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• E X H I B I T "I" • <br />T'ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />page-4 <br />OtC - Otero Sandy Loam <br />Ixi a typical profile the surface layer, about four inches thick, is light <br />brownish-gray sandy loam that is soft when dry but very friable when moist. <br />The transitional layer, about five inches thick, is pale-brown sandy loam <br />that is slightly hard when dry but very Sriable when moist. Roots are <br />abundant to about eight inches. The underlying material, below a depth of <br />about nine inches, is pale-brown or very pale brown sandy loam and fine <br />sandy loam that contains strata of loam and sandy clay loam. It is easily <br />penetrated by plant roots, air and water. <br />Otero Soils have a moderately rapid intake rate, slaw surface runoff, <br />moderately rapid permeability, and moderate water-holding capacity. The <br />wind erosion hazard is moderate to high. <br />• A complete and detailed description of these soils is found in tl~e Soil <br /> Siuvey of Otero County, Colorado which is a part of this report. <br />• o <br />