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:Z~ _ Dacono clay lu:gym, 0 to 1__pcrc~nt sloLc ~`~~it-A <br />• I .~ .~ <br />..I' 1 , ~ 1 1'. ' <br />• 1'lils is a deep, wall clt•ained soil on cert'acus at clcvatic+us of 4550 to <br />,: , + <br />I,,. <br />4970 fcet,'.It formed'in mixed alluvium. <br />~ .'~' <br />, ~p <br />Included in tLisiunit are some long uarruw .~Ct'uaks uE sand :uiJ gravel <br />Deposits. ~,Some,small•jleveled areas were also included iu wrapping.' <br />'~ ".' ,:-.,~~,L~~I'r',•~,~ip :.a 1. ~'''i':~.. .. ; .. <br />Tyi,ically thq surface'layer is i;rayish Lr~.;u.cl:,y ]o::m .t)•ouC 12 inches <br />thick. 1'he~subsoil~is grayish brown clay Iuam vbuuC 15 inches thick. <br />•: , <br />• The substratum ;is a~gravelly sand. D:ptL .o sand an.l gravel. ranges <br />_i. <br />(t'om 20,to 40,inclics.,.. <br />• Permeability •.i.s~medorarcly'slow. `.Available~.w~atur .:~,;acity is mcdc4'ate. <br />s; , <br />IiffecCive rooting depCli Ls 20 to 40 inches. Surface runoff i.s slow and <br />ciosion hazard is low,': <br />'t'his coil is used als~ost enttraly Cor irri.;;:~1'.icn arnl is tuitrd to all <br />crops adapted i'o [his' area, inrludCng c,n'n, sugar I, cis, I•~;uis, alfalfa, <br />sna11 grains, po[atocs.and onions. An ••~+:mpl.: uE :~ suitable cropping <br />sys[um~is alfalfa 3,LO 4`years tollow~d by corn', cucn fur silage, sus :r <br />~ .. <br />L~ets,~sav~ll~gt'ain,;bcans,and back to :~1faiEa. T1:c soil nnrrrally.ltas <br />~ ~ i <br />some slight~res[rictions~for'some~ci•ups such~as high clay content or <br />~• ~ ." <br />rapidly pcrntablc substratums, ' <br />all metliods~loE,irrigution are suitable with furrow irri;;:~tion the most <br />r..mtaon type used, Proper irri~:~tion water '.~~i:+a;;i~a.~nt is ...ancial. <br />r 1 v <br />Y.f • <br />Il.irnyard.manure and commercial f.tt'Cilizars :u'e n~udad fur top }•iclds <br />r .: i. <br />along with maintaining good organic matter content. <br />.' _ .. •4 <br />