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<br />well to good nuuu,gruumt. of irrigation water. T.niid'•~; - Most• of tbe`ecreaga~"is dryvl
<br />drvrling may be needed In sprrnd the water ntor:e itni';;. grnsyesahonldbeaeededinnreas
<br />forml}. In the gently sloping assns, ditches for irrigrlt?> but q cover crop.ought_~q•he plr
<br />'tuts rl.,or pl'u1V~lly; cty,l,.~ ahl!gltl lq, oo;,Vl'4Y Ilq t1!t+''1t{11QUt`a~•..-1.~•«.-xp1(~, ' [It~ tlrt~NM 411u4 Nf@;not•~ Nh
<br />il'nr irri_:Nion pnrln,:rs, it mat• Ix' n,rwxs:,F\' to a+p:iMNtl;; ~1'uhrtt~111vm Atrthr~•rtgs~urb
<br />Ihr ur;uly level assns from Ihr. gently sloping onrsr~_a~7;,.mg a cover cropp ornsiog omet
<br />'I•liis =nil reslxmds well to Fert.ilir.;di,in and prrxlucesr.cnpability unit YIe-3; Lunmy P
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<br />hi~•li yirLl+uf crops. It in well suited lu grtttis, and muriy:`.,,- .' ,": ~" ' : `4;- .:..;:,ty: ,`.,.<
<br />Ana,> :ur in t•nn(:r. (Irrig;drd rnpnhilily unit Ile=2~,`=~ ~ '' -:
<br />dn~loud capabilit}• unit. 1\'e-l; Loamy Ylnins range• 1Vlanaginq the Soil3;
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<br />Riley silt loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes (WaC):-This'%", The soils of Yrowers~ Coui t
<br />~,il bus more rapid surfetce drniunge tUkw hnve.ne~rly,;;,•i.:
<br />alecel soils. It is smt.uble fur dryfnrtning only in the"zpriea~;. crops; irrigty,ed crops, and ran}
<br />~xf hi~~hrr rninfnll•.. 'I'hr der-fanned urea+'urn nutte ,r11it,,:c'""how. the. wnls ntny x! nl>tinaftod;
<br />{~rk•puLl~• I„ ,curse rro.ion tliun thnnu In songs.. In titan}•..n-and nlxn for ,hurl"IuK tenon, lard
<br />of Ihr ~Irc,fnrmed urea., rills hncu formed. ~-• lifo and bui~dinu highwuysi..1
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<br />i ('untour funning xud terracing Imlp to control water..-_ mtl;mecriugsh•uct.nn•s.";;. .;;
<br />rerosinn and to consen•e moisture. Stubble-mulch tillage`:;'- I•ho method of presenting
<br />rand ~triprropping help (o control wind erosion. In some'"ftronping soils similar in` kiml o
<br />}plxre"chere the grounJ c•nver iv not adequate for protec-"~: describing , the, group~..mtd`+t;
<br />~uun, emergency tillage uu,y be nec•essury to conu•ol wind°~; practices. ~• -~~n'..".^~ "~7
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<br />erosion. 'Chic soil is well suited to genes."", The a`reas!!!1'f„°"~~•":; ~ ~~.,•;'~~•~'~~~:~~. ;.~';-.~:•a•:•+'.`,~,
<br />;?ranee ,hould be kept in range. '" ~~~ D land•Mana ement of So.
<br />u Snore small areas of this soil are irrigated. , O6od,~• _ ry g ~ " ~ :n:-,rr
<br />munx~•ement o[ the irrigtition water is important in actin<-;~.'_fhis section coutnins.three~ntti
<br />ttrolline erosion. Its some places land leveling is neceseary~CF,!are the genet•al p)mctices'o£ IDni
<br />sso tlo~t the imgution watts ran be spread more unifortnly;;Ktk ~ull.soils rased for drylnnd pialu
<br />>If row crops are pl~~ted across the slope or. about',pn'a=~'tidtionwide sVStem, ofacapabil
<br />'-contour, tJie grade of the irrigation furrow is redtlied,~?:p mined and is follot{•edfby,;'a'c
<br />Geurr;illc, ditches used Lo irrigate close-growing croy care't' dry]nnd capability tmita m. Pt
<br />`,nenrlc ni, the contour. (Irrigated capability unit ITIe=1;•XF prerlteteil overage Hero yields eT
<br />dr}-hunl rupabilit units IVe-2 in climatic zone C, VTer2:~;~"crops rat two•levels of mtwagemei
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<br />Wiley and Bats soils, 0 to 9 percent slopes, eroded' '
<br />` (WL62, -These soils bare at profile similar 6o those of'. Suitable Management PraCt
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<br />R'ilec -ilt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, and Bnca.clay;~'. Shortage of rainfall dad wirirT`"erosiou~hre;f]
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<br />the nri_iual surface Inver and part of the subsoil;~;.h{„ ; when they ore" dry fm-rned mtd;~ltrliot have<Qy+t
<br />sums I•Lrres tillage bas brought lime nodules to"~~the;;' cover. 1•be soils. ore erodible;Lecanse~.'thep~e;c
<br />surLn r. In some areas where the soils have nut. beau';; largo amount. of silt, lark stnblt;k`structurr, ant
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<br />erc,+iou. 'I'bis seal is well soiled to grass. Areas in range;;' the. rmtge has been plowed for ~cropA~~:••:lfnaty•
<br />shnnld he kept in nuige. (llrylund capability unit IVe-1, r;utgi~ trrro plotted in the ntidfoTties whwt tau
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<br />1t•'iley and Baca soils. 3 to 5 percent slopes, eroded n comp:n•atively high l>_rice. Sincathen, oyly
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<br />(WbC21. - Erosion bas rruu,ved the origimtl surface layer _
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<br />o[ theme soils and port of the subsoil. In other respeotk; rud.urulh•., Ilestoring n grass cover is n aloe
<br />the profile is similar to the profile. of uneroded \Viley and, ~ehere rainfall is low. The bestyears for fusee
<br />Bxcn ,oil: that hace +Inpes of a to 5 percent. Lt many'' those havptg the largest snpplg_ofmoisturt~'.l
<br />area. tilln~e has brought, lime nodules to the surface.. Ire ore ldsu tI1C years that. fm•or the growing of w
<br />some arrn.+ whore the soils Imvr boon worked (ur name
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