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26 sou, svRVl:x soils attd ;15 percent ('raynor soils. The complex is on the uplands. mninlc in the northeastern part of the Area. Most areas are more than 20 acres in size and nre irree t- lar in shape. Shingle soils are near ridgetops and on srecper slopes. In most places Gaynor soils nre near the base of slopes. Inclnded kith this complex in mapping are areas of Renohill silty da_c loam, •', to 9 percent slopes; Colby silty clac loam. 5 to 9 percent slopes: and Samsil clac. 3 to ]2 percent slopes. These included soils make up about 15 percent of each mapped area. Runoff is rapid on this complex. The erosion hazard is high. This complex is best spited to pasture. Aecnnse the soils arc shallow Deer bedrock. they are used for dre- land crops anti pasture. (Capnbilit~• unit ~'Ie-3. nonirri- gated: tree suitabilitc ~ Dail 0) Sixmile Series The Sixmilr series is made up of moderatelc deep. well-drained soils. These soils formed on upland ridges and side slopes in calcareous ]Dame residnnm weathered from shale. Slopes are 10 to 50 percent. Eletations are 5.800 to 6.800 feet. The natitc tegetation is mainlc mid grasses. Anneal precipitation is 14 to 18 inches. ~'llean annual air temperature is 48° to 5?° F., and the fmst- free season is about 1?0 to 140 dyes. In a representntite profile the surface laver. about 4 inches thick. is strongly calcareous. reddish-brown stone loam. The underlcin~ material is gra}• and reddish-grac light clat loam about "6 inches thick. 1-nderlcin~ this is weatllcred sitalr. Sail reaction is moderatelc alkaline. $ixmile soils hate moderate permeabilitc.~ Available n•ater capacity for file profile is moderate to hi¢h. Roots can penetrate to n depth between °0 and 40 inches. These soils are used for crazing. Representa.tice profile of Sixmile stone loam. 10 to 50 percent slopes, located 050 feet west and•1.000 feet north of the sotttlteast. corner of sec. 8. T. 3 N.. R. 70 SIr.: AID [0 4 inches. dark reddish-Brat f5TR 4/.) stony loam. dnrL- reddish brown (5TR 3/^_) when moist; moder- ate. Brae grnnnlar structure: soft. eery friable; mane stones and Mulders: strongly calcaremts; moder- ately alkaline: gradual. wavy Mundy ry. Cl-4 to ?0 inches, grail (5TR 6/1) light clay Ina m, dart: gmc (5TR -1/1) when moist; massive: hard. eery friable: stmnglc calcareous; moderately nikaltne; gmdunl. wncy boundary. C.-^_0 to 30 inches. tvddish-gray (1(ITR 5/1) light clay loam, dart: reddish gray (1(ITR ;/1) when moist: massive: hard. eery triable; strongly erica reous; moderatelc alkaline; gradual. wart boundary. C3~0 to 60 Inches. reddish-grey (lOTR 5/1) Partially disin- tegrated shale. The A hariznn mngps tmm 3 to 8 inches to thickness and from Innm to Ilcht cLac loam in tezturo. The C horizon rnnges from loam to clay loam in texturn. Depth to bedrock ranges from ?(t to 4a inches. Sixmile stony loam. 10 to 50 percent slopes iSmFl.- This soil is nn the uplands nn the western side of steep rides in fire western part of the Area. In most places it is in areas more titan 100 acres in size. Inclnded with this 5011 in mapping are narrow bands of Rncl: outcrop and rock rscarpmrnts. Rock outcrop is tllrotlgltottt fire area, anti in most. places the escarp- meats are on ridgctops. Also included near fire base of slopes arc small areas of Collttt•ia] ]and. Inclnded Rock outcrop, rocl: escarpment, and Colluvial land make up about ?0 percent of each mapped area. Runoff is rapid on ttlis soil. The erasion hazard is high. All of the acreage of this soil is in nntite range. (Ca- pability unit ~-Its-1. tlonirrigated; tree suitabilitc• group 6) Terrace Escal•pments Terrace escarpments ]Tel are on side slopes of old out- wash fans and terraces in the central part of the Area (fis*. }). Soil areas are long and narrow. These areas consist of undifferentiated shallow soils that hate man}• cobbles and stones on the surface. In mane places there is merelc a thin layer of cobbles over sandstone or shale. Inclnded in mapping are some deeper soils near the bottom of slopes. Runoff is rapid. and the erosion hazard is high. Terrace escarpments take in water slowlt, but in places intake of water is influenced bt the amount of stones and cobble- stones on the surface. Onlr limited moisture is available for plants because these imdifferentiate3 soils are sha]- 1ow. Terrace escarpments is not suited to cultivation. Itts used for na.tite ranee. (Capability unit ~'IIs-1, nonim- gated: tree suitnbilit}• group 61 ~ralmont Series The Salmont series is made up of deep. well-drained sails. These soils formed on old lligit terraces and benches in gratcl]}• and cobble ]oamt allntinm. Elopes are 1 to 25 percent. Elevations are -1.900 to 5.500 feet. The ratite tegctation is mainlt tall and mid grasses. Annual precip- itation is Lo to 1S•inches. Mean annual air temperature is 48° to 5?° F., and file frost-free season is abort 1.10 to 155 days. In a representatit-e profile the surface lacer, about 4 incites thick, is a gra}'islt-brown light clay loam that con- tains can-in~ amounts of cobbles and gravel. The upper part of the subsoil is brown clac loam about 3 inches thick. The middle part is brown light clay about 13 inch- es thick. The lower part is calcareous. light-brown grav- ell}• clac loam about -! inches thick. The underl~-ing ma- tet•ia] is calcaremts• pinkish-white and light-brown ven- ~ratell~• loam. I» the surface later, soil reaction is neu- tral. but with increasing depth it becomes moderatelc alkaline. \Talmont soils hate moderatel}• slow permeability. .4vailahle water capncit}• for the profile is moderate. Roots can penetrate to a depth of f,0 inches or mom. These soils are used for irrigated and dnlnnd drops and for pasture. Representative profile of ~Talmont claq loam. 3 to 5 percent slopes. located 80n feet a`<st of the northwest cor- ner ofsec. S. T. A N., R. 69 A'. A]-0 t~ 4 inches. gnyisb•bmwn (lOTR 5/^_) light clae loom. rerr do rk gmcish brngm {lOTR 3/^_) when moist: moderate. Ane. gmnulnr structure: soft, eerc fri- able: 5 Permnt gravel; neutral; clear. smooth botmdary.