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<br />Vona soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded (VsB2):-The "<~~~
<br />soils of this mapping unit have chnructen.9tica;ut'both.`.!".,
<br />. ' Vona loamy sand, 1 tr) a percent slopes, and Votid sandy,:;;'
<br />loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. L) sumo plac•ea'drifting sand,`
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<br />bas nccumulatal in dunes 1 to 2 feet hlFh; in other places ;
<br />the dunes nre us notch us 10 feet high. ln'•lnany places
<br />sand has drifted su badly that ordinary niaehinery cannot ,.,
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<br />' These soils are iwt suited to-farming:'S', A1ifiougli. they
<br />hive been dry firmed, much of the acreage in~no+r-idle.~,,;.
<br />' ,The soils are highlv.erodihle and should be seeded•.ta.1
<br />r ;,~nws wlierecer seeding is fra~ihle. (1)rylnn(l; cppability,=5
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<br />Vona soils, 3 to 9 percent elopes, eioded jVs02.):=The
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<br />snits o{ this unit buys charectenetics of both' VofrtchZamy~.~
<br />Blind, I to 3 percent slopes, xnd Vona snnd~,luam~a'to 3x~°
<br />tmreent slopes, oxcept that they have strongerislopev and •,
<br />ure'susceptlble to sece.re wiml: erosion. ~ ln:'some places ,
<br />drifting Band has nccurnnlnted in dunes that'are l to 3~.
<br />feet high, and iu many other places the Junes ere as high'`
<br />'• ~~ as 8 feet. ,..._ ~ .:~__..N :;. .: '
<br />These soils bare been dry farmed, but ~thegsnre~ now
<br />' mostly idle because o[ the severe. hnrsrd f'erosion: ;
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<br />Wile Series
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<br />- ". The \Vilcy rrries wnsista.o( ileep, well';drnined soils`,..
<br />1Lat developed ou uplands iu calcnreotis']oesv.~;:.~'Chese;;,.
<br />s..ils are uenrh• level to Fundy sloping. 1'hej{nre'in t.)tor.
<br />drier parts Of the rUllllty and occupy largeY'are1~: ,These.3
<br />nrr the most extensive emis in the county'.: 4"g,., t "/.- ::
<br />The surface Myer of these soils'is thrri';~: t~able'silt:
<br />loam 8 to S inches thick. It is grayish bro+cn'uhen dry
<br />• '. 'Ind dark grayish 6rowu when moist. ' The~!iiitbsoil Is
<br />brown silty c(n}• ]o:un or silt loam and has prismatic
<br />u. blocky stnlcfure. .fast. bclou• the snbsoil,.smnll, soft
<br />ul,dnles of lime hire accun)nlnted. 'Phe substrnhuu is
<br />n•ly pale brown silt ]num. Generally, these: soils nre
<br />r~:dc•nreous within F inches of the surface. In cultivated.
<br />areas they are calcareous throughout the profile -=
<br />The \{ilev soils nre nearly uniform in profile-chnrnc-
<br />u•ristics, but. the ~e1t.w•o of the sm•fnce Myer and subsoil
<br />r:ny sligghtly. Ju ninny cult.ivuted areas, pnrticiillirly in
<br />- the sout]Iern pn1•t of the county, the snrfnre Myer is light:
<br />silly clay loom. 'fhe subsoil li heavy silt. ]onni in many
<br />wrens immediately south of the snudhills .and, in the
<br />northern part of the county. ' -•
<br />7•he T\'rley soils occur )rich the Colby and Bncn soils,
<br />hat Ihry bore n Ix•Iter developed pt•ofilc, than the Colby
<br />mils and a Irss u'rll drrcloprd profile Ih:nl t.hc Iilicn soils.
<br />'1'hc snhsoil of the \\'ilcy soils c•outnins mm•e cloy than
<br />Illus. of the ('olby soils and less LhIUI that. of the ]taco
<br />.ails. Lin1e Icls not lenr•hod from the subsoil of the
<br />1\•ilcv soils ns if has from the linen.
<br />Wiled silt loam, 0 l0 3 percent slopes (WaB).-This is
<br />the most extensive Riley soil in the county; the largest
<br />areas occur in the northern' part. The soil has nearly
<br />' uniform chnrarte.ristics thrnngltout the profile (fig. 15).
<br />Included with Ihly x(111 are scone areas of Bnca soils t.hnt
<br />total as uulr6 ns 5 percent of the acre.nge mapped and
<br />other areas of ('olby soils that. total as much ns ]0 percent.
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<br />Pipure r5. -- Profile of Wiley dlt loom, 0 to ~ pe~eeat"~1
<br />subsoil bas prismetit to bloekysWel¢re ~ai '•: de~Q~~oof~R t~16,'
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<br />\Vuter penetrates this awl at a medrttmYrata~ Tfrd
<br />water-holding capacity is,ltigh,. and most :,ofntb~;,wiite}?
<br />stored is. renddy nratlnb)e ,to.: Pl~nty..rtiI)jatn-10.•el•:; fertiGt}t;
<br />is Inc<lium. '- - ^ ~.~s+'a'xr•t(:Yr•:' ~f?, sra~ ~sl~r^`~.
<br />'this soil is used mostly to; dryfltrmiti~add Fangel ~'•~f,
<br />it is dry fumed, the soititi easy.tu work;:but iti4`i:omelq~ii
<br />difficult to manage hecauee ~rtnd emsion.ia hefd tq;contmT~
<br />Because the hazllyd of 'wind` emsioii` is eeiioiis;-thii foil;
<br />needs to be intensively. managed .for' control of wind;
<br />erasion. In Iho ggently sloping areas,some water erlnion
<br />occnll and sunlll rins. fnnn on the slopes,,'.,>..Cuntbur
<br />fnrmiuF and tori•nr.ing help'`.tu control'-waler'en>.vilm and".
<br />to ronser+•e uwisGlre. Stubble-mulch. tillnQe"arid strip"
<br />cropping help to control wind enlsion; ..In some places;
<br />where Ule gnnmd corer i5 not adequate for protection;:
<br />ema•gawy tillllge is needeli'to. control wind ePOSion?, In=
<br />dry-6lrmed orals, good. yie ds.; are produced' only .in the;,
<br />most favonlble yeat9. Areay in range should 6e, kept'
<br />in nulge, for this soil is weR`6uited tggrass.~t,•~:r;~.~N~,QF•~r,*,
<br />In recent yeuly some of the nearly level, ereas'of this:
<br />soil Lore been irrigated by pumping water to them from
<br />wells. The snit is ++•ell suited to irrigation and responds:
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