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<br />Vops roils, 1 to 3 percent sllrpee, eroded
<br />soils of this nmpping unit hove chnrnctet
<br />Vona loamy Sand, 1 U, 3 percent slopes, nn
<br />loom, 1 to 3 percent slopes, In some klnce
<br />tuts nccumulxted in dune, 1 to 2 feet hlgh;'.
<br />the dunes nre ns notch x+ 10 feet high. 11
<br />sand has drifted so badly that ordinary niar
<br />be used. (:
<br />These soils are not suited .to fermingi~;,.
<br />hive been dry farmed, much of the acreaf
<br />-'The soils are highly.erodible and should
<br />• gra•~a wlierecer see,ling is (risible.: (Drti•L
<br />unit Vle-3; Jundy 1'Llins ruugo silo) j ' *:
<br />Vona soils, 3 l0 9 percent slopes, eroded
<br />• soils o[ this unit have chxrectet•Iatics of bob
<br />sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes, and Vona Sind
<br />percent slopes, except Stud they Lnve stmn
<br />ore.' auscephble to severe winr~ emsinn. 1~
<br />drifting sand Lis xccunutLlted in dunes tl
<br />feet high, and iu mnny other places the dot
<br />• ns ;i feet.
<br />These soils have been dry i'armed, bill
<br />mostly idle because of the. severe hnzat
<br />They are not suited to cultivation and std
<br />t., ernss. (Drylnnd capability unit VJe-3;
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<br />i.9tics.o[ both':'";
<br />'now
<br />°l: to 3ry~
<br />des arid'.
<br />places' •
<br />.,l to 3•...
<br />as ,}ugh
<br />o.:
<br />r8~~noVy,
<br />irosiun. ;.
<br />seeded
<br />:. Wiley Series • ;., S.a. 4~...iF^4 i "•" .;Yil•:•'
<br />'Phe Riley series+ wusisty of deep, welT:dr neci.~soils'
<br />t11:It developed on uplands in cnlcnreoue ,:Ioes~,g~•'l'heae ~,.
<br />soils nre nenr•ly lerrl to grotty' alnping..9'he~nt•e.~in t(to''i~
<br />Drier parts of Ills county :uul occupy Iargo°'arettsS'"TlieSes•
<br />are the most extensive smis in the count ~'' • `=r ~r°::;"?'
<br />The surface layer of these soile~ is thiny~„;•f e61e` si]tC
<br />loam :S to 8 inchrs thick. 1t is grayish Lro~ru•ivhemdty.
<br />:Ind dock grayish brown when moist. ' Thr3,~ititbsoil is'.
<br />hron'n silty clay loam nr silt loam and has prismatic
<br />tr, Llocky stntcutre. .lust below the subsoil, small, soft ~.
<br />u„dnles of lime have nccunminled. The Sul}eti•ntnm is
<br />n•1_v pole brown silt loom. (;enernlly, these.."'soils nre `~
<br />I•;ilcareoua within 6 incLes of the surface. In cultivated.
<br />:Irrus they are calcareous throu;hout the profile.!;. ,
<br />The 44tley soils nre nearly imiform in profile chnrnc-
<br />irristics, tut, the Ee>ituro of Ihr surfnre Llyer and subsoil
<br />ra 7y sliggbtly. Jn mnny cnlt.i vated areas, p,irticularly in
<br />- the sonthent p,ut. of the county, the surfnre layer is light.
<br />silly clay loam. 'Pte snhsnil is henry silt )onni.in mnny
<br />areas immediatelyy south of the snndhills iind in the
<br />northern putt of the county.
<br />The 44'iley soils oreur with tLr ColLv nndlBncn soils,
<br />Lot Ihcy hues n IK•Iter derclnped profile, thou the Colby
<br />soils and II Irss wrll drrelnped prone I h:ni 1Le Iilit•n soils.
<br />'I'hc snLsoil of Ibe 14'ilrv ,oils ruutnins umre.clny than
<br />that of Iho l'olbv soils nod lrsv thou Ihnt of the linen
<br />mils. Time ha; oat lcnrhrd from Uu+ subsoil of tLr
<br />1\•ilev soils us it bus from thr linen.
<br />Wiled silt loam, 0 to 3 percent elopes (WaB).-This is
<br />tLe most extensive Wiley soil in the cmmty; the largest
<br />areas occur in the nm•lLent part. The soil has nearly
<br />uniform chnrxrl.eristics througlmut the profile (fi~. 15).
<br />Included with this soil ore srnne areas r, Bnca eoi a t.hnL
<br />Intel as much ns 5 perr•enl of the xereuge mapped and
<br />other areas of Co1Ly soils that total as much ns ]0 percent. .
<br />figure 75. --Profile of WileTT~ sill h~Iri, ~0 toy
<br />subsoil has Driamslie to 6lotkr ~trnetaro
<br />• ~,vi'~, ~'.i.., .
<br />4Vutet penetrates tbis.'soil- at,. s'.niedtum~'rat8,~;,.The
<br />water-holding cxpncity is.liigli; and•:mosE":of • th g' ~irfiter
<br />stored is readily nvndnble tq':plnntv,.:..Iv'dtutal'f~tiftyj
<br />'Chta sotl is used ~tiir>,atly:for;.dr'yfunmog~etfd;jsngp.m"~fa
<br />it i. dry farmed, the sgil,ly easy.to wot•]c;,byt itris,"somewlis~
<br />difficult to manage beeause;~vtnd erosion isheid Eo'conttrT:?
<br />Because the hazard of`wind'iemsinn='is~genoitA`thf5:evil':
<br />needs to be intensively managed [or control of ivind~
<br />erosion. In Iho gently sloping ure,IS, some water en~sion
<br />,;,•rnrv and snn7~1 rill+. loon ou _Iho slupes,`,,Cunthur
<br />forming and trri•uring help''tu cantml venter ertwiop nnd~,
<br />to consen•e uwisEure. titubbleanulcb. tillage.=and ship-,
<br />cropping help to control wind envitin„'.>.In airme places;
<br />where the gmm~d cover ia:not adequate'for protee4on,;
<br />emergency tillage is needed",to. control wind.erosion:,'~Ip-
<br />dry-funned areas, good yields'are produced only iri the.
<br />root fncorxble yeals,''~Areay" in rnnge~.~shmdd.-6n:kept~
<br />in nutge, for this soil is well etilited to;grass,:~y ~„A!~,:ye+.jp~r,•
<br />Lt recent years some of the nearly level.nrnas'.of tLis`.
<br />soil Lore Leeu irrigated by pumping w•nter to there from.
<br />walls. 'The soil is well suited to irrigation;and responds
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