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<br /> <br />The Chro~ier soil is very deep and well drained. It <br />farrne~i in eol'ian deposits. Typically, the surface layer is <br />brown I~?amy sand inches thick. The upper 10 inches of the <br />subsoil is pink calcar•eaus sandy loam. The lower part to a <br />depth of 4~ inches is pir~kish~ white sandy loam containing a <br />high amount of calcium carbonate. The substratum to a depth <br />r.,f GO inches is pin4: calcareous sandy loam. <br />F'er•rneab i l i ty of tFie Chrr.,der so i I i s rn~?derate l y rapid. <br />Available water- capacity is moderate. Runoff is stow, and <br />the ha~ar•d c.f waiter- er-os i ~?r. i s moderate. Th,e ha<ard i~f so i I <br />bl~?wing is high. <br />This unit is used far- livestc~cl: gr•a~ir~g ar~~i wildlife <br />habitat. <br />The potential plant cornrnunity an this unit is rnairily <br />Wyarning trig sage, st~adscale, nee~ilean~ithrea~i, western <br />wheatgr•ass, Mott I et~r•ust~ s~~ui r•re 1 tai I , th i cF:sp i ke wheatgrass, <br />and Ir~~i i are r i cegr•ass. The average annual product i bn of ai r- <br />dry vegetation r-ar~ges frr,rn 600 to 1,000 pour~~is per acre. <br />This map unit is in capability subclass VIe. It is in <br />the Lc~arny Cc~ I d Desert range site. <br />