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12 0 SOIL. SURVEY 0
<br /> This soil has good potential for urban and recreational Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil. The
<br /> development. Increased population growth in the survey cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked
<br /> area has resulted in increased homesite construction. The pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can
<br /> chief limiting soil features for urban development are the be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape
<br /> shrink-swell potential of the subsoil as it wets and dries cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essen-
<br /> and the limited ability of this soil to support a load.Septic tial and should be included in plans for habitat develop-
<br /> tank absorption fields function properly, but community ment, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. Range-
<br /> sewage systems should be provided if the population den- land wildlife, for example, deer and antelope, can be at-
<br /> sity increases. Because of the moderately rapid permea- tracted by managing livestock grazing and reseeding
<br /> bility of the substratum, sewage lagoons must be sealed. where needed.
<br /> Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability subclass This soil is not suited to urban or recreational develop-
<br /> Ile irrigated. ment because of the flood hazard. Capability subclass
<br /> 10—Bankard sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes. This lVw irrigated, VIw nonirrigated; Sandy Bottom land
<br /> is a deep, somewhat excessively drained soil on flood range site.
<br /> plains at elevations of 4,450 to 5,000 feet. It formed in II—Bresser sandy loam, 0 to I percent slopes. This is
<br /> stratified recent alluvium along streams and rivers. In- a deep well drained soil on terraces at elevations of 4,700
<br /> cluded in mapping are numerous sand and gravel bars to 4,860 feet. It formed in alluvium deposited by the
<br /> and small areas of noricalcareaus soils. South Platte River. Included in mapping am small areas
<br /> Typically the surface layer of this Bankard soil is of soils that have Sand and gravelly sand in the lower
<br /> brawn sandy loam about 4 inches thick. The underlying part of the substratum.
<br /> material to a depth or 60 inches is pale brown caleareLous Typically the surface layer is grayish brown sandy loam
<br /> &and stmtified with thin lenses of sandy loam, loam, and about 11 inches thick. The subsoil is brown and yellowish
<br /> fine gravel. brawn sandy clay loam about 19 inches thick. The sub-
<br /> Permeability is moderately rapid. Available water Stratum to a depth of 60 inches is loamy sand.
<br /> capacity in low.The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or Permeabilit and available water capacity are
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<br /> more. Surface rurroff is slow, and the erosion hazard is moderate. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or
<br /> low. mom. Surface runeff is slow, and the erosion hazard is
<br /> This soil is suited to limited cropping. It is sandy and low.
<br /> subject to flooding. Pasture, is the best use. Tall wheat- This soil is used almost entirely for irrigated crops. It
<br /> grass, tall fescue, and annual sweetclover am same of the is suited to all crops commonly grown in the area includ-
<br /> most suitable crops. Light, frequent irrigation by furrows ing cam sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, small grain, potatoes,
<br /> and flooding is best. Commercial fertilizer improves t a and onions. An example of a suitable cropping system is 3
<br /> amount and value of forage produced. to 4 years of alfalfa followed by cam, cam for silage,
<br /> The potential native vegetation is dominated by sugar beets, small grain, or beans. Few conservation Prac-
<br /> switchigrass, indiangrass, sand bluestem, saind reedgrass, tices are needed to maintain top yields.
<br /> sideriats grama� needleandthread, and blue grama. Much All methods of irrigation are suitable, but furrow ir-
<br /> of this range site includes other soils mind vegetation I.n rigation is the most common. Barnyard mamure and cam-
<br /> such a complex pattern that it is difficult to map them
<br /> ounds mercial fertilizer are needed for top yields.
<br /> Separately. Potential production ranges from 2,500 p Windbreaks and environmental plantings are generally
<br /> per acre in favorable years to 1,500 pounds in unfavorable suited to this soil. Soil blowing, the principal hazard in
<br /> years. As range condition deteriorate% the tall and mid establishing trees and shrubs, cant be controlled by cul-
<br /> grasses decrease; blue grams, Sand dropseed, and forbs
<br /> increase; and forage production drops. Undesirable weeds tivating only in the tree raw and by leaving a strip of
<br /> and annuals invade the site as range condition becomes vegetation between the rows. Supplemental irrigation
<br /> poorer. may be needed at the time of planting and during dry
<br /> Management of vegetation should be based on taking periods.Trees that am best suited and have good survival
<br /> half and leaving half of the total annual production. Seed- are Rocky Mountain juniper, eastern redeedar, ponderom
<br /> ing is desirable only in areas large enough to interseed or pine, Siberian elm, Ru8sian-olive, and hackberry. The
<br /> to prepare a seedbed. Switchigrass, sand bluestern, sand shrubs best suited arie 8kunkbush sumar,lilac,and Siberi-
<br /> reedgram,sidewts grama� little bluestem, blue grama,pu_ an peashrub.
<br /> bescent whealgrass, and intermediate wheatigraiiis are Wildlife is an important secondary use of this soil.
<br /> suitable for seeding. This soil can be seeded by using an Ring-necked pheasant, mourning dove, and many non-
<br /> interseeder or a rim,clean sorghum stubble. A grass drill game species can be attracted by establishing areas for
<br /> is required. Seeding early in spring has proven most ruc- nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed
<br /> cessful. nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans
<br /> This soil is generally not suited to the establishment for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive
<br /> and growth of trees and shrubs. Onsite investigation is agriculture.
<br /> needed to determine feasibility and possible tree and This soil has good potential for urban and recreational
<br /> shrub species. development. Lawns. shrubs, and trees grow well. The
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