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In non-irrigated "Sres this soil fs suited to wii~r wheat, b:~rlcy and <br />sorghum, Most of the area is devoted to winter wlient which .[s nlter- <br />• Hated with summer fallow to allow moisture accumulation. Normally, <br />precipitation is too low to make beneficial use of fertilize:-s, <br />Good cultural practices such as stubble mulch farming, strip cropping <br />and minimum tillage are needed to combat wind and water erosion, Terracing <br />may alsd be needed to control water erosion. <br />The potential native vegetation on this soil is dominated by blue grams. <br />Several midgrasses such as western wheatgrass and needle and thread are <br />also present. Potential production ranges from 1600 pounds per acre in <br />favorable years to 1000 pounds in unfavorable years, l~'hen range condition <br />~ deteriorates, the midgrasses decrease; blur grams, buffalograss, snakeweed, _ <br />s <br />yucca and fringed sage increase and production drops. Undesirable weeds <br />C( and annuals invade the site as range condition becomes poorer. <br />• Afanagement of vegetation on this soil should be based on taking half and <br />leaving half of the total annual production. Seeding is advisable if <br />range is in poor condition. Sideoats grams, little bluestem, western <br />wheatgrass, blue grams, pubescent wheatgrass and crested whe+atgrass are <br />suitable for seeding. The grass selected should meet the seasonal <br />requirements of livestock. For successful seeding, a clean, firm, <br />sorghum stubble--prepared the growing season prior to seedin3--or a <br />firm, prepared seedbed and grass drill should be used, Early spring <br />seeding has proven most successful. <br />Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally well suited on this <br />~ soil. Generally all trees and shrubs adapted to this area will grow. <br />~~ <br />• <br />z <br />