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<br />90-riCLUrt Vel'y •,."avl;!y Sandy foam, ~l_> tt~ ~~ pLrCCn;. ~:O,~:L. T!:is
<br />~!~a!low, som:wFlac e>:ces~ive!y d:'air:ed soil ,_ on rr,oura~insides. It
<br />formed in residuum derived dornirlant!y from yranodiori'ce. The native
<br />v:rgetatiorl is rnain!y piryor; arl~'. ,;ur~iF~er. Elevaiii~rl .~ 7,500 to L,•^-•OCr
<br />feCt. T!1C aver aye anr'iUa! pl' L'C I j~ : ta'~ i t~:l I , Sr tU Sid '. nCheL, tfiC
<br />average arlrlua! air- t~n:purature is S~• to 16 r!:grr?2s !r, err,'. the average
<br />frost-free ;JCriod ,~ ?r Cc, i00 days.
<br />Typically, the ¢ur-Fac: !ay2r is dark grayish ttuwn very gravelly
<br />sandy I Darn ahnu;, c^^• i nchcs tt~ i c!?. Tt~e su!:~so i I i s very grave I ly sandy
<br />luem abo:.rt 4 ir,e:hes thick. 't;e ~ub~tra%urn is :::~l;r•~rne!y gr'ave!!y !aarny
<br />sand at~au ~ F i nchcs th i c!i over sofi,, wca't!ICrc~ granod i or i te. TFIC ;o i 1
<br />i ~ neutra:. T`,s 'r:e;:tu:~2 i,f t:-:e ~ut~ace I ay:r i:r ~orlre ar-e.~s i s vzry
<br />co`~hly sandy I Oarn.
<br />Included in this urli'e is about 5 percunt deep L'~:~onell gravelly
<br />sandy !Darn orl fact s!c~pa~. P,I;c. inclur!ad is Shout 5 percent
<br />granod i or i tc .^.oc!: ou'~crop on ridges and stcc,,cr ar cac..
<br />°errneab i ! i ty cif this S: ~or-t so i I i s rapid. Ava i I .ib (e water
<br />ca;~aci'~y ,., very low. Gffec'civc rooting depth ,~ 10 to 20 inch;e~..
<br />Runo~F is ruediurn to rapi.!, gnu the hazard of wa;:er :~:-osjon i~ rrtaderate
<br />to very high.
<br />T411L Urll'b i~, usud for noncommercial woad;and anG !VE'LtL~I!:
<br />grazing.
<br />T. F:c , otcntia". p!ar~t ct~rnrnur,i~E,y ~ rnair,!y Pinyon .. r:d ,jun i;~ct and arl
<br />ur•*!er~tL~ry of mountain rnuh!y, Grua mow-:{:ainrr.;t~~cgar:y, ar:d C~arr.be! oak.
<br />Ttle potent i a! r c~duc t i on of t.',c net i vc under stc~r-y vegctaL i on i n r.c~rrna!
<br />years i s abuut~ ~~0 pour:ds of a: r--dry vu3etat i orl F~~r- acre. If tl~c
<br />conditior; of t!~~c ur;dcrsto:'y dcteti-ra'~cs, rr~vurlt~irl;r.a:-lo~any, b:ucyr-arna,
<br />ant! yi~tt!ebrusF~ ~;ui.:ltai! increase.
<br />Wood!a:~d ~~Y6GUL'~~ SUL!t ~. firewood, fence poc'~s, C!ai;trr•as trees,
<br />and p!r•yc~n Hues are pru~!ucrd t`~is unit. Cln!y fo~~t ~. opes and r-i r!ges
<br />gCncYZ:y arL aLe C:,~.,~!C. Gi,C L'pne~~ Oc Slr,- !~'ntt^ FI i~rVl'SttriG In tflC
<br />nt`.:@:- ar z~as. T:;e ~7B Vf tr~2 Char: •~5 fGY :'2rn~iV 11 i~f ~t ar:4p!ant5 IS
<br />severe:y im;ted Lry t:~c hig: .;r~tcnt ;f .-oc!: f: ay^ICntr .n t!~e coi I ,.nd
<br />Thinning tt~e ovr:.ti'y gc:.~ra:ly e^hancc~ .-er°oc'uc'~ion and
<br />p. es tiie ~r~~w,.~ of ,,,_ ar::. yourcer C-::'zzing :n .a:-ves~ed
<br />areas sFou!d b:_ ca''cr: rd for a~ icastu~ years to aLCar t' dcve!o~~mcnt of
<br />~ufficier,c plank cover to protect tl-,e soil f:~on; erosion.
<br />TU increase -sass ;~toc:ur.t;on ar;d reduce the hia'~atCi of erosion,
<br />_ !owi::g :r:r:ir:g - Srv~c.c:l:g o pirlyC~r~
<br />t a55eC Ch O:1!r: ~e ,~e~'c% fo! +: !':~ .- !:- f
<br />and ~iuri i; ~r . Sul ~.a!~~'. c ~~cd ~. _ ;'n '. .;tutu: ca.. . oc ! u~~ pul~c•,crnt
<br />whaatgra», Rus~.ar, wi!dr-yo, ,..:d t:'u: g:-amLL. Rar:g2 ..u,':ir.g g~neta!!y
<br />~~ !I:'nltCd v. r~: na. tie r. ., .,iri, _~ce aUL_ n?• Ct CL'j~`~L ... Jf ~: n~~ ,
<br />T ~,:S Ur::t :5 r, ;.. ir!y >l:: ~~.. ~'l: r: n:n~~:!: :.'l: ~`Je: 7~r:1 C:':t. T,.~e rnai~~
<br />Ilrl,itati~i„~ aP'e ~..'.'C7.'iC~~ of S: ;~C dnd 5`iZ:!r~W dL'pt!iL 'i.G bC~~rOL~:..
<br />Th;s rnap un!L: s !r: capabi ,`.y cu:;c!a;s V'I_, nc^.:rrigater+.. It iv
<br />iri the ~". r;yp n-~Ur~'. ..~e:' WC~i~t;:..n ~ILe.
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