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<br /> <br />72C-Unnamed sandy loam <br />Permeability of -this soil-is"moderately rapid. Effective rooting depth , <br />is 60 inches or more. Available water capacity is moderate. Surface <br />runoff is slow and erosion hazard is moderate. <br />This soil is used for cropland, hayland, and livestock grazing. ~• <br />.Corrugation or flooding is the_nsual.method of irrigation. Sprinklers <br />are a good methad'of:_irrigating-on this snil.'.lfiini~ tillage, grass <br />waterways, and tail=water control viii help prevent erosion. 'Drop <br />structures in ditches help control water and reduce erosion. <br />T'he native vegetation on this soil is dominated by western wheatgrass, <br />streambank wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, Indian ricegrass, squirrel- <br />- ~ Lail, Sovrwing saltbush, winterfat, and big sagebrush. When the range <br />-~ - cerrditiaa deterlrnates forbs,• ieeedy annuals, acrd woody. shrirbs_inclnding <br />. greasewood ar~d-snakeweed_i~a~ <br />Grazing management will improve deteriorating range conditions: Seeding <br />is advisable if the range is in poor condition. Suitable for seeding <br />are Russian wildrye, western wheatgrass, crested wheatgrass, and Indian <br />ricegrass.:.T'he.grasses selected should meet the seasonal requirements <br />of livestock. -Por successfu2'seeding, prepare a seedbed and :drill the <br />seed. 'Brush management may-'4e-required to improve deteriorated sites <br />_ Yhat are -producing more woody shrubs'than~normally'found in the potential <br />plant community. <br />