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<br />NONTECHNICAL SOILS DESCR IP..JN REPORT <br />weldrge <br />Map ~ Soil name aM description <br />Symbol <br />This unit consists of very deep, cell drained soils on <br />old terrace remnants. These soils formed in old <br />alluvium derived dominantly from mixed sources and have <br />a loess cap. The surface layer is gravelly loam 3 <br />inches thick. The upper S inches of the subsoil are <br />loam, and the loner 6 inches ere clay loam. The upper <br />1< inches of the substratum are very gravelly loam and <br />very gravelly sandy loam, and the loner part to a depth <br />of 70 inches is gravelly sandy loam, extremely gravelly <br />sandy loam, and very gravelly loamy coarse sand. <br />Permeability of this soil is moderate in the upper 14 <br />inches and rapid below 14 inches. Available eater <br />capacity is low. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches <br />or more. Runoff is rapid, and the hazard of eater <br />erosion is high. <br />Capability Subclass 7E; nonirrigated <br />Capability classiflcati on is the grouping of soils to <br />show, in a general way, their suitability for most <br />kinds of farming. It is a praetical classification <br />based on limitations of the soils, the risk of damage <br />when they are used, and the way they respond to <br />treatment. The soils are classified according to <br />degree and kind of permanent limitation, but without <br />consideration of major and generally expensive <br />landforming that would change the slope, depth, or <br />other characteristics of the soils; without <br />consideration of possible unlikely major reclamation <br />projects. <br />Class VII - Not suited for cultivation. Very severe <br />limitations. Suited for range, woodland or wildlife <br />uses if carefully managed. Usually cannot apply <br />physical practices such as pitting, furrowing, seeding, <br />etc, <br />E Erosion by wind of water is the major problem. <br />Gf ~ Turley loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes <br />