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• Varner Beries Depth class: Shallow Drainage class: Well drained Parent material: Residuum Landform: Mountains Landscape position: Mountain ridgetops Slope: 2 to 40 percent Average annual precipitation: 17 to 22 inches Average annual air temperature: 42 to 46 degrees F Taxonomic class: Clayey, mixed Lithic Eutroboralfs Typical Pedoa Typical pedon of a Varner fine sandy loam in an area of Vamer- Dargol complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes, stony, about 1 mile north and 2200 feet west of Mechum cabin in Alamosa Canyon, in an unsectionalized area, T 34 S. R 67 W. • Oe=O to 1 inches; partially decomposed needles and twigs. A=1 to 3 inches; grayish brown (lOYR 5/2) fine sandy loam, very dark grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) moist; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and slightly plastic; 5 percent pebbles, 5 percent cobbles, 2 percent stones; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. E=3 to 7 inches; very pale brown (lOYR 7/3) cobbly fine sandy loam, dark brown (lOYR 4/3) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky and slightly plastic; 5 percent pebbles, 8 percent cobbles, 3 percent stones; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. Bt=7 to 16 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay, dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) moist; common fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocks; very hard, very firm, sticky and plastic; thin continuous clay films on faces of peds; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. R=16 to 60 inches; hard sandstone and siltstone. Range is Characteristics Thickness of the solum: 7 to 20 inches Depth to bedrock: 7 to 20 inches Reaction: slightly acid or neutral E horizon: Texture=fine sandy loam Clay content: 15 to 25 percent Rock Fragment content: 5 to 25 percent Bt horizon: Hue=7.SYR or lOYR Texture=clay loam or clay Clay content: 35 to 45 .percent Rock fragment content: 0 to 15 percent S-I-26