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<br />• <br />Included with this soil in mappirk; are small areas of Kim, <br />.F <br />;~`x <br />:;;, . <br />. <br />•~ , ' <br />Arvada, and Fluvents which make up 5 to 18 percent o£ the mapping <br />unit. These soils all have slopes of 1 to 3 percent. <br />Permeability of .the Wane soil is rapid. Effective rooting <br />depth varies with the level of the watr:r table, u;nralLy about 2 <br />feet, Available water capacity is low. :,ur•1'ace zvrroi'f is slow, a,nd <br />.,the erosion hazard is moderate. Ponding occurs in the spring, and• <br />';the water table varies with the amount of irrigation water applied. <br />to this soil and surrounding soils. <br />;j. This soil is used mainly for ~;razii><; land, brass or legume - • <br />hay, and pasture. <br />Installation of the drains and ima~roved water man<'~s,^ement <br />Pr , <br />.'; practices increase the potential for crop production on these ebils. <br />r-~F 'The furrow or flooding method of irrigation is usually employed," <br />".. <br />;;:, though- spryrilclers would be well suited for use on this soil. <br />~(`~ ~ The native vegetation on this soil is mainly alkali sana'~bn, <br />J f, <br />saltgrasf ,,western wheatgrass, sedges, fourwing saltbush, tall ;rabbit- <br />~'''ta .. ~ .. <br />,! brush,'and some scattered greasewood. <br />;• .. When the range condition deteriorates, woody shrubs and 'salt- <br />grass increase. When the range is in poor condition, undesirable ' <br />,~.. <br />~'~~..~. weeds and annual plants are a.biinda.nt. Fro}per ;;r;izir>t; manai;emeixt <br />maintains and improves range condition. suitable plants for ;Reding <br />are alkali sacaton and western wheatgrass. For successful seeding, <br />a good practice is to prepare a seedbed and drill the seed. 1~i`ush <br />:.~. . <br />~~~,. _ <br />management improves deteriorating sites that are producin;; more <br />' `_.~ <br />- woody shrubs than commonly found in the native plant community. <br />Care should be taken to leave stands o£ fo~u•wing saltbush. <br />' , <br />This soil is suited to the pi•oductiop of r'iernont cottonwood. <br />'. It is capable of producing 230 board feet of timber per acre from <br />. a Fully stocked, even-aged stand of 1r0 year old trees. <br />Wildlife using this soil for habitat include mournirib dove, <br /> <br />ground squirrels, CottonL;~i1_ f:~lrbit, .n~~! :u.imC ph~.~a,~.ut. , <br />Potential conuunnity duvclci}anent i,e. I invited by a.luk;h w;}t(Yr <br />tables,-seasonal ponding of water, and frost heave, Estab~~hing <br />drainage on these soils helps to expand potential for var;pus community <br />and agrioultural uses. Capability subclass, N; VIw dryland <br />'.:.~. ".J4/t_ "~Ca(~GLf/ ~/~ 171 L~ ~ .~ T .: <br />