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Exhibit Page 29 <br />Table I-1. Soils Descriptions <br />Name Fardraw very cobbly loam, 9 to 25 percent slopes <br />Description The Fardraw soil is very deep and well drained on uplands, hillsides, <br />and ridges. Typically, the upper part of the surface layer is very cobbly <br />loam 9 inches thick. The lower part is very cobbly clay loam 4 inches <br />thick. The subsoil is very cobbly clay loam to a depth of 60 inches. <br />Permeability is slow. Available water capacity is low. Effective rooting <br />depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is medium to rapid, and the hazard <br />of water erosion is moderate to severe. Depth to bedrock is 60 inches or <br />more. <br />Unit 44 <br />Name Granath loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes <br />Description The Granath soil is very deep and well drained on mesa tops, uplands, <br />fans, and hillsides. Typically, the surface is covered with a mat of <br />organic material consisting of slightly decomposed leaves, twigs, bark, <br />and grasses. The surface layer is loam about 8 inches thick. The upper <br />5 inches of the subsoil is loam. The lower 47 inches is clay loam. The <br />substratum to a depth of 60 inches is loam. Permeability is moderately <br />slow. Available water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 <br />inches or more. Runoff is medium, and the hazard of water erosion is <br />moderate. <br />The Acree soil is very deep and well drained on uplands, drainage <br />ways, and hillsides. Typically, the surtace layer is loam 10 inches thick. <br />The upper 6 inches of the subsoil is clay loam. The lower 26 inches is <br />clay and clay loam. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches is clay loam. <br />Permeability is slow. Available water capacity is high. Effective rooting <br />depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is slow to medium, and the hazard of <br />water erosion is slight to moderate. <br />Unit 50 <br />Name Herm very cobbly loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes <br />Description The Herm soil is very deep and well drained on hillsides and uplands, <br />Typically, the surface layer is very cobbly loam about 2 inches thick, The <br />upper part of the subsoil is clay about 4 inches thick, The next 16 inches <br />is day, The lower part is clay about 15 inches thick. The upper 7 inches <br />of the substratum is clay. The lower part to a depth of 60 inches is day. <br />Permeability is slow. Available water capacity is high. Effective rooting <br />depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is rapid, and the hazard of water <br />erosion is severe. <br />