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A41=Ramper clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br /> Setting <br /> Landscape position: Alluvial fans, terraces, drainageways, <br /> and flood plains <br /> Parent material: Kind=alluvium; source=sandstone and shale <br /> Native plant community: Sagebrush and grasses <br /> Elevation: 6, 000 to 7, 400 feet <br /> Mean annual temperature: 46 to 50 degrees F <br /> Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 16 inches <br /> Frost-free period: 100 to 120 days <br /> Composition <br /> Ramper soil and similar inclusions: 90 percent <br /> Contrasting inclusions: 10 percent <br /> Typical Profile <br /> 0 to 3 inches=dark yellowish brown clay loam <br /> 3 to 60 inches=brown to dark brown stratified sandy loam to <br /> clay loam <br /> Soil Properties <br /> Depth class: Very deep <br /> Drainage class: Well drained <br /> Permeability: Moderately slow <br /> Available water capacity: High <br /> Potential rooting depth: 60 inches or more <br /> Flooding: Rare <br /> Runoff: Medium <br /> Hazard of water erosion: Slight <br /> Hazard of wind erosion: Moderate <br /> Shrink-swell potential: Low <br /> Contrasting Inclusions <br /> Gullied land <br /> Ackmen soils on flood plains <br /> Mikim soils on alluvial fans <br /> Similar Inclusions <br /> Sideshow soils on alluvial fans <br /> Ramper soils on alluvial fans <br /> Major Uses <br /> Cropland and livestock grazing <br />