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• E X H I B I T "I" • <br />'ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />P~-~+ <br />3). OtC -Otero Sandy Loam <br />In a typical profile the surface layer, about four inches thick, is light <br />brownish-gray sandy loam that is soft when dry but very friable when moist. <br />The transitional layer, about five inches thick, is pale-brown sandy loam <br />that is slightly hard when dry but very friable when moist. Roots are <br />abundant to about eight inches. The underlying material, below a depth of - <br />about nine inches, is pale-brown or very pale brown sandy loam and fine <br />sandy loam that contains strata of loam and sandy clay loam. It is easily <br />penetrated by plant roots, air and water. <br />Otero Sails have a moderately rapid intake rate, slow surface runoff, <br />moderately rapid permeability, and moderate water-holding capacity. The <br />• wind erosion hazard is moderate to high. <br />A complete and detailed description of these soils is found in the Soil <br />Suxves o£ Otero Counts. Colorado which is a part of this report. <br />• o <br />v <br />