2005-07-13_REVISION - M2000016 (34)

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Wild-ife is an important secondary use of this soil. The cropland areas provide favorable habitat for ring-necked pheasant and mourning dove. Many nongame species can be attracted by establishing areas for nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, undisturbed nesting cover is essential and should be included in plans for habitat development, especially in areas of intensive agriculture. This soil has good potential for urban and recreational development. Increased population growth in the survey area has resulted in increased homesite construction. The chief limiting feature for urban development and road construction is the limited capacity of the soil to support a load. Septic tank absorption fields function properly, but community sewage systems should be provided if the population density increases. Because of the permeability of the substratum, sewage lagoons must be sealed. Lawns, shrubs, and trees grow well. Capability subclass lie irrigated, IVe noninigated; Loamy Plains range site. 34 -Kim Loam, S-9% slopes This is a deep well drained soil on plains and alluvial fans at elevations of 4900 to 5250 feet. [t formed in mixed eolian deposits and parent sediment from a wide variety of bedrock. Included in mapping are small areas of soils that have loamy sand underlying material. Typically the surface layer is brown and pale brown loam about 10 inches thick. The upper 25 inches of the underlying material is pale brown loam. The lower par[ to a depth of 60 inches is pale brown fine sandy loam. Permeability is moderate. Available water capacity is high. The effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Surface runoff is rapid, and the erosion hazard is moderate. This soil is suited to limited cropping. Intensive cropping is hazardous because of erosion. The cropping system should be limited to such close grown crops as alfalfa, wheat, and barley. This soil also is suited to imgated pasture. A suitable cropping system is 3 to 4 years of alfalfa followed by 2 years of corn and small grain and alfalfa seeded with a nurse crop. Close grown crops can be irrigated from closely spaced contour ditches or sprinklers. Contour furrows or sprinklers should be used for new crops. Applications of nitrogen and phosphorus help in maintaining good production. The potential native vegetation is dominated by blue grams. Sideoats grams, little bluestem, western wheatgrass, and sedge are also prominent. Potential production ranges from 1800 pounds per acre in favorable years to 1500 pounds in unfavorable years. As range condition deteriorates, the sideoats grams and little bluestem decrease; forage production drops; and blue grams, buffalograss, and several perennial fortis and shrubs increase. Undesirable weeds and annuals invade the site as range condition becomes poorer. F[ Lupton Pi[ DMG 111 Permit Page 44 of81