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<br />Bec•uusc this soil is stony and has favorable testate for
<br />the ~ru+clh of plants. this range site has good potential
<br />fur grox'in~ fhr taller, dreper roote(l grasses. Tian}'
<br />liuds of pivots gro+a ou the site. The hick cover of
<br />pluuts behveen the rocks and in the slopping areas consists
<br />„l sand blurstem, littlr bluestem, indiangrass, sideonts
<br />Lr:uua, jnnegrass, cull other [all and mid glosses. Skunk-
<br />Lush and }'aces are common shrubs, and juniper forms
<br />an npeu cnuupv, Porb; ~ro+cing on this range site nre
<br />prairie clovrr, ;;lubenlnllun', buck+chrlt, and loco.
<br />The total :uulual yield of air-dry forme is GUO lu 000
<br />pounds prr arrc.
<br />LIM r:aT,IN k: IIIIk:AI:a xANCk: tlll'Y
<br />Uu1}' ihn I'rnrnsr-Yuri uulrrup cuuy,lrs i.; iu this
<br />range site, It cmisi,ls p;uUy of 1'euruse ch;umw•y Inaul
<br />Ihat is lcs thou ]U iurhrs deep over linlrstmrc brdrocl:
<br />wd parll}• ul" areas ++hrre. linn•xlnur claps out.
<br />'I'Le pernu•ahility is nuvlium, thuu;;h ++oter does not
<br />I,enetralc to u {;trot. drplh. The +v:urr-holding capacity
<br />la very lu++•. ]irusiun Ia excessive in places +yhrre the
<br />Yrgrtntiuu has Lrrn first toyed. '!'Iris range site makes up
<br />uuly :m exlrruu•ly ,wall ;uuuuut o[ tllo rungelnud in
<br />'1'hr pulrutial vr;;rlaliuu un ILis r:ult.,re site cousista of
<br />•idruats ~r:unn, lilllr Llurslrny urrdlr-and-lhrratl, iudi:ul
<br />rirr~raas, and other drerra~•rs. Increasers are blue
<br />I;rama, hair' tiram;l, gallela, tlurr-;ncu, squirrcltail, :uul
<br />drupsced. Ln•rrasl•r furbs art huck+chral, s:uulx'nrl, nail-
<br />xvu•t, :uul phlox, and incrc;larr shrubs ore skunkbush,
<br />•had.rale, bigrlo+c sa;,n•, grcaacbush, :uul }•ueca. Sualte-
<br />arrd is fhr duniiu;urt il,crraser slirnb. The present plant
<br />•~m'er is spnlsr alyd consists principally of naihvort and
<br />bi;;rlu+Y sn~r lu~cther ~cilh a small awount of sidcoats
<br />drama ;lad Lhu• gruua.
<br />'fhr total nuuual vivid of air-Ih•c furngr, excluding
<br />xuud}• plants, is JUU w GUU puwuls per acre.
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<br />The soils iu this range site ore generally deep, but they
<br />ore sbnllun• over clean s;uul or gravel in sumo places.
<br />The rnu~e situ makes up about 5 percent of [hu lul al
<br />r:ut~cl:uul iu this count}'. The texuu•e of the sails is floc
<br />•:uuly lu,un to luosr sand. 'fhrsr sand}' soils tnl:c iD ++'atcr
<br />wore rapid)}' Ihnn liner trxlnrrd soils, fhr}• release uwis-
<br />Inre to pl;uils uun'e readily, :nnl the tcalrr eruct r;dcs lu
<br />:, ;;realer drldh. '1'Lr.,; :ur Ihr priuripnl sell rhnraeter-
<br />rucs Ihal alfecl the ;;ro++~lh u( pl;luls ou lhi~ raul,'r site.
<br />Itu+vccrr, fhr o.dr:l uuuslure ircen'ed bccoii;e of Ihr lu+•a-
<br />liuu ul' ILe .nih un Lnltuw lands ulGrls• to snmr extent.
<br />ILr wediluu lu Ina ++;Iler-LnLJiu~ caparit}'. .1s a resnh,
<br />ILr cc~a•laliuu is nlaiulc a nuxnnc of tall :wd mid
<br />prr>,rs.-
<br />lu mu>t areas the runcrulr;uion of salts is no[ strong
<br />, wn1~11 In serinuslc atTcot Cllr cunqu,~ilial of Illy potrnti;J
<br />+r•~rtatinu, Lul ~ehrre fhr r;uhe has been misused, [here
<br />,•:w nbuu~l:uu'r of sill;truss ur of other plants that tolrt•-
<br />.,IC 5:111. The rlfrrl of Ihr salts is uun'c prnuounced ml
<br />Illi; silt ILau uu the adjaccul r;uhr sift Dladr up of +ccl
<br />ruradotc: hcrnuse fhr soils cnnlaiu nxlislnre iu the upper
<br />Gencr;llh', ILt•sc soils art not Li;;Llc rrudiLlr. LI ^rras
<br />xhere dlr,}' are bore, hnx'erer, the}' arc subject to severe
<br />rind erosion. These soils nre-
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<br />(:Iendiee line sandy lu:un, 0 tr, 1 prr, vt aulx.•s.
<br />(nendicr title gaudy loaul. 1 to 3 pert ro[ slopes.
<br />I HCUdicc line <andp lo:un,
<br />i Hvudire lint sand)' Ir:uu, clay euli~l alum.
<br />Glrmlicr :wJ Ilacrr liar ]:IUd)~ lo:nn., o l0 7 prrrrul .Inp,•s.
<br />lileudicc :uul Il;n rr our ..:mdc lug w., 1 Io3 pr rrrw >4qu•s.
<br />C laudice nod Ilan r.• line sandy I~~:nu .
<br />Clcudi cu ;Ind Il:nrr .~~~ih, sand ,h>(raln, 0 Ir• 1 prrccul
<br />slopes (Clrnd icr s~~il md) 1.
<br />Clrudiye owl 11:1+rr ,oil., scud .' Iha rata, 1 [u 3 percent
<br />doers I Inrudicr .~,il Duly I.
<br />Clrudicr nod Ilacrr .•~il<• >a ud subs r; J:, fl;lrudice soil unI)').
<br />'1•hr. pulrulial crrrlalinu i. ,h uiuaull}' s+Yitrh~l•us,,
<br />alkali uu:,luu, iudian~ra~>• anJ t: Il hluc;leur, but it iu-
<br />rhl,lrs ^ .Mall :uunnul ul urrll •-and-tLrcad, t':urada
<br />++'ihlryr, and nlh,•I u~irl bra-r.. 1•hcrr Ihia r:utgr silt
<br />is in front ~'nwluinn, iL,• ~la+ul u' sand drup.rrd, +sild
<br />lirorirr, .nail ~a~r, :unl >ah~la-; i' marl}' solid ;lad ILr
<br />dnuliu:nu mrl:.lur+ stun'! ILr > rc:nns is cutluu+YUUd
<br />h•rrti, lama ri.l:, amt ++illo rr Ui~. '.~).
<br />The total :nnmal +irl~l ..I' air Ir+' I'nra;;r, r•.crlurliu;;
<br />x'aul}' I~I:ulls, i. ITnil lu ' loin l~ul wls prr nett.
<br />General range mann•yenienl
<br />\lauy dill'rrrnl I~ra~'li~r~ uril;r u ~ mull rou;,n• uuuuhr.
<br />mrul. .\uual~ ILrn• art lirnln•r Jo;;rrr ul' range oar,
<br />defrrrrd ;;ra'r.nl_.:uiJ nd:uinu .L• •rrr~l ~r.lriug. f)Ihcr
<br />pl'nrl irrs ILaI nillll'rrtr ILr r:u i~r ;I ill ILaI Lrllr lu tool rut
<br />the uulcruu•ul ul li+r-i nrl: :ur .rrdili~ al ILc nal ivr
<br />grn,.e. nn Ihr r:ul~r. L{n iu_ au~l n. fu;; runlunr furrun'in;;
<br />iu area, of r:m~r, rnulrnlliu_ Len h and acrd., and dis-
<br />t ribntin•_• ~rnzim• Lv Lnflrlne~ ~ rn~. Irnrr~, m;l l;in~++t•alcr
<br />a'idrlc availaLlr,-Il~~:,liu~ ~:Ih hl cniuu. Idarrs,:uul dis-
<br />persiu~ v;lnlr Ih;lt Lave rnnrcutr:u vl in nor arrc.
<br />l'I'Uf T,' ,h q,'r'r' Irl /rN•//. lr..•,- l l I~ 1'r trlb Iu Illy 1'nlr of
<br />~rarin~ ILaI +vill uniulafu nr lull race Ihr quaulir' ^nd
<br />qunlil}' ul Ihr fir>iraLlr rr~~laliul, Ihal Dill Luild np ;r
<br />rr.rrcr of Inra~•r.:uld IL:II +y{ I rnvidr rnnu~h resides
<br />lu prat rrl Ih.• >n{I~ :unl In rnu-rn luui.w rr. 1'u1' nlu.l
<br />grasses, Ihi, ruusi~ls ul silos iu~ I d uwrc tlrau shoal. al
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