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RANGE SITE NO. 35 Page 2 <br /> SALT MEADOW ` . <br /> 10/ <br /> • December 1975 <br /> Native (potential ) Vegetation and Guide for Determining Range <br /> Condition. <br /> Percentage composition by weight of the principal species may <br /> total as much as : <br /> Alkali sacaton 45 <br /> Switchgrass 20 <br /> Western wheatgrass 20 <br /> Saltgrass IS <br /> Alkali bluegrass 10 <br /> Baltic rush 10 <br /> Sedges 10 <br /> Canada wildrye 5 <br /> Slender wheatgrass 5 <br /> i ,` Foxtail barley 3 <br /> i Licorice root 2 j <br /> Fourwin9 saltbush 5 <br /> Greasewood 2 <br /> • Others (as listed above) 5 <br /> 4 . Total Annual Production I <br /> Favorable years 3000 Pounds per Acre Air Dry �I <br /> Unfavorable years 1000 " " " " " <br /> Median years 2500 " <br /> 5. Soils <br /> a, Soils are variable In texture and saline. They are generally <br /> alluvial and characterized by an effective water table as <br /> verified by gleying or mottling in the first 3 feet . <br /> i <br /> b. Soils in this site are : <br /> Apishapa clay Las clay loam <br /> Apishapa clay loam Las Animas soils <br /> Apishapa loamy sand Lebsack clay loam, wet <br /> Bloom loam Lebsack silty clay loam, saline <br /> Harvey loam, wet Loveland clay loam <br /> Haverson loam, saline Mosher clay <br /> Hayford silty clay loam, saline Mosher loam <br /> Heldt clay , saline Wann soils , saline <br /> Heldt clay loam, saline Westplain silty clay loam <br /> • Las loam <br /> I <br />