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Soil: Curecanti Variant extremely cobbly loam, <br />8% to 20% slopes, very stony <br />Map Unit: 29 <br />General Description: Deep, well drained. Supports pinyon & juniper. Stones on 1 % to 3 % of surface. Surface layer: 8"; <br />subsoil: 42". About 50" deep. High calcium carbonate below about 18". Slow permeability. Low available water capacity. <br />Related Soils: Nunn (about 5% of mapped area) <br />Capability Class (& Subclass): VIIs, nonirrigated. <br />Range Site: Cobbly Foothill 11213 <br />General Characteristics - Pinyon/Juniper woodland with limited grass growth and sometimes Gambel <br />Oak dominance. Production: 150016/sc -favorable year; 125016/ac -average year; 100016/ac -poor <br />year. <br />Major Plant Species - Sideoats Grama - 15%; Big Bluestem - 10%; Little Bluestem - 10%; Pinyon <br />Pine - 10%; Mountain Mahogany - 5%; Blue Grama - 5%; Western Wheatgrass - 5%; Rocky <br />Mountain Juniper - 5%; Gambel Oak - 5%; Hairy Goldenaster - 5 %; Louisiana Sagwort - 5 %. <br />Wildlife Habitat Suitability: very poor <br />Suitability of soil for elements of wildlife habitat - <br />Grain and seed crops: very poor <br />Grasses and legumes: very poor <br />Wild herbaceous plants: very poor <br />Coniferous plants: fair <br />Shrubs: poor <br />Wetland plants: very poor <br />Shallow water areas: very poor <br />Suitability of soil for kinds of wildlife - <br />Openland: very poor <br />Woodland: poor <br />Wetland: very poor <br />Rangeland: poor <br />