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SOILS INFORMATION
<br />and redudns rnmH.
<br />Range4nd v~~ggetallon of fhb coil eombb makdy of
<br />blw grams, kaffilograse, wasters wbeatgrus, and eed~~
<br />Proper grazing use and phoned grazing systems aro tie
<br />awN ImpoNaat pradk~a to balntaln gnanlRy and quaglrr
<br />of desirable rangehnd vegetaUoa Rouge seeding wq(
<br />speed the revegelatbn of areas depleted by heavy gra-
<br />kig, altivatlon u oll~er didur6anees. Combinations of
<br />nloekwater derebpmenl, fencing and deferred gnahg
<br />kelp knprove grasp dbtribution and maintain range coa-
<br />ditbn Contour furrowing and pRUng are praetkee that
<br />Improve water InfUtrnlba cad reduce rwroff a~ an
<br />~ ~Ily effective on rangeland ueu In you and fate
<br />Wbalbrenka and eavtrenmedal pbnUnge are ge~ragy
<br />waU suited on lhte colt Rummu fallow • yea prior to
<br />phattng, enppiemenW water dorrktngg phnting and early
<br />a u of growth, and conUnned culdvatbn for weed eon-
<br />Irof are needed to kuure wlabibkment and aurrivai of
<br />pphatinge. Trees beet suited and harhig bat aurviral acs
<br />Rocky MounfaM )unlper, eastern redndsr, ponderosa
<br />8lberha elm, Ruesiaa-core, and 6eekberry. 8hwb
<br />ed auNed acs aknnkbuah aamce, Nee, Blhorhn paahrob,
<br />and AmeNnn plum.
<br />'1'hlr bra i, hat asked for ~nhnd and nagahml wll-
<br />dgfe. In erophnd arota, hebRnt /~varabh far rk~g-necked
<br />ppheaant, mourning dove, and many aoagama epeeba nn
<br />6e derebped 6y ataMbldug wildlife areas for aeathg
<br />amt escape mver. For pheacents, undhlurbed nesting
<br />cover b vUal and should be heluded In pk+m for habltd
<br />devebpment Tkb b apeeWly true b aces of intemive
<br />agrkulture. Rangeland wildgfe, each ae antelooppe, eao be
<br />encouraged by devebpment of waterlog fadUlla roper
<br />gtaaing managementt,, and ranggee needing where needed.
<br />Thb aoU b web salted far the eonelruelbn of AomeaRaa
<br />and dkar orlon derelopmenta, with only mbar Itmk.•
<br />Uan eu M •~yy g~, CepatrNly aabelaan Ile
<br />klif a+an4rl~fai.
<br />Ifs-Udie Toerlorlhenb. UsUe.Tonbrtkents consbt
<br />er a,obgl~ .bping to steep, skanow, wen drained solh
<br />kerdming termitlent dninagewaye, gnUlea and escarp-
<br />aumb heated mainly h the wales part of the county.
<br />4L ens are astremefy variable. Tkey aro mat eom-
<br />amly Ilght colored, lave thin nurtaa layan and n~a
<br />fmm sandy hams to clay hams. B:pmuree of parent
<br />ralerbb and a few o~tenps o[ undstone and etNa/ona
<br />rkrokcommon. Ranoff b rapid, and the eroabn Imurd b
<br />lach~ded are small areas of nearly level to gently ebp-
<br />leg, bamy a0uvhl eoib, eimner to the llavereon coils, on
<br />arrroa flood phhu Lhal ue fre~uenlly flooded.
<br />Tkece voile are nut suitable for eullivalbn beeenes of
<br />the ebpe and eroebn hesard. They aro used mainly for
<br />lkdted grasing and wndllfe. The stropp eb~pee have spares
<br />rbada of vegetatbn. The narrow that phins provide
<br />goad slende of forage.
<br />(Zangetend vegetation of Udk Torrfmtbeda eomhta
<br />aalnly of phnle from both medium and short grave tom-
<br />amnltiee, Incladbig mainly efdeoete grams, Rltle blualem,
<br />woetera wkeatgrees, needbomllhread and bloc grams.
<br />lhece eolb erode easgy when Lhe rangeland reeggppttaatton b
<br />erergnxed. Grazing management needed to maholab~d
<br />kuprove produclbn and Hogs eondkbn an defei#Lid .
<br />. paring and proper graaing nee. Where abpa ue nd
<br />ebep, eodonr furrorhg and pRtfng reduce rnnaft, 6a-
<br />~re water penefratbn mid speed rap recovery of areas
<br />la hh and ppoooor condltbn. Fencing and water develop-
<br />aieds are efficUve in obtahMg anMoim dbtr~utkm of
<br />fp+~t•
<br />Yale dear and antabpe utnize theca aoib far cover and
<br />toed. The rekdkmehip of lkh nail to eroplaad makes k
<br />valaable for escape cover for wndlife. alenagemenl of
<br />Urns cope for wildlife Inchtdes proper grazing manage-
<br />aiwd sari water devebpmenla.
<br />Where these eoib are comldered for whdbreaks and
<br />eavkonmental phnUnga and homaites, epadal omits In-
<br />yeellgdbm era requbrod to cebet apalfb site and
<br />~ ae~ y management CapabUUy subelw
<br />iii-wages Isom, 1 is g pe-eao/ elopes. Tbb h •
<br />;deep, cacti drdned eon oq naland ridtee and hUle. It
<br />,formed h akanone, ioany vkd • eoUan deposRa.
<br />The avenge anm~al preelpltatbn range from 16 l0 10
<br />inches. >Ropa rare gently sbbppbg.
<br />Included in fhb unk aro emaU aces of $etsnle loam
<br />and Aecabn tine randy ham.
<br />y the anrfaee hear h grayhk brown ham about
<br />1 ~thlek. Ths anbsoU b dark grayhh brown Ughl
<br />shy ham about 10 lathe lhbk and to calcareous In the
<br />knee{ part. TM aubatntnm b tight gray catnraoua ham
<br />cad lhoe candy Iwm.extendhg to a dept of 80 tackee or
<br />eao.
<br />Parmenbtnty b moderate. Is'[fedtve rooting depth b BO
<br />kmka or more Araihbb water spectre b high. 8urfaee
<br />runoff 6 medium, and the erosion kassrd h awdente.
<br />Thb sop b need mainly for (rrlgaled and nontrrlgaled
<br />evopland. The remaining aereege b aced to grasbg. AI-
<br />a, aogar beets and corn rare the prbulpal crops grown
<br />b krlgated areas. Wheat Ie the main crop grown In mntr-
<br />riipted areas.
<br />a bvigated arms the prh»uy concerns of management
<br />me control of eon erabn, proper me of trrlgaUon water
<br />rand mableaanee of ferlUlty. Contour dReh and contour
<br />(krrow are the beat soiled melhade of trrigatbn on fhb
<br />nog. Irnd leveling h needed h most areas to obtain muo
<br />udfum dbtri6utlon of Irrlgelbn wrier. bare frequent tr-
<br />rigdbn with emaner samurais of water b needed b
<br />rdcee aoU toes beeanee of dope. Ineorporaltng crop
<br />rmidua Improves watu IaflllraUon end son tiRh and
<br />helps control Boll ereebn. Applbatbns of manure and
<br />aongnetcid ferUlicero eonlelningg nNrogen aood phoepkata
<br />-are rreeded to mabteln eoU fertNRy.
<br />L nonirrlgated cropbnd area, management b needed
<br />b anlrol Boil erosion, eomerve moisture and maintain
<br />prodneUvKy. Stnbbb mulch linage and kMOrpording crop
<br />Ieaidua are eecenWl to reduce runoff sad erosbn and
<br />mneerve moisten. CMeegng or eubaotling b effective h
<br />braking np Unaga pans and improves water penetntbn.
<br />Tlnage should be kept b a minhnum.
<br />Rangeland vegetslbn o/ lbb soil eomisle mainly of
<br />bane grams, bn(fabgwes, wasters whntgraez, and sedgge.
<br />eloper grazing aze and phrased grazing aydeine are the
<br />groat important practice b matatatn quanlgy and quaNy
<br />d destrabb rangeland vegetaton. Range seeding will
<br />epsed the reregalatbn of areas dephled by hetyyy gras-
<br />ba. eniUvaUon and dher dbturMaeea Combadiom of
<br />alaekwatar devabpmsot, tamh~g aid deferred gearing
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