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<br />1 <br />' <br /> 61-Taeael fine Bandy loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes. <br /> Thie is a shallow, well drained soil on upland breaks a[ <br />' elevations of 4,850 to 5,200 feet. It formed in residuum <br /> from sandstone. Included in mapping are small areas of <br /> sandstone outcrop and areas of noncalcareous soils. <br /> Typically the surface layer of this Tassel soil is light <br />' yellowish brown fine sandy loam about 7 inches thick. The <br /> underlying material is light yellowish brown very fine <br /> sandy loam. Sandstone is at a depth of about 11 inches. <br /> Permeability is moderately rapid. Available water <br />' capacity is low. The effective rooting depth is 10 to 20 <br /> inches. Surface runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard <br /> is moderate. <br />' The potential native vegetation is dominated by <br /> sideoats grams, little bluestem, blue grams, threadleaf <br /> sedge, sand reedgrass, and needleandthread. Potential <br />' production ranges from 1,750 pounds per acre in favora- <br />ble years to 950 pounds in unfavorable years. As range <br /> condition deteriorates, the sideoats grams, little bluestem, <br /> and sand reedgrass decrease; yucca, sedge, and hlu~• <br /> grams increase; and forage production drops. <br />' Management of vegetation should be based on taking; <br /> half or less of the total annual production. Deferrer) gr:ir.- <br /> ing is practical in improving range condition. Seeding :in~l <br /> mechanical treatment are impractical. <br />' Windbreaks and environmental plantings are general)}~ <br /> not suited to this soil. Onsite investigation is needed to <br /> determine if plantings are feasible. <br />t Production of vegetation on this treeless soil is low, <br /> especially during drought, when annual production can he <br /> as low as 300 pounds per acre. Rangeland wildlife, such a, <br />' antelope and scaled quail, can be attracted by managing <br />livestock grazing, installing livestock watering facilities, <br /> and reseeding where needed. <br /> This soil has poor potential for urban development. The <br /> chief limiting feature is the shallow depth to ,andstonc. <br />' Capability subclass VIe irrigated, Vle nonirrigated: Sam) <br /> stone Breaks range site. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 28 <br />1 <br />