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10/88 <br />16--Bari fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes. This deep, well <br />drained soil is on terraces and mesas. It formed in alluvium der~vee <br />dominantly from sandstone. The native vegetation is manly grasses <br />and shrubs. Elevation is 5,300 to 6,800 feet. The average annual <br />precipitation is 10 to 14 inches, the average annual air temperature <br />is 46 to 48 degrees F, and the average frost-free period is 110 to 130 <br />days. <br />Typically, the surface layer is brown sandy loam about 5 inches <br />thick. The subsurface layer is reddish brown loam 3 inches thick. <br />The upper part of the subsoil is yellowish red or light reddish brown <br />sandy clay loam 18 inches thick. Tha lower 15 inches of the subsoil <br />is pinkish white loam, the upper 13 inches of the substratum is very <br />pale brown loam, and the lower part to a depth of 74 inches is pink <br />loam. In some areas the surface layer is loam or sandy clay loam. <br />Included in this unit is about 10 percent Abra soils and 5 percent <br />Progresso soils. Aleo included are small areas of Clapper soils and <br />Nyswonger occurring in the small intermittent drainages. <br />Permeability of this Barx soil is moderate. Available water <br />capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. <br />Runoff is rapid, and the hazard of water erosion is high. <br />Most areas of this unit are used for livestock grazing and <br />wildlife habitat. A few areas are used for irrigated corn for silage, <br />pasture, small grains, alfalfa hay, and grass hay. <br />j1? <br />