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These are Bee wELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SO
<br />recent a[Iuvium. P. poorly drained soils trrxERx PART
<br />soils have a MO one Pedon is t that formed in
<br />mottled, mildl YPicaL Commonl If summer fallowed in alts 9
<br />or clayey surface la Y to moderatel Y the suited mate
<br />tends to a de th y alkaline loamy wheat is the inter wheat, Years. this soil is
<br />P of 60 inches o derlying material that ex- barley, and well
<br />a gleyed layer in the underl in more. In 33 bushels Principal crop, The predicted rghum. Winter
<br />Most of the acted Y g material, Places they have wheat Per acre. If the cro avers
<br />Se is sub. can be seeded. Generall Pis winterkilled 3'e1d is
<br />water table is at or Beet to exec for beneficial Y precipitation is t Pang
<br />the peak of the i near the surface in ss~ve runoff. The Stubble use of fe
<br />mulch fa rtihzer, oo low
<br />These soils rr~gati°n season, sPnng and Burin Ia
<br />m'e used for ran g ~ are needed to conltrol so 1~roPPing, and til-
<br />Some small geland and wildlife Torracin blowin m'nimum
<br />The az'eas are irrigated habitat. The g also may be needed g and water erosion.
<br />potential native Pasture. potential native ve to control water erosion,
<br />switchgrass, prude vegetation is dominated dominated b gelation on this ran
<br />big bluestem, cordgrass, salt Y sand bluestem, sand reed ge site is
<br />wheat Indian estern~ss' alkali by $ramµes e~dleandthread, swiichgrass gl'ass' and blue
<br />grass, sed a grass, w wheat sacaton, and
<br />in the swam g and ''ash- Cattails and bull 'slender production wheatgtass are sideoats gr~~
<br />PY spots ass ranges from 2,200 also prominent. Potential
<br />Potential mated with these ran sh Brow ble years to 1 80p pounds per acre in favora_
<br />favorable Production ranges from 4,000 ge siten condition deterio Pounds in unfavorable
<br />range cond"tio to 3,000 pounds in unfa arabjePor acre ' and switch rules, the sand bluestem, yearu~ As range
<br />deteriorates, Years. As and sand sass deers sand reed
<br />decrease, Production dro the tall ge increase~e and blue grams sand dro grass,
<br />increase, The fa Ps, and salt and mid grasses the site as range conditionnnual weeds and Pseed,
<br />increased the rmmg and i grass, sedge, and rush becomes B'r'asses invade
<br />amount of salt~gation in adjacent areas half a"a8'ement of v Poorer.
<br />Management of v on much of the acreage. has and Ieavin egetation should be based
<br />egetation ing Is de3• g half of the total annual r °n taking
<br />on taking half and leavin on this soil should be based bluestem, u•able if the r P oduction.
<br />tion. Switch g half of the total annual _ blue sand reed ange is in poor condition. Sa a
<br />grass,
<br />wheatgrass, ~eS~ng bluestem, indiangrass, Prodae grams, Pubescen~sheawitch sideoats grams,
<br />grass, tall wheat wheatgrass, intermediate western mess are suitable for seedin gi"ass, and crested wheat-
<br />seeding, The plant~sss~ and tall fescue are suitab eh for seeded hntoeasonal re g T °f~Yestsoeck eted should
<br />requirements of selected should a clean, Finn ements
<br />livestock F meL the season drilled into It can be
<br />Prepared seedbed is needed. A successful seedin sprin sorghum stubble, or it can be
<br />Seeding earl Brass drill g' a firTh B has proven most sueeesssful dbed. Seeding early in
<br />Y in spring has should be used, Windbreaks and
<br />lags is needed to eliminate th Proven most successful. suited to environmental
<br />Wetland wildlife a undesirable ve Til- this soil. Soil blowin Plantings are
<br />The wetl especially waterfowl B'etation, establishing trees and sh g' the generally
<br />and Plants ~ utilize this livatin rubs, Principal hazard in
<br />as well pt'DVjde nesting and unit. g only in the tree ca" be controlled b
<br />as some food. The nearb Protective cover °egetation between row and by Ieavih Y cu]_
<br />where wildlife obtain much of their y un at the ro B a strip of
<br />Live g ed cropland, 'nay be needed at the time of Supplement
<br />cover, makes this unit v food and find Periods. T ai irrigation
<br />oPenland wildlife, aluable to both Protec- are rues that are best suitedland have d during d
<br />Cpenland wetland and pineR3iberianuntam Jumper' eastern redcedar~d survival
<br />wildlife, especially pheasant, use th"
<br />cover and Westin shrubs elm, Russi ponderosa
<br />areas. These v g~ Deer find excellent is unit for best suited an-olive, and hackber
<br />aluable wildlife areas shouldober an peashrub are skunkbush sumac ~'- The
<br />From fire and fenced m some 'lilac, and Siber]_
<br />to protected Wildlife is an important
<br />overuse by livestock. The Prevent encroach cropland ar second
<br />bility subclass. VIw; y should not bed went and eas provide favor dry use of this soil. The
<br />1lquolls in Salt Meadow med Capa be ttractedd mouthing dove aManhabitat for tin
<br />Aquepts in Wet Meadow ran B-necked
<br />5-Ascalon ge site. range site, by establishin y nOnBame s
<br />a Bee , sandy loam, 1 to :; COVer- For pheasants B areas for Westin pecies can
<br />P well drained soil on Percent slopes, This is lial and should undisturbed Westin g and escape
<br />to 5,200 feet. It fo uplands at elevations of 4,600 meet. Rangeland a included in B cover is
<br />-ai'e small tined m plans for habitat develop_
<br />areas of rock alluvium. Included in ma telo wildlife for
<br />Typicall outcrop, ppin Pe. can be attracted b example, the pron ho
<br />10 inches thick, Tbeace la g facilities, mans y developin g rn an-
<br />ger is brown sand whet ~n8 livestock g Lvestock watering
<br />brow subsoil is Y loam about a needed. Brazing, and
<br />n s~dY clay loam about P51e brown and Few areas of this reseeding
<br />stratum to a de th inches yellowish urbanized Ascalon
<br />P of 60 inches is thick. The sub- centers. T soil are in major
<br />loam" calcareous fine soil as it he shrink-swell growth and
<br />Permeabilit sandy that wets and dries is the Potential of the
<br />hi h. Y 's moderate. must be considered in most limitin sub-
<br />g The effective Available water stnictin Plannin g soil feature
<br />Surface runoff is rooting depth is 60 capacity is Sand g roads' Capabilit g homesites and con-
<br />slow, and the erosion inches or Y Plains Y subclass IIIe
<br />hazard is low"more. 6-Ascalon sand site. nonirrigated;
<br />a deep, well drained soil on n tO 5 Percent s[o
<br />plands at elev mss' This is
<br />ations of 4,600
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