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Soil: Curecanti Variant extremely cobbly loam, <br /> 8% to 20% slopes, very stony <br /> Map Unit: 29 <br /> General Description: Deep, well drained. Supports pinyon&juniper. Stones on 1% to 3% of surface. Surface layer: 8 <br /> subsoil: 42". About 50" deep. High calcium carbonate below about 18". Slow permeability. Low available water <br /> capacity. <br /> Related Soils: Nunn (about 5% of mapped area) <br /> Capability Class (& Subclass): VIIs, nonirrigated. <br /> Range Site: Cobbly Foothill #213 <br /> General Characteristics- Pinyon/Juniper woodland with limited grass growth and sometimes Gambel <br /> Oak dominance. Production: 1500 lb/sc - favorable year; 1250 Ib/ac - average year; 1000 Ib/ac - poor <br /> year. <br /> Major Plant Species- Sideoats Grama - 15%; Big Bluestem - 10%; Little Bluestem- 10%; Pinyon <br /> Pine - 10%; Mountain Mahogany - 5%; Blue Grama - 5%; Western Wheatgrass - 5%; Rocky <br /> Mountain Juniper - 5%; Gambel Oak - 5%; Hairy Goldenaster - 5%; Louisiana Sagwort - 5%. <br /> Wildlife Habitat Suitability: very poor <br /> Suitability of soil for elements of wildlife habitat- <br /> Grain and seed crops: very poor <br /> Grasses and legumes: very poor <br /> Wild herbaceous plants: very poor <br /> Coniferous plants: fair <br /> Shrubs: poor <br /> Wetland plants: very poor <br /> Shallow water areas: very poor <br /> Suitability of soil for kinds of wildlife- <br /> Openland: very poor <br /> Woodland: poor <br /> Wetland: very poor <br /> Rangeland: poor <br />