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<br />6?--Ma;-tir~sda!2 ;arrr!y loam, _ to i~ percerri, ~!ope~. T.`r; deepr
<br />we!! drained LUiI is crrr fang ..nd foot nlapc~ of iaterrr,c.nt-.r:e hacins.
<br />it formed in rni;:cd a!tuv:um. T!:2 r'racive vegetation is rrtain!y gr-as~es.
<br />Elevation is 6,~UC> to ?,°_OG feet. The average anaua! ,:rrccipi'iation is
<br />13 to Sc• :aches, t;~e aver::ge ar:rrual air t2mper-atur-2 is '43 to ti5
<br />degrees f-, aad t!:c avera~'c frcr;t-free pr:ricrd is °5 tCr 1G5 days.
<br />TyFrical!y, tFr2 surface layer is r!ar-4: brown ;ar,rly ;oarn about 5
<br />incl-rrs thick. The subsoil is rnain!y sandy clay tcrarn abnu-~ ^.~Cr inchc~
<br />thick. Tt~e sut:str;:turn co a depth of LO inches or more . ~ grave I ly
<br />sandy loam. T!rc soi; i~ rrcutr-a! tC, a dcrrtl-r c,f 11 irrc!,c~: acrd
<br />inc,derately al4;al ine G2!~,w that ~Icpth. Ttr2 !nwor- ~~ :r;cF;es of ttre
<br />sutr~oi ! frame r+ Fr i ~~: ctrr:terrt of ac c.urnu! atcd cal c i urn car !;crnatc.
<br />Included in this unit is about 5 percent Jor+,ercr ~anr±y loam in
<br />rjrainageways. T!,c Jode;-c, ;o;! !raL t",iclecr dart: surface layer t"Tarr
<br />this Ptart i a~da! a snr l . A! ~n i ac ! u,!2d i s about 5 percer:t gn2 i ~s and
<br />granite ;ocl: cruLcrcrtr an idgcn. In a few arcan inr_ludcd on narrow
<br />.!r!ge i~ C:urecanti very ctrbb!y ~anr'y loam. .he Curacanti soil is
<br />gravel !y acrd cotr~r!y t!rrouy!rouL.
<br />?er-rn2atri!ity of t!-ris'^ar-tir:~;r9a!e sail is incrrl2rate!y slow.
<br />P.vaitatrte water ea;rae!'ty is hiyh. Effective r-noting dept!-, ,~ !•0
<br />ncire, or- more. Runoff i s ~! aw to ra.F: i r;, and the hazard trf water
<br />eronitrn is sl ig!a to very 'friglr.
<br />Yost ar-2as rrf ttr!s unit are used far rar,gc!and. .4 few a:-aas are
<br />used fc:r irriyatcd tray!ar~d.
<br />T r-tC potent ia( ;,lent community on t!,is unit is rnainiy we s'tcr:-r
<br />w`:aa~gras~, rree'!ear,r.'..t!-rr~:.,!, trlrl2 graina, and fr-ir.g~r! •;aget~rus~:. Ttre
<br />avera;;c arrr:ua: ~r:-cr~~::ct i err, of ~ • , -dry vEgcta;, i on . ~ a`rou'i, ?~r1 rrt:undc
<br />Fier acre. if t`le Condition of the range det2r:orat2s, tr!ua gr-a:na,
<br />ti Crtt!Ctrr US!"i ~S~LL :. rC!'l, a.l !, ~!LE'rry~j l-a~.~, ra'r tr; t!rYU~lr, a'id irt!'rCr'
<br />ur.,ie~.rable (orbs and ~:-,r-utr~ :rrc::a~2. ;;arr~e ::eedir;g .~ suitatr!^ if
<br />the ra:-rgc _, .,. poor cnnd i'r, i on. ^, few arcac. arnau:;t i rr, to aFrnu~ ••^_.0
<br />acres .., the cer:cer c:f Sec. ?1 acrd _~, T.. 47 \., R. ._ E. are ~rad'ed
<br />to t;rc sut~~o i ! , ?h i c!:: ~tanr;c trf p i Tryon acrd juniper !:avc dove ! o~rcd on
<br />this area.
<br />L•r,~,ort4:it :na:ra~rncr:L canc.c. n~ .n ~rca~ of irri•,~,:.trd :ray and
<br />pastor. are cor:t°~! ~:f 2r:_~ior: ar:d unifcr-,n r!!,,,, iurlGi-^ of irrigation
<br />water. T!rC [!:- ice of crc,p i~ ,;a!'Lcd :,.air.ly ti. FraYr F'~ ,
<br />~t~°c nd
<br />~n;a!! _-airy, by t.`,e chart gr-owi~:g ~•~as:n. If ;rrnr:2r!y n:ar:age~i, this
<br />Unit Ca^ t'r nC!l1CC tUnL of .. _atLr: alf::!fi', %ray rCr aCrC.
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<br />Irrigatic:n Water- Carr ..~ pp'~ied l:y f!ocr,!;ng f:-~~rn cc:ntour r'it[h2s,
<br />c.,.,-ugat;,rr~, c:, ~;: ,rr!;!er_. _ ~vc:id crvcr... ga;, rr acrd ,..:Ct~•r~g trc
<br />pleat r:utr er~t~, a,::r:! icatior;s ?f ,rr-igation w:;.t2° st:ou:c'. ire adjusted
<br />tc. the ava.,at~,c w~tcr ca,~ac.,,y, t:-:c wr;,cr ,atu.:.e ,-at•, ,.nd t!~c crop
<br />'::eds. 1_ev~!irrg he!pc to in>;.:~e t'-<e u.:iferrn app!fcat'r~:, .:f Water.
<br />Sredbcd -rrc; atinr; ;hoi,!r! he :,: ,,,:c cc~ntuur car ..-on~ t`rc ;!cr,:,c
<br />w;iere act;ca.;. °rr•re:- cl:oC4ir:g etas, pa.ctur'e rotation, anr'.
<br />r eStrCtC'd -3Zirr `-, du. rrj WcL p:. ~'. !dL aC!rr tr !::Cep. t~;C -,t:. r-C .', girnd
<br />ct~ndEtiorr acrd to protec~ t`:o c.ci from .-__itn-r. \cr:!^~uminou; craps
<br />r eLi~nnG to n+tt' -C:~ r..'rd j~!-rn,l ~i FrC UL, :nd`!C~Ullri rr i:JL C:-`: r:~ rC.~: ]rrC to
<br />p`rosphorus.
<br />T1r:5 Urrtt ~~ W@!! LU I'tCd ti: ~~trfiCL:tC d('V E-.; ;rmC'nt.
<br />.:r i s roar: ur, , t , rr cap •t.. ty ~ubc ! an~. _ :!Ue, .. gate', ar;d IVe,
<br />nori i r, i gattd.'. t, ~ ~ : rr ttrcyr,r,untc, n !-oam ..-_ r ^OT ....?c. ~ngt ~ , tc.
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