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<br />ix. U.S. Department of Agriculture
<br />+, Soil Conservation Service
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<br />~ CONSERVATION PLAN MAP AND .
<br />`,•' ! SOIL AND CAPABILITY MAP LEGEND SHEET
<br />Brent kYnds of soil, range sites or woodland sites are separated on the
<br />by solid black lines. Within eaoh area is an identifying symbol or
<br />The following symbols are shown on your map:,
<br />Generalized~Descrittions
<br />(Detailed deaoriptions era available in
<br />your Soil Conservation Service office.)
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<br />SOIL SURVEY
<br />moist; thin patchy cLiy lilm5 ou the vertical surface
<br />of soil aggregates; strongly calcareous;., gradual,
<br />smooth boundary.
<br />Clca-lri to 3'1 iucLes, light )'ellow~ish~bruwu (lo\Ii G!i) silt}'
<br />CIn}• loam, yCllOw1511 Urowu (lOSlt;/i.) o•hcn uwi5t ;,
<br />octal:, coarse, suL:mgular Llncl:p sl rudurc: hard when
<br />drv, friable o'hm; moist; calcnrcrons; medium-sized,
<br />soft coucretious of segregated lime.
<br />C2-3'3 to GU inches, light pcllou'ish~Lrotcu (lOYlt Gy) gritty
<br />clay loam, yellmci5h 6rowu (111Y1t vi C) ~o'hcn :igiist;
<br />massive; sIIgLCly Lard when dt5, SriaLle o'hen moist;
<br />strongly calcnrmus. ,
<br />The a Lm•izon is 5 to 7 inches thick. In testa re it is loam or
<br />silt loam. The L horizon is S to 12 inches thick. In color it
<br />rmlges from darl: 6rotnr in tLC upper p;u¢ to lisle brown iu.ILa
<br />lower Dart.
<br />Itaca soils Lire n nt~ire strongl}• dm•clbpt~d ~su6soil Wan
<br />5toncllam soils and ai~e more silty. TLey hate II [1Gnuer snh5oil!
<br />and are less s:uuly than Olney soils.
<br />Baca loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes IBc,nl.-This soil is
<br />mostly in tho eitstern part of the county. It nccurs.as ~1on-.
<br />gated areas that r:ut,~e np to a litile in +rult7i :iiu) to several
<br />1111125 In leap h. Inclucletl fit the areas {napped are small
<br />areas of Stoneham-Hmtl~ey loamy, 0 to 5 percent slopes.
<br />This soil is used for dryland farming and range.lFin9er
<br />P'hebt, gl'alll 501'g11Un1, and fm-age s01'f{hllln al'e ~l'On 11
<br />undct• drylmul cnltiration. Sununur 1`alloshl~ ;tnd.stubble-.
<br />niuJch tillage are necessary to conserve enough moisture
<br />for crop gro+vt.h. Striprroppiug and tile. management of
<br />crop resischles are important iu cultivated fields to check
<br />soil blowing.
<br />Blue grams and galleftt are the dominapt range. plants.
<br />Ree ilation of grazing is necessary to keep the ran!*e in
<br />;ood conditiml. (Nonirrigated capability unit I\'e-1;
<br />:Loamy Plains range site)
<br />Bankard Series
<br />Tbc Bankard series consists of soils Lbat formed in dt1.
<br />loose 'sand and loamy sand along streams, ri+'ers, and
<br />drainage+vaya on, uplands. Debris ou t•he surface indicates
<br />that these soils are occasionally Hoalcd.
<br />The surface ]aver is ]i:ht, brownish-~rav, loose, calcar2-
<br />1'hu surface lacer r;;ages from 2 to S inches
<br />Pl:mes the uppermost 3 inches is silty clay
<br />places the C horizon contains thin la}'ers of sil
<br />a depth of 8G iucLes, there is a very sandy ur
<br />:IIr places this IaSCr is immediateip henea[L the
<br />A water table often is within 5 feet Of the gu
<br />siunally is within 3 feet.
<br />P:ml:afd Soils are associated with Glenhergs
<br />]es5 sa ntly.
<br />Bankard soils (0 to 2 percent slopes) IBdI.
<br />are alone the Arkansas River and along
<br />drainagc++•ays on the uplands. They occur as
<br />ing up to 1G0 acres in size. The areas includ
<br />bottom lams that have a cover of +eillow, t
<br />cwttoln+•ood trees and grasses. Tho surface
<br />fi•cqu clayey to sandy.
<br />The Banlcard soils nro used mainly for rnu
<br />range phutls arc bhic grams., inland snltgras~
<br />ton, n'estcrn o'hcutgrass, and blucsteni; Th
<br />m•aily n.ro vei.y droughty, although in places
<br />blo rises to n•it.hin 3 feet of the surface in some
<br />erosion is a serious harard in unprotected grey
<br />is also a Itazarcl.
<br />Because of the variet~~ of vegetation, the 13t
<br />as a whole aro not classified in a range site. 7P
<br />in the Salt ~Icadoo• t.vtge site. (Irri~utcd cap
<br />IVs-?; nonirrirated capability unit~'IIt+•-1)
<br />Bankard and Glenberg soils (0 to 2 perc
<br />last.-These soils are on stream terraces along I
<br />;Ind t.ho Arkansas River. The areas range upta
<br />in +vidth and to several miles in ]dm*th. Tho P
<br />is ]n:uny snlttl to sand in tosturc anc~ is uudcrl
<br />or gravel nt a depth of G to ;G inches. 1'he G
<br />is sandy loan{ and is underlain by sand and
<br />depth of 15 to 21 inches.
<br />Bankard and Glonhetg soils are used mostl
<br />'Pile native range plants are blue grams, sal
<br />hlucstem, s:~ltgrass, and in places cotton++•ood
<br />t.rces. Some small areas of the Glenberg soil
<br />;uul used for feed crops.
<br />These soils are rapidly permeable and Lan
<br />holding capacity. They are highly susceptible
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