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<br /> cooperator <br /> <br /> SALT ~ tEADpl - RATIGE SITE <br /> <br /> The soils on this site vary in texture. They are salty, have a <br /> beneficial water tabie and generally alluvial formation. They are aub- <br /> irrisated Saline and/or nikaline soils. The potential vegetation of this <br /> site is Switch Grass, Alkali Sacaton, PJestern wheat Gress, Alkali Iluegrass, <br /> Sedges and Rushes. Continued heavy use will result in Salt Grass, Sedges and <br />' Rushes, <br /> Approximated species composition of the potential plant community; <br />' Plante % Composition by tVeight <br /> Alkali, SAcatOn 20 <br />' Switch Grass 15 <br /> western wheat 10 <br /> Alkali Grass 5 <br /> Salt Grass 15 <br /> Sedge 10 <br /> Rush 10 <br /> Alkali Bluegrass <br />Forbs 10 <br />5 <br /> 100 <br />' The forage production is about 2500 lbs, of usable herbage in dears of <br />favorable growth and 1500 lbs, in years of unfavorable growing cond:it;ons, <br />' The saline condition of soils on this site Favors salt tolerant plants, Heavy <br />grazing will result in a decrease of Switch Grass, Alkali 9luegrass, Alkali <br />Sacaton and Pies tern Plheat, while the Salt Crass, Sedges and Rushes urill increase. <br />Improved drainage will give the better grass a chance to improve. <br />An evaluation of this site indicates that it is in condition, <br />The estimated forage production was determined to be approximately _ <br />pounds of air dry forage per acre. <br />Dominant species found on this site were: , <br />' and , <br />t <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />' 34 <br />