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From the same Soil Survey, below and on the next several pages are a description of each soil cfassitication on the site. Adetta Series The .idena series is made up of well-drained. nearly level to gently sloping soils on uplands. These sails formed in wind-deposited loamy materials. In a repre=_entative profile (fig. "). the surface laver is grayish-brown loam shout f inches thick. It is nan- calcareotts. The upper part of the subsoil is dark-brown heavy clay loam about 3 inches thick. It is noncalcareous. The lower part of the subsoil is very pale bro~cn silty clay loam about 11 inches thick. Ic is ]tghly calcareous and contains much visible lime. The underlying material is highly calcarcot>s, very pale brown silts clay loam and light-,ray silt loam that esteuds [n a depth of Ii0 innc~; or more. ?~dena-(:olt;y association, gently sloping IAcCI.-This association consists of intermingled ldrna. Colby, and ti4iley hams. _~dena loam. > to i percent slopes. is the dominant soil and makes up about -FO percent of the association. It normally h:~s slopes facing east and south- east. Colby loam. 3 to :i percent slopes. mal:rs up about .0 perr-ens of the assariation. It is on rid_etops and I:nolis that are more espnsed to tltc wind. TVilrs loam is in slighth• more slopin_ arras faring nest to north: is forms about .',Q percent of the association. Included in mappin_. ~cherr thr assor,iacion is dis- sected by drainaee~cacs. arc small areas of Loamy allu- -;at la,tc3. ~ - - Soils of this mappin_ unit are =_uitable for dryfarmin_ if they arr. carefitlly mana_ed. Then are commonly used for rangeland where they are adjacent to steep Colby soils. Capability- nnie Ike--F. nonirrieared: Loamy Plains ranee site: tree planting snirahility ~mup 1.