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RANGE SIT[ NO. 3f, <br /> SANDY FOOTHILLS <br /> August 1975 <br /> Native (potential ) Vegetation and Guide foi Determining R,imje <br /> Condition. <br /> Percentage composition by weight of the principal species may <br /> total as much as: <br /> Grasses and grasslike: <br /> Needle-and-thread 20 <br /> Western wheatgrass 15 <br /> Indian ricegrass 10 <br /> Galleta 10 <br /> Squirreltail 5 <br /> Basin wildrye 5 <br /> Native bluegrass 5 <br /> Junegrass 5 <br /> Sand dropseed 5 <br /> Sed?e 5 <br /> P/a,n, S <br /> Forbs: <br /> i Balsamroot -.14 � <br /> Lupine 5 i. <br /> Wild buckwheat 5 <br /> Globemallow 5 <br /> Yarrow 5 <br /> Cactus 2 <br /> Shrubs : <br /> Big sagebrush 10 <br /> Low rabbltbrush 5 <br /> Snakeweed -5- ' <br /> /O <br /> 4. Total Annual Production <br /> Favorable years 1200 Pounds per Acre Air Dry <br /> Unfavorable years 600 <br /> Median years 1000 " <br /> 5• .Soils <br /> a. Soils are generally deep sandy loams to loamy sands. These <br /> may be a slight lime layer at 15 to 20 inches . These soils <br /> are brown, dark brown, or reddish brown. They have d moderdte <br /> to poor water holding capacity but do take water rapidly making <br /> it favorable for good plant growth. <br /> b. Soils in this site are: <br /> c"�oc h{'on �un�1y sdnci <br /> Bankard fine sandy loam <br /> Dwyer loamy sand <br /> Glenberg fine sandy loam <br /> 1•� a/,y <br />