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<br />•ftre Sheppard soi I is deep and e::cessively dr•air~ed. It <br />for•rned in alluvium derived dominantly from sandstone and <br />quartzite. Typically, th8 surface layer- is brown Ioarny fine <br />sand 4 .i aches. ttr i c6:. The under- ly i n3 rnater• i a I to a depth of <br />60 inches i s I i ght t~r•~;wn Ioarny fine sand. <br />F'errneaL-~ i l i ty ~~f ttre Sheppard soil i s rnodcr-ate l y rapid. <br />Available water- capacity is Iow. Effective rooting depttr is <br />c•Q i ncl-~es or• rnor•c. ~~urioff i s s I ow, ar~d the hazard of water- <br />erosion is slight. The hazard of soil blowing is high. <br />This unit is used for- l ivestc~ck gr•azirrg and wildlife <br />habitat. <br />•fhe potential plant cornrnurrity c~ri this unit is rnairrly <br />need I eandtt~r•ead, plyarni n3 big sagebrush, butt I ebr-ush <br />squir•r•eltail, Nevada bluegrass, sand dr-opseed, spiny <br />hopsage, Indian r•ice3r•ass, and shadscale. The average <br />annual production of air-dr•y vegetatiarr ranges fr•orn 525 to <br />725 pounds per acre. , <br />This rnap unit is in capability subclass VIe. It is in <br />the Sandy Cold Desert range site. <br />,~ <br />