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holding capacity is approximately 7.8 inches within a 4-foot <br />• rooting depth, <br />These soils are mainly used for grazing. Some areas are <br />u~gd for irrigated hayland and pasture. Of course, on the <br />Bourg property there is no irrigated hayland or pasture. <br />Soil profile descriotion.- <br />A1 0-6"--Pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam, dark brown <br />(10YR 4/3) moist; moderate fine granular structure; <br />soft, vary friable, nonsticky, nonelastic; many <br />Pine and medium roots; 5 percent gravel; neutral; <br />clear, smooth boundary. <br />81 6-10"--Brown (10YR 5/3) heavy sandy loam, dark <br />brown (10YR 4/3) moist; weak medium subangular <br />blocky structure parting to medium granules; <br />slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonelas- <br />tic; 5 ;percent gravel; many Pine and medium roots; <br />feu thin patchy clay films on some faces of peds; <br />neutral; clear, smooth boundary. <br />82t 10-26"--light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy clay <br />loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) moist; moderate <br />medium prismatic structure parting to mediu^ <br />. subangular blocks; very hard, friable, sliohtly <br />sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent gravel; feu <br />medium, many fine roots; then patchy clay films <br />on peds, in pores and on coarse Fragments; alka- <br />line; gradual navy boundary. <br />Baca 26-30"--Light olive brown (2.5~ 5/4) light sandy <br />clay loam, olive brown (2,5Y 4/4) moist; weak <br />medium prismatic structure parting to medi;:r„ <br />subangular blocks; very hard, friable, slightly <br />sticky, slightly palstic; 5 percent gravel; fe~.~ <br />fine roots; feu thick patchy clay films on peds; <br />nodules, seams and coatings on gravel of secondarv <br />calcium carbonate; sliohtly calcareous; n~odcra:.~i: <br />alkaline; gradual navy boundary. <br />Cca 30-60"--Light yellowish brown (2.SY 6/4) sandy <br />loam, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist; massive: <br />slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, ne~~l~:ti~; <br />5 percent gravel; visible concretions, thin <br />seams, streaks and coatings on gravel of secondary <br />calcium carbonate; strongly calcareous; moderately <br />alkaline, <br />Depth .to uniformly calcareous material ranges from 15 to <br />30 inches. Coarse fragments range from 5 to 20 percent by <br />volume. Calcium carbonate equivalent of Cca horizon is neutral <br />or mildly alkaline; the B2t horizon is neutral to moderately <br />alkaline; the C horizon is moderately or strongly alkaline. <br />r7- 2 <br />