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<br />Banks and Gesso, LLC
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<br />SOIL 8U&VSY
<br />built along dramagewaya and on flood pWru. Aeceee
<br />roads moat be designed ro mmnnise Pro641reave damage.
<br />Capability subclaeees IiI& nonirrigated, and ila ir-
<br />rigated.
<br />102-Valent send, 1 to 8 percent slope. This deep,
<br />seuly level W gently roBfng, excemive~v dnilned soB
<br />Corned in Bandy eolian materW on uplands Elevatioe
<br />rm~gae from 6,100 to 4888 feet The average annual
<br />precipitation L about 12 inches, the average annvd air
<br />temperature ie about 49 degrees F, and the average froeb
<br />bee period fs about 146 days
<br />'typically. the aurtlgee layer is bght browrtfea gray sand
<br />about 8 iachee thfolc The next laver b brown send about
<br />e inrkea thick The eubntratum is pale brown sand to a
<br />depth of fA feches or more.
<br />Included with this wil in mapping are small areas of
<br />Bijou loamy sand, 1 to 8 percent slopes, and Wigton
<br />(Damp sand. 1 to 8 percent elapse.
<br />Permeabi[ity of Lida Vdent wi] ie rapid. Etfeetive root•
<br />ing depth >e 80 inches or more. Available water rapacity
<br />is low to moderate. 8urlace nmofP fe slow, and the
<br />hazards of erosion and soil blowing are high.
<br />Thiq wB ie used oa rangeland and tar wlldll[e babit. .
<br />The native vegetation L mainly sand reedgrsaa, easel
<br />bluestem, blue grams, itttle biveetem; and needle-
<br />andtfucad Band sagebrush is in the etnnd, but it makes
<br />up Delp a small part of the total grout mver, Ler(te
<br />amounts of yucca are present in wme pkme.
<br />Meci~adcal end caemical control of eagabruah mqv be
<br />needed in overgrazed areas aC this Boil The eoB is highly
<br />euecepUble to w0 blowing, a~ water eroafan occurs when
<br />the plant cover to ioedequate. IMeraeeding is a good prec~
<br />rice m overgrazed mess Properly (ocetiog Cveetsek
<br />watering facBitiea helps to emth~ol grating.
<br />Windbreaks and envirormient ptantirtge are fairly weB
<br />suited [o thin wiL Blowing sand and ]ow awilable water
<br />eapnaty are the main limitations for the eatabhehment of
<br />trees and shrubs Tae wB is eo base that tree need to be
<br />planted in shallow furrows and plant cover ceedn w be
<br />rtuurtafned between the rows 8npplement irtlgadon
<br />may he needed to tneure survival. Tress that are beat
<br />suited and have good aurviwi ate Rocky bfauntain ju-
<br />niper, •asMrn raicadar, peederoea Pine, and SlbeNan elm.
<br />3hruhe that are beat suited aro ekunkbuah sumac, lilac,
<br />and Siberian peaahrvb.
<br />This soil is suited to wildlife habitat. It b beat suited m
<br />hxM4t for openland sad rangeland udldTlfe. Rargfeiattd
<br />wildlife, such ee pronghorn antelope, can be encouraged
<br />by developing livestock waterlog facnitiea, properly
<br />mxnxging bveatock grazing, and reseeding range where
<br />needed,
<br />The nude Badtatfon of this soB for homeslteB to the
<br />wordy nature of thesoil, which makes exmvatlon difficult
<br />8pecbl erosion control practices are needed during con-
<br />etructlos Bacauw of the rapid permeability of tail wi4
<br />there is a harard o[ pollution if it is used for septic tank
<br />absorption fields. Capability subclass VIe.
<br />103-Vaknt rind, 9 to Yll percen! elopes Thb deep,
<br />exceedvely drdnad, tolling to ]dlly wB formed in sandy
<br />eolian material on uplands Elevation ranges 4om 4100 to
<br />b,(f00 feet, The average annual prodp{tatiw 1s about 18
<br />inches, the ^verage annual air tempersttve ie about 48
<br />degrees F, end the eoerege Oroet-free period is about 14b
<br />d4Ve
<br />Typleally, the surface layer fa light browrdah grey nand
<br />about 8 inches thick Tha pert layer m brown nand about
<br />6 inches Lhick The underlYfng mnterW is pale brown
<br />and to a depth of fi0 inches or more.
<br />Included with thin soil in mapping are tooaB areas of
<br />Bijou bamY eared, 1 to 8 percent elopes; Wigton laargv
<br />eared, ! to 8 pereenL elopes; and Vdept aandr 1 to 9 per
<br />cent elopes
<br />Permeability of Ehis Valerd. Boil ie rapid Effective root
<br />ing depth ie 60 inches or more. Available water rapacity
<br />to lowto moderate. BurPatt runoff ie slow, and the luard
<br />of ero®on is hlgb. Blowouts are common fo all areas of
<br />thin wB.
<br />This Boil ie used m rsngebnd and for wlldbfe habit.
<br />The patiw vegetation [s mainly profile sandreed, Band
<br />blueetem, needleepdthread, and wad disposed.
<br />Carefhl grating management re eaeentW on this Boil to
<br />prevent overgradrtg, berauee the heznd of cog blowing ie
<br />high when the proteMiw plarrt cover 6 destroyed.
<br />Livestock watering facilities should mt be loeatod on this
<br />Bail beeauee thoY canna mpcentratiorrn of annals Last
<br />deplete the rangeLnd cover. No mechaWcd type of rnrr-
<br />nervation treaptfant ie practical on thk wiL
<br />Windbreaks and environment plmrioga are fah{y weB
<br />eWted to Eais Boil Blowurg Band std low available water
<br />eapeeity ate the praiu limitiam tw the establishment of
<br />trees and shrubs. The soil 1s w knee Nat (teen need to be
<br />planted to shallow funowa and the plant cover ehoWd be
<br />maintained between tae rows 8upplemeMd irrigation
<br />may be needed to Wure eurvlvaL Tree teat are hart
<br />nutted sad have good aurvlvd are Rocky aaountala ju-
<br />niper, autern redeedar, porderoea Dine, end Siberian arm
<br />Shrubs tact are hat suited are akunkbuea enmec, Iilaq
<br />and Siberian peaehrub.
<br />Tlda aoB is edted W wlldtite haWtat It ie beet aWted to
<br />habitat for opedand and natlgelaud wildgts ltangel^M
<br />vn7dlife, each as pronghorn antelope, rat be encouraged
<br />by developing llvutoek wafering facilities, properly
<br />managiag Bveetodc gracing, and reseeding range when
<br />needed
<br />Tae mom limttatons of thin soft Par [vban use are elope
<br />.reel the e^nQy texture of the soil. 8pedal deaigne are
<br />needed for bufldinga end roads to overmme theca limits-
<br />tions The Bandy texture of the soil rauees excavation
<br />probkme, mostly the raving in o[ cat hanks Yreriicae are
<br />needed [o eomrd soil blowMg. Beceuae of the rapid
<br />permeability of th1B soil, there V a barard of pollution it it
<br />to used for aepttc tank abwptfan fields Cap^67ity wb-
<br />elaee VIe.
<br />104-VOrd sendY loan[. 1 to 3 percent dopes. ThL
<br />deep, well drained wit [ortned in Bandy. edcanroua eolian
<br />Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc.
<br />Jemadojin Sand Mine
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