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04038 Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Blanca cobbly loam soils can be found on 25-75% slopes (sideslopes), and are in the <br />land capability classification Vlle, nonirrigated. Blanca soils have a surface layer of very <br />dark grayish brown cobbly loam from 0 to 4 inches. The subsurface layer is brown <br />cobbly loam from 4 to 20 inches and brown very cobbly loam from 20 to 32 inches. The <br />substratum is brown and yellowish brown very cobbly sandy loam from 32 to 40 inches <br />and yellowish brown extremely cobbly sandy loam from 40 to 60 inches. This soil is very <br />deep and well drained. The permeability is moderately rapid and the available water <br />capacity is low. The potential rooting depth is 60 or more inches and runoff is rapid. For <br />Blanca soils, the hazard of water erosion is very high and the hazard of soil blowing is <br />slight. The major current uses of this soil are livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. <br />Binco-Gourley Complex soils are found on 3-25% slopes (rolling hills), and are in the <br />land capability classification Vle, nonirrigated. Binco soils have a surface layer of dark <br />brown clay loam from 0 to 1 inches. The subsoil is brown clay from 1 to 21 inches. The <br />substratum is made up of brown clay from 21 to 51 inches and grayish brown clay from <br />51 to 60 inches. Binco soil is very deep and well drained. The permeability is slow and <br />available water capacity of high. The potential rooting depth is greater than 60 inches <br />and runoff is rapid. The hazard of water erosion is high while the hazard of soil blowing <br />is moderate. For Gourley soil, the surface layer is brown clay from 0 to 11 inches. The <br />subsoil is brown clay from 11 to 52 inches and the substratum is also brown clay from 52 <br />to 60 inches. This soil is very deep and well drained. The permeability is slow and the <br />available water capacity is high. The potential rooting depth is greater than 60 inches <br />and runoff is rapid. The hazard of water erosion is high and the hazard of soil blowing is <br />moderate. The major current uses of these soils are livestock grazing, wildlife habitat <br />and recreation. <br />King Mountain Sand & Gravel Mine Page 4 of 4 <br />King Mountain Gravel, LLC January 14, 2005 <br />