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~~ <br /> <br /> <br />La =Laporte loam, 3 to 15 <br />percent slopes <br />Setting <br />Landform: F~:r.~t;,ills <br />posi ti;?n on lane."sCape: Hi I I t~~ps <br />c;evation: 6,6Cn> t0 ~-,, 5r?ir feet <br />Native plants: Grass <br />Al r temr,erature: 5r? to 5' <br />degrees F <br />Annual precipitation: 15 t~? 1? <br />inches <br />Frost-free period: lair to 14rJ <br />days <br />Composition <br />Lapc~r-te sc~i I ar:d sirni lar <br />inclusic:r:s: c:F per-cer:t <br />C~~r~tr-ast~.:g ir:clusii~r~9: 16 <br />perc?nt <br />Typical Profile <br />Surface layer: <br />0 to inches=learn <br />` Substratum: <br />rr' to 1 _: i riches=char:r:er-y I Darn <br />Geed rOCY : <br />1;=: inches=t:ar-d I irnestor:e <br />S~~il Properties and Qualities <br />Parent material: Residuum <br />CeF•th class: SI-~al Ic~w <br />Drainage claw.-: Well drained <br />Fer,meabilrty: Moderat? <br />Av.arlable u;ater capacity: Very <br />low <br />Potential rooting depth: ~ top <br />inches <br />Runoff: Medium to rapid <br />Hazard of ruater erosion: <br />Moderate t.. very t. i gh <br />Hazard o,*"+urnd ernsiOn: S113ht <br />Carbonates: Thr'~~uahnut the <br />prof i I e <br />Contrasting Inc'(usions <br />S~~ i I s that have bedr Deli fr-r.~rn c0 <br />to 4i~ inches deep <br />. F:oct:: ~~utcr'op <br />• <br />Soils that i~ave a l i 3ht surface <br />ar~d ar-e Iess tt~ar~~0 inches deep <br />aver b?~'_rocF:: <br />Major Current Uses <br />Rar~3elar~d, wildlife Y:at~itat <br />Major Management Factors <br />><!r ndhreaks <br />Soil-re?aced factors: Shallow <br />depth +. r. t.?dr-~:~ck:, avai lab l? <br />water- ca~~ac i ty, water- er-os i c~r~, <br />wir:d er~osi~~r~ <br />Sui tabi ; r ty: F'~~~~r <br />1'lanagement considerations: <br />This ur:it should riot b? used fc~r~ <br />wir~dt~r'eal::s <br />Urban Deretopment <br />~'oii-related factors: Water- <br />ei'os i or:, w i rid er-r.~s i or:, steepness <br />i~f s I open, steal I ~~~.d depth to <br />bedr _~ck: <br />;'u i tab I i i ty ~= a--rte for <br />t•uildirrgs: F'onr- <br />Management considerations: <br />Steep s I ~.~_~es and depth to <br />bedrock: I irnit tF:e us? of s?ptic <br />systems and tau i I d i rig <br />cc~r:str-uctior: sites <br />C:c~r-r-c~sive for- st?el ar~~j cor~cr-ete <br />Rangeland <br />Sui tabr 1 i ty: F•c~~~r- <br />Domri Want 4'._agetatron i n the <br />F,otentiai plant community: L-~ig <br />t~ I ues tern, True Mc~ur~tai r~rnahc~3ar~y, <br />s i de~~ats Gr-arna, reed I eared thread, <br />p i nyc~n and Jury i per' tr?es <br />Annual production of air-dry <br />~egetatiun: 4r?r? pounds per- acre <br />Management cor.sideratrons: <br />F'r'~~per gr'a~ i rio use <br />F'o~~r-ly suited f~~r- r-ar:oe seeding <br />L-~rush rnanagernent irnpr~-.ves <br />de ter i ora. ~ted areas ..f r-ar:ge I ar: ~j <br />