as scattered suutll areas f.hruughout the
<br />count r. '1'hesa areas aro strongly sloping and hilly. Cascajo
<br />u+ils :ur „I;u•ully lu:uu in testuro to a depth of about 15
<br />inches. '1'hcir slope is generally less khan 12 percent. In-
<br />nlndrd in mapping were spots of I{alvey loam, on more
<br />Imrl part: of the landscape, and s lots of Statehnm loam,
<br />on moro level ports and also m s~i+•ht depr•essions•
<br />1'bc=o soils talcc in wat.or readily ~iut have tt low water-
<br />holdine ctpacit}'. Runoff is slow to me(linm. The erosion
<br />ha•rnrd is ~lighL to umdet:•tfe.
<br />?]Tone oir rho ncrea~'e has ever been cttltivnted. All of it is
<br />used as Tango. Deferment and rotation of gl•ving help in
<br />iulin•ovinl; rrgrtnLiun and controlling erosion. (Capabthty
<br />anlt \'IIs 1, nonirrigated; Craa'cl Breaksrnngesite)
<br />Colby :+eries
<br />'1'he. ('ulby series consists of ge.nt.ly sloping, limy soils
<br />that fornictj in silty, limy loess. These soils occur m all
<br />parts of the cowtty. The largest acreages are in the eastern
<br />third.
<br />In m typical lrofilo tho surfaco layer is light brownish
<br />;;ray to glnyis~t-brown silt lo:un about. G inches thicl:
<br />Below this, to ;L delrth of about 2'J iuchos, is pale-brown silt
<br />loam. 'I'bis material has very weal(, coati, subungulal
<br />blocky stt•ucturo :uttl contains a fow 3vhito limo spots abou'
<br />a carter of an inch in diameter. 1'he rest of the profile, t+
<br />a lleptlt oP GO inches, is light yellowish-brown, st.ronelt
<br />calcareous, massive silt loam.
<br />eOlby 50115 ;LiC II:Ltlll';LII}' well (Trained. They have slo3•
<br />to ntotlium rnuull, moderato permt;Lbiliky, and a hi;;l
<br />ranter-1 told i rag ca purity. '1'Ley are h igh i u uutu rat fortil i I;v
<br />If cultivated or uvergntzed, they arc susceptible to blow
<br />1 ug tLil(1 t0 W of CL' CI'OSIOn.
<br />iltost oC tho acrrn;{e is n5rd as Tango. Il[uch of it has Irerl
<br />plowed and dr}•fxrmell but hats now reverte(1 to gra=s
<br />Largcacrcaglashacr,bcan (tlautedto;;rtss.
<br />'1•ypicnl prnfileoF:LCnllrysilt.lunm (100 Cer.teaStoCti\\
<br />rnrnct• tics.'30,'P. `!:; 5., 1.. b;S tiV,)
<br />All-0 l0 3 inches, light brownish-gray (IOPR G/8} silt. loan
<br />dark grayish brown (IOTR 4/2) when motet; moral
<br />coarse, platy structure to wink, Ilne, grnmllnr; sllghtl
<br />hard whrn dr:v, very fcinblr whru rnnist; nl rongl
<br />cnlca mints; rlcn r, smooth bnuuda ry. ',
<br />AI^.-~ to li inches, grayish-brmvn f1U]'R fi/2) silt loan:, dai ',
<br />e nyish brown (SOTR 9/?) rvhen moist; very moral
<br />conrw•, snbangldar hlocl:y strwtucr; slightly bar
<br />when dr3', rery frlnhle when moist; strongly c:dca r~
<br />ous; clmt, smm~l6 buunda l;r.
<br />.\lr-li to 11 inches, palr~brrnvn (111YR f/:{) silt loam, Jai
<br />grayish Lrmvu (Jo]-]t ~1/'_') whrn moist.: vrq• more
<br />rue Tar, priswatic structure; slightly h;u•d whru dr
<br />rery friable when moist; very strongly calca rcu+r
<br />clca r, smooth honndnry. ~~
<br />Clca-11 to 2n iut•hcs, Im lcdrrown (rOCR f/R) .dlt loan,, bro~~
<br />(10]'IL .',/.^.) wlu•n uutist; eery a•ra l:, rna rsr, sn
<br />angul:u~ blocky structure; slightly hard whrn Jr
<br />vrr3' friable when moist; clear, vumolh bouuU:u')
<br />nhout :i percent white Iiwr spots.
<br />C'_ca-20 to UO inches, light 3'rllowisb~broa'n (lOYR (I/d) >i
<br />loam, brown (lOTR n/3) when nmist; mnssicc: hai
<br />when drS, very Crinhlc when moist; strongly rr
<br />r:acous; weak uccnuurlation o[ calcium carbonntc.
<br />'nc~ A bnrizou rn rages from .^, to 3 hmhca hl [h iclmrss a~
<br />frmn silt loam to anc sawly Loam is trstltrc. St is general
<br />limy at the surface but in spots is leached to a depth of 2 ur
<br />inches, 'Phr C horizon is uniformly silt loom,
<br />Colby soils have less dls[inct horizons than Wiley soils. Thy
<br />I,renrrnlly rare strongly eaten rcous throughout the pmfi:
<br />whcrens ]Vilcy soils rare noncnlrnrroux in the A and BI brc
<br />zoos. Colby soils ore not so deeply leached ns Bnca soils. AI•
<br />they Inck the atroag, well-defined structure o[ those sods. Tlt
<br />ore more silty than Rim soils.
<br />Colby fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes (CbBI.
<br />This soil is on the uplands in the ventral part of the couni
<br />mainly south of the Arlca.t]sas River. It occurs as irre
<br />ularly shaped nrcas 100 acres or more in size. The surfs
<br />layer Is about 6 inches thiclr. The rest of the profile,
<br />a depth of 45 inches ot• more, is silt loam in texture. I
<br />eluded In mapping were sots of Wiley silt loam, on t
<br />l~s slopntg Parts of the landscape; a fevv wrens of noel
<br />level Baa't soils; and spots of Colby silt loam, 0 to 25 p+
<br />cent slopes, which occur where the uplands slope
<br />toward tho drninageways.
<br />This soil t:Llces to water readily and has n high wat~
<br />ho](ling capacity. Runoff is slow to medium, and t
<br />hazard of water erosion is moderato. Tho hazard of s.
<br />blowing is moderate to sovcro unless a good vegetati
<br />cm-or is maintained.
<br />P'ipnrv .i.-!'rolile of Cascajn gravelly loam. Lime has accumulated
<br />nn underside of gravel.
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