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weldrge Map Symbol Soil name and description This unit consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils on terraces and mesa suani ts. These soils formed in alluvium. The surface Layer is clay loam about 5 inches thick. The upper pert of the subsoil is clay loam about 10 inches thick. The maze subsoil layer is gravelly clay loam about 8 inches thick, and the lower part of the subsoil is very cobbly clay loam and cobbly clay loam about 27 inches thick. the substratum to a depth below 60 inches is stony clay loam. Permeability of this soil is moderately slow. Available water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or mare. Runoff is niedi un, and the hazard of water erosion is naderate. A seasonal, irrigation induced, high eater table fluctuates between depths of 35 to 50 inches from April through September. This unit is considered prime farmland. Capability Subclass 3E; irrigated; 7C; nonirrigated Capability classification is the grouping of soils to show, in a general way, their suitability for most kinds of farming. It is a practical classification based on limitations of the soils, the risk of damage when they ere used, and the way they respond to treatment. The soils ere classified according to degree and kind of permanent limitation, but without consideration of major and generally expensive landforming that could change the slope, depth, or other characteristics of the soils; without consideration of possible unlikely major reclamation projects. Class 111 - Severe limitations that reduce choice of crops or require special conservation practices or both. Class Vtl - Not suited for cultivation. Very severe limitations. Suited for range, woodlard or wildlife uses if carefully managed. Usually cannot apply physical practices such as pitting, furrowing, seeding, etc. E - Erosion by wind of water is the nk~j or problem.