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SOILS INFORMATION <br />help hnprove gnzing dislrWution and mabtab Hoge eon- <br />Jition. Conber furrowing and pitting aro prseticn that <br />hniwore water bfiltnlbp end reduce roww amt aro <br />especls0y effective og rangeland gran In pow gMl tetr <br />eondilion. <br />Windbreak snJ emironmentd plantings aro generally <br />well suited on this soil. Bummer falbw • year prior to <br />planting, auppbmental water dutin`` planting and early <br />stages of growth, sad continued eullivalbn fur weed eon- <br />trd an needed to Insure eelabliahment a~ survival o/ <br />plantings. Trees beet suited and baring best survival aro <br />Rocky blounlain Juniper, eastern redeedar, ponderow <br />pine, 9iber6a elm, Rueehm-olive end haekberry. BhraM <br />beet suited aro akunkbush sumac, lilac, 8iberbn peaehab <br />and American plum. <br />Openland wildlife such as pheasant, eottonlall nbbR <br />end mourning dove era auRed to this soil In eropWad <br />areas 6vonbb habitat nn bs developed by eatablfehing <br />areas tar nesting and escape cover. For pheasants, <br />undlaturbed Heating cover b vital and shonlJ be included <br />In plane for IwbRat development. Toe and ahrob <br />plantings abnss fenm Oaee, trrlgatbn ditches, rmdeWes <br />and streambanke also help enrnunga wlMRfe. Rangeland <br />wildlife, Incbding antelope sod Jaeknbbks, can be en- <br />counged by water devebpmenls, gnsbg mamgement, <br />and types o[ fentng to permR unrestrieled adlebpa <br />movement. <br />Th1s Boll b well suhed fot the eonstroetbn of homesitea <br />and other urban devebpmenU, with only mhror Ilmka- <br />lions that esn be easily modified. CapabilRy eubelass Ills <br />non'vrigaled, ilia irrigated. <br />IYO-Wages loam, 6 to !percent slops. This b a <br />deep, well drained soil on upland akle slopes amt rllgee. IL <br />formed In nkereous, mlzed, loamy eRuvlal end eo0an <br />deposlle. The avenge annual proedpitaUon ranges from 16 <br />to 10 inches. 8bpes aro madentely sloping. <br />Inclmled in thle unit an small area of 8alenta bam <br />and Aecabn flnesandy bam. <br />Typiaily the surface layer b gnyieA brawn loam shout <br />1 Mches thbk. The snbsoll b dark grayish brown Rght <br />clay loam about to inehw thbk and b ealareaus in tke <br />lower part Tie substratum is a light QQrraay, nkrereoue <br />loam and tine candy bam ezlending l0 801nches. <br />PermeabFlity b moderate. Effective rooting depth b 60 <br />inches. Avagable water opacity fe high. Surface runoff V <br />medium, am) the erosion hesard le moderate. <br />Thb eoR b used mainly for 6rrigated and nonhTdgsted <br />cropland. The vemebing acreage b used for gazing. Al- <br />falfa, sugar beets amt mrn an lie principal crops grown <br />in Irrigated areas. Wheat is lha msM crop grown In nonh- <br />riga areas. <br />In nonirrigeleJ cropland areas, management b needed <br />/o control soil erosion, rnneerve moieluro and mainlab <br />productivity. Slubbb mnkh tillage and lncorponling crop <br />residua aro eaeenUal to reduce runoff and erosion and <br />conserve moisture. Chlse0ng or suboiling b etfectire In <br />bnskMg np tillage pans and Improves water penetration. <br />Tillage should be kept to g minimum. <br />In Irrigated areas proper use of irrigation water, con- <br />lrolgng coil erosion and maintaining cod fertility are the <br />main eoncene of management. Under goof management <br />IeveBng d genenliy needed in order to obtain more <br />uniform dbtrRwtton of hrigatbn water. Frequent Irriga- <br />LbM with ama0er amonnh o[ water an Healed to reduce <br />golf hue god obtaks unlfarm appBcalbn of IrrlpUun <br />water. Contour furrow and contour dKeb are the best <br />auRed methods of drrlgatbp on this sop. Iarorporoling <br />crop resWuea b hnportant in eonlrolgng eoR eroabn, <br />malntainb~g tertRRy and improving eoR tihh. Appldntbns <br />of manuro and eommereld feriiRzer rontalning nitrogen <br />and j~hoephates aro needed to maintain soU fertility. <br />Rangeland vegelatbn eonekds msinly of blue gnma, <br />butfsbgrase, weelern whestgreae, and sedge. Propper <br />grazing use and planned grazing syeteme are the moat Im- <br />portant pneticee to maintain gaanlily and gnalfty of <br />deskeble nngg~ehml vegelstion. Range seeding w01 epewl <br />the revegetetion of areas depleted by hesvy grazing, cul- <br />ttralbn m other dleturbemYS- Combinations of <br />etockwater devebpment, Fencing end deferred Brazing <br />help improve grazing dbtribution and maintain Hoge con- <br />dition. Conbnr furrowing and pitting are practkee that <br />Improve water bfillntbn and reduce rniroff end are <br />eepeebgy effective on nngelsnd areas M poor smi fair <br />condition. <br />Whnlbreske and environments) plantings ere eomewhaL <br />diftdeult to eetablbh on lhle eoR because of ebpe. Summer <br />falbw s year prior to planting, ~upplementsl roster daring <br />planting and early elagee of growth, contour Phnting and <br />continued cnltivetbn for seed control are needed to in- <br />sure eetab0ehment end survival of pleMbge. Trees beet <br />soiled and hsving beet eurvivel en Rocky Monntsin jn- <br />nlpeg eastern redeedsr, ponderosa pine, Bibertan elm, <br />RuaefanoRve and hackberry. 9hrobs beet suRed ate <br />ekunkbueh sumac, IReq 8iberhm peaehrob end Amerkan <br />Plum. <br />l)penhnd wildlife arch se pheeeanl, cottontail rabbit <br />and mournbg dove aro coifed to this eoil. In cropland <br />areas favorable hsbitat can be developed by estabgehing <br />areas for Heating and escape cover. F'or pheasants, <br />undbtgrbed Heating rnver b vital and ehonld be included <br />in plane (or habRs! development Tree .and shrub <br />phmtings abng fence lineq hrigetion ditcheq roadsides <br />and streambsnks akm help encowage wildlife. Rangeland <br />wRdRte, including anteope and jackrabhlle, can 6e en- <br />couraged with aster devebpmente, gnaing management, <br />and fendng Untt permtte unrestricted antebpe movement. <br />Where used for Iamesdtee end other urban devebp <br />manic, thle eoR hoe only minor Rmltatione that nn be <br />easily modified. Capab0ity snbelese IVs tronirrigaled, IVs <br />irrigated. <br />this roil can be cultivated eefely. Beeeuee of elope, tblp <br />eoR nee~b to be kept In close growing croPe al least h1k <br />the lime b minimize poeeible erosion loeeee. Some lams <br />