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<br />SOIL SURVEY
<br />TLesc soils me tLin OCCI' SIIRIC nt• iutcnc~ddrd shale and
<br />snndstonc.
<br />Samsil cla}' and Shin~lc loam arr of about. eryual
<br />extent in the cmnplcx, but as moth as ~5 percent of it.
<br />is maflc. up of II1C111510115. Ttrrallsr t.hc topn~raphy is sn
<br />complex, the prrcrntagr of tbr. inrlicidnal nlrlusions
<br />varies wi[lcly an[I is not uniform from min part o[ tLc
<br />county to anot.hr.r.
<br />Tncluded in nmppin~, in areas \vrst of Chc Srnlth Platte
<br />River, arc remnants of C~r;nrllr I:nul. Shale ontrrop.
<br />(;allied land, 1snn6ill lo:un, and lilm lmlm and narroly
<br />strips of Lu:un}• alluvial land. '~'hrsc inclnsirnls ncrn py
<br />the. hi~Lcr :aoprs noel benches, except Loamy alhn'ial
<br />laud.
<br />Tnclude(l in utnppin~, in arras cast. o{ the, Cmd:h
<br />Plnttc P,ivrr, arr arras of Rrnnhill soils, T,mm~p alluvial
<br />lmlfl, ;Lllll ,~YI1141C nlltCl'OII. TII tllr CIIStCI'Il part oP t.hr colult.,y.
<br />shall ;u'cas nC ;\drna ;uul CoIL\• soils arc included.
<br />Areas of Lhis nomplcx west of the, South Platte River
<br />arr [lividal abmlt equally bet\vicen ~razin~ laud ;Ind
<br />Lnmesitr. dr,\rlopnu'nts. ,\rras east. of the river arr rlnlni-
<br />nantly ~razin~ lan[l, and only a minor area is L•u•med.
<br />'I'bis cmnplrs is better suited to ~razin~ tLali to otllrr
<br />^SrS. VCFCta tl011 IS R'CStCI'll n'IICatQI'a55, bll ffalOrl'n55,
<br />L11IC ,q I'a111 a, SaCa t011, R'lllt Cl'fat, SItR1:C\CCCd, ^!Al C¢Ctl.
<br />Llnlltat10115 fOI' 170111CSltr drnClOpln Cllt al'CRS 111C111dC
<br />In OdCI'atP.ly St CCp SIOp CS, p001' (l I't1111^FC farllltll'S, 11111
<br />shriul;-sn'rll rl;n~. and COI'1'051n11. 1t10dC1'ntPlr 5t1'C'p 510111'5,
<br />cracking of \\'alls and fonndntimis, and drtrrioratinn
<br />Of lllltl'PatCll mrtRl pII)CS, al'C SO111P of the liulitntinns
<br />for buiLlin~{ const.ruct.iml. (:arc most. hr taken in t.Lrsr
<br />arras to nvr rronu• m• rnt'rrct these limil nlions. ("olla Lilit.\.
<br />suit. VIIr-G, nnnirri:*atcd; trio plantin~r sn~lnhilih'
<br />group •I. Sanlsil soils, Sh;dr T3rrala r:uhr site. Shiny+lr
<br />soils. T,nam\ Slopes rank site.
<br />Sandy Alluvial Land
<br />Fandv nlln\'ial land ISmI rmisists of an unstnLlr nrcnun-
<br />latiml of rr:nr.llc and Snnfl\' ;Illlll'llllll. Tt. IS in ;Ind
<br />adjacent. fn beds of inh`rmlttrnt star:nns tLrourhonF.
<br />the. easMrn f.hrre-fourths of Adams Connh•. nnrin~
<br />periods of hr:n'v ruin, the. sl rr:nnbrrls arr snhjrrl. In tlnud-
<br />in,, and rhaunrls ;Ire relocated :old sediment. is 5hifled
<br />and redrpn5ited ;d, slightly different. Incat.imis. T)nrinf; dl;y
<br />spells, tLis land L}•pr is rxtrrnlrly drmhht.y.
<br />Sanfh' nlln\'ial land consists of nlalrrinl 1hnt. \cas
<br />t.ra nsprmMd b}' \caMr h•rnn the snarl and bra vel beds in
<br />br adjacent In khr area. Tt. is stratified because nl' periodic
<br />Onnrliu~++. Thin lenses or small poe•I:ets of silt. clay, end
<br />scud are. also mixal \cith tLr.:ravel.
<br />This land type differs from \Fot alluvial land pri-
<br />m;u•ily in thaC it. is rORI'sCl' tCxllll'Cfl tlll'OIPrhOllt and is
<br />ant. affected by :1 muter tnhlr.
<br />Sanely alluvial land is rit.hrr barren nr Las only a sparse
<br />cm~rr Of weeds. It is used fm• ~razin~ nlonr kith ILr
<br />beftel• 1'RlhChllld nrlia[rnt. to it. Capnhility unit. VIIw-1,
<br />nonirrisatcd; nut. placed in a r;uhr silt; t.rer. phnntin
<br />5llltablllt,l' J!f'Ollp 4.
<br />Satanta Series
<br />The Satouta so•ir~g consists of yell-drained, nearly
<br />lrrrl mile .m ICI'I';ICCS. 'f•IM51` 50115 fornu'rl iu Inamv
<br />nllncial material.
<br />In 'a reprrsrnlatirr. profile, tLc surface layer is hrowu
<br />loom allnut. (l inches thirh. If. is nonl•alrarrnns. 'I'hc upper
<br />part of the subsoil is brnan clay loam about 11 inches
<br />t.hlcl:. It is noncalcarrons. 'phc lu\cer part of the subsoil
<br />is palc~bro\cn loam about. 10 ulrLrs t.hirL•. 7t. is hifrLly
<br />C,aI C:LI'Pn115, ;11111 tinlllP. Illllr I5 1'ISIhl1' :15 5111nt ClICS. Rrt\l'C'CII
<br />depths of 70 noel •tS inches, the unrlcrl}•iu~ nmtcrial is
<br />pale-brn\\'n loam. It is hi~hl}' calcnrcons, and sonu• lime
<br />is \'isihlr. as splotches. Rclm\' a drpt.L of IS inches, the
<br />un[lerlyin~ material is light vclln\eish-bro\cn, stratified
<br />sandy loam and loamy scud and is hi;{bly I•alrarrons.
<br />$;ttanhl soils absorb Haler :d. n. um[Irrntr, rate, and
<br />the available \catur raparit.v is hi;,rh. A•rntcabilit.y is
<br />modcralq and t.hc rnf.irc soil is suitable Car roots.
<br />Rcprosentativc profdr. of FatanLl 1o:uu, It to ] percent
<br />slopes, in n cullivatr[1 firlrl, D.'? mile north and LS fret
<br />cash. of the suutho~cst rorncr n[ srrtiou 3~1, 1'. `? ti., R.
<br />GG 1V.:
<br />.\p1--0 to :i iuchrs, bro\cn (lOSR G/aJ lua u4 dm'I: bronal
<br />(ll)1'It :S/;U ¢'hrn moist: \rra h, mr~liuw and Ihu•,
<br />;;ra uul:rr sl curl urr; self. Gin hlc; nonculcl rcous; mihl-
<br />Ip nlLaliur; rlra r, amnnth L,nnula r}'.
<br />\p2-:I to !I inches, hm¢m (lOYR :./1) loaul, d¢rlc hro\en
<br />(lOYlt :S/:S) \chrn uwist; rna rxn bincl:>• structnrr
<br />parting In uwdrral c, mcdimn, granular sh'uchnr:
<br />sli~htlc Im rd, CrL•lldr: Roar :drarrnas; mldllg nlt<¢~~
<br />line: ahrupl, .cuumth Lou nda rc.
<br />It?t-0 hr ^_0 iurhrs, Lnr\cn Ilal'll L/a) clay Inn ul, duel: bunco
<br />(lOY It a/:1) o•Lrn uuri.ct; \e:•:J: In nu:dwalr•, nn•d lnnl.
<br />pricnm lie .chvclnn• µarling In mndrl:a tr, wrdlnul,
<br />snlen n;:nl:v hlarhp sl rurlnrr: h:nvh frlahlr; unnlenlh•
<br />clap lihnc an hnrizmdnl and c,•rlirnl Cacrs nC soil
<br />a cgrr_:Ilrs; nnnralrn rruus: wildly nll:¢Ihm: clra r,
<br />.enuudh Lnnnda re.
<br />liar:: -L'll to :;II innc~c. Palm 6rn\ru (III\'It 6/:;) lun nl, 6rn¢'u
<br />f111YR ./:4) mhrn moist: sera L, run rsr, prlsumllr
<br />sl curl urr pa cling to \vra L, nu•dimu. suha ngnlar binch}•
<br />slrurl w'r: hard, rriu Llr: Ihin pn tchy qln}• Olnls; cal-
<br />rarrnnc and cnntnins eisihlr lin:r nrcun~ing mostly
<br />as .cplnlrhrs: nuulr l:~trly alLnlinr: clear, e':n•)~ hnun-
<br />I I:I ry.
<br />Clra-a0 to 4S inches, palr~hrnn•n f101'It a/a) Ina nl. 6rmen
<br />(lOl'It ~/a) \chrn mnlst: nm ~sirr; Lard, errs frlahlr;
<br />rn L:vvnus and rnnla inc ci.ILlr limn ncrnn~inF ac
<br />.cplnlrhrs: nuulmnlrlr alLnlinr' gl:adual. .cmnntL
<br />hnnudo rc.
<br />['~^_ra--IF In 00 inches, Licht yrllnn•ish Lrnn•n (^aS' n/4), ctrafi-
<br />lird sn ndc In:uu :aid In:un\• ~:nul. Ii;;LI nllcr luvrrcu
<br />14.'1' ~/dl \chrn umicl: maccicr; sl il:hllp hard, err>'
<br />trio Llr~ rnlra rrmis nod rnnlains much Ihnr cl::ihlr as
<br />splnt rbrs: mndrral rlc ^Ikalinr.
<br />Thr A hm~iznn rn once from •I In O inches in Ihirl:nrss, from
<br />da rl: grayish brown In hrmcn In color, and from am candy
<br />Inam h. light. rhq• Inam In tr•zturr. Thr R hm•irml ra ngrs Crnm
<br />a Lnul 10 hr ^_1 innc~c in tLirl:nrsc.
<br />Salanta loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ISnAI. 'fFnis soil
<br />has the profile rk'srrihed as rrpresrntal ivr for the series.
<br />Tt is ml river trrrarrs. in arras that :nr neat in shnpr
<br />a.nrl rml,r from 10 nrrrs to Sfl acres in size. RnunO' is
<br />slon', and the 6n>,:n•ds of \calrr erasion ;old mil blo\cin;+
<br />arr. sli_.ht. Tnrludrd in nlanpin_•+arr snnnr small arras of
<br />\Tnnn Inam noel Dacnnn lmm~. :VI tLr arrrn~r of this
<br />Satnntn soil is rullicatrrl ;old irri~:ntrd. ('npahilitc unit
<br />T-1, irri~+alyd; not placed in a rmhr site; free plantin;,+
<br />suitahilit.Y r±rnnp 1.
<br />Satanta loam, I to ~ percent slopes ISn01.-This soil
<br />is on sla•ram trrrarrs. Thr arras Irnrl to he lnu~+ and
<br />nntn•mv and arr ;•nrrallc pn collet fn present sl 1'1':1II1S
<br />and older strranl channels. Thr\' r:ul,•r front In to rln
<br />nnrrs iu sire. 'I'bis soil has n Irrofilr. siulilar In tLof.
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