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<br />crops, App]icatir~n of cor;,n~orcial fortil7zvr to ncccrc:uy, 1n addition to <br />manure and plant recidurc, on irrigated areas. Irrigation methods suitable <br />for this soil are borders, furroxs, and cprlnY.lers. Sprinkler irrigation <br />is xell suited to must crops. The furrox method is used for rox crops. <br />Borders, xith short length of run are salted to alfalfa, email gz•ains, and <br />pasture. <br />The potential rativc vc~.etatlon on this soil is dominated by Indian ricc- <br />grass, xestern xhe~.t~rass, needle and tYsead, blue grams, xinterfat, and <br />four-wing saltbush. '•!hcn the range deteriorates, the proportion of Indian <br />ricegrass, needle and tl^sead, aid xestern xheatgrass decreases; and the <br />amount of blue grams, squirreltail, three-axn, snaF:exeed, and rabbitbrush <br />increases. Undesirable reeds and annual plants invade and become more <br />abundant as range condition becomes poorer. <br />Seeding is generzlly not advisable because of the lox rainfall. Any seed- <br />ings attempte3 shoul3 be limited to the more favorable areas. Adapted <br />species include nordan crested uheatgrass, Sibsrian xheatgsass, pubescent <br />xheatgrass, xesta:rn r:heatgrass, and Russizn xilarye, Seeding ucrk should <br />be done on the contour to minimize runoff and soil loss before the grass <br />plants become established. Seeding in conjunction. xith pitting is also <br />advisable. Late sumaer seedings have proven most successful, Defe-red <br />grazing, cross fe7cing, and stock-eater developc.ents :ill help to prevent <br />range deterioration and •omote the gro:rth of more desirable plant species. <br />