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<br />tinnu•., ilini an L.•-I ~uur~l an. -hunl;l~i i-.h >uw:m un,l
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<br />'I'hr-o smis :ur L,~~nic >uit,~~l t,~ tr ilJli:~r IGQ,IIaL '1'h+~c
<br />:ur tcliirall~' u.<orl ^. habitat I'ur ranttvl:mrl tr ibllife, ..uch
<br />as sc;Jod quail and antclnpr•. l.ivestuc•k gr:¢ing must be
<br />cerc c:u•efully m:maged if tcildlife is to sati.~fy most of its
<br />habitat rcquirt•nrcnts.
<br />9'he main IimiL•uiun fur cnnarucl.ion on the Scharnber
<br />ail is sleep slopes. Because if rapid pernu•ibility; there
<br />is a h::z:u'd of pollution if thin soil i? used for septic tank
<br />absorption fields. The high content of co:u•ne l7•agntents
<br />m:n~ c:wse problems with e~c:n•atiun s, mainly because cut
<br />banks caee in. Spec•i:d designs 1'ir buildings and roads are
<br />noccns:u'y tar ol'f'set tiro limitation of slope. The Razor soil
<br />is limited by depth to sh:dc, slate permeability, limited
<br />ability to suppm•t a load, shrink-swell pitcittial, and slope.
<br />Both soils are limited b}• 4-ust-action potential. $hecial
<br />designs for buildings ;nut roods :u•e nt~led to overcome
<br />these limitations. Ca rrbilit : ubclasr~ Vas
<br />(` ti::- lap ebm s:mdy Ioam• 1 to ;i percent slopes. This
<br />~l')r~ deep, noncalcareous, well drained soil fm•med in sandy al-
<br />7~ lurium derived from :u•kosic bedrock on uplands. Eleva-
<br />liun ranges from ii,5110 to 7,x00 feet. The average annual
<br />precipitation is about Li inches, tl-~e average annual air
<br />tcmperatw•e is about d7 degrees F, .and the average frost-
<br />frce period is about 13:i days.
<br />Typically, the sw•face layer is grayish brown sandy
<br />loam about 11 inches thick. The subsoil is gr•:+yish brown
<br />}p'avelly sandy loom about (i inches thick. The substratum
<br />es4•nds to a depth oC fiU inches m• mm•e. it is pale bt•own
<br />gr:n•clh• sandy loam in the upper part :mrl grades to
<br />gravelly loamy s:md in the lower part.
<br />lucluded with this soil in mopping are small areas of
<br />Couriers silty clay loam, :; to lii percent slopes; Blakeland
<br />loanq~ x:mrl, 1 to U per[•ent slopes.; Columbine gravelly
<br />s:ut<ly loam, 0 rod percent slopes; and Fluvaquentic
<br />Haplaquulls, nearly le+•el. Aka included :u•e areas where
<br />:u~kisc beds ~pf s:mdstone and shale are al a depth of 0 to
<br />~lU inches. Included areas make up about 20 percent of the
<br />mapped acreage.
<br />I'crmcability of this Stapleton soil ig rapid. Effective
<br />ruining depth is (ill inc•hcs it more. Aeailablu .water
<br />r:;p:;city ix midet:de. Sw•fuce runoff is slow, and the
<br />barn rd., if erosion :md soil blurting :u-e modcr.+te.
<br />'I'bis ail is uscil as r:urgehmrl, fm~ wildlife habitat, imd
<br />an hnnresites.
<br />Nitiro vcget:nion is mount}• reenters wheat},~a ss, side-
<br />oats grams, needleandt bread, :uvl little bluestem. The
<br />pn•Jomin:nri shrub on this soil is true mountainmahogany.
<br />1'ucti oerun in some :u~eas. .
<br />Ueli•rrod grazing late in summer and in tall improves
<br />the rnuditiin of rho t:+nge. Properly locating livestock
<br />u'atrriug l:+cilitien helps ti control grazing.
<br />11'indbreuks :uul environmental plantings :u•e generally
<br />suited ti this soil. Soil blotcin}%is the principal limitation
<br />
<br />I'w rho o~La Lli-Inrom .A In~, ~- :, n,l < u~iil•.. 'I~hi= iinnaiim.
<br />o:ni L, ~n orr~an,~ I, ~' ruu+-iliac ~ail~ in ili,~ Ur,~ i~nr~ :ni•
<br />Ir:n inr :. ~i ril, ,~t v~^olali~n, I,~~i +tr,~n Iln. r~~tt-. tiilg4•~
<br />nv Inal u~l'~~a lien toot Lo m~rJ„I t+h~~n I•Li ut inp .irol Jar.
<br />ur. ,Ire 1~, a'I~.,I-. 'll'r~~s that :n'~~ Lr:'t -ua•'~I :uiJ il:~c,~ c~•~~~i
<br />~urcical ar,• I:url. ~ \luu ntaui lunlln•r. r•a-u•ru ro,l~~, ~, i;ir
<br />poudorisa pine. Si bcri:m else, Ito>>i:nr~~liu•, anal hacl,hrr.
<br />ry. Shrubs that are best suitoil aro skunkbush stnnac,
<br />lilac; and Siberian peashrub.
<br />'Chic soil is suited to habitat fm• openf:uul :uul r:utpclaml
<br />wildlife. Kangel:md tvildlil'c, ouch xn pronghorn antelope.
<br />can be eneomaged by developing livestock tcatoring I:rcili~
<br />ties. priperly m:maging livestick knvzing, and reseciling.
<br />range inhere needed.
<br />The main limitation nl' this soil for ur6:m usc• is frost-
<br />action potential. Special design of rump ;uul su~ectn is
<br />neeess;u•y to minimize frost heave d:uuage. tipec•ial prac•~
<br />Lices must be provided to minimize tt::tcr erosion and soil
<br />blotting on cunsU•uction sites e~here teget:rtiin bus bean
<br />removed. Access roads must have adequate cut-nlipe
<br />grade and be provided Leith drains w [•onu'ul eurl'acr ru~
<br />soft. Gtpability subclass 1 Ve. ,
<br />S - ape n sun y Iriam, R ti Li percent slopes.
<br />This deep, nmualcm•eoun, well draineJ soil formed in
<br />sandy alluciwn derived from arkosic bedrock nn uplands
<br />Elevation ranges fi•om fi,5U0 to i. ~UU feet. The :n~erage
<br />annual precipitation is about IS inches, the acurage a••'~' i
<br />nual air temperature is about -07 dc•grecs F, and th+ '
<br />average frost-free period is about 1:35 d:ns.
<br />Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown s;md}• ~
<br />loom about 11 inches thick. The subsoil is fn•ayish brutes
<br />gravelly sandy loam about G inches thick. 'Che su bsu•atum
<br />e,itenrls to a depth oC f0 inches or store. IC is p:dc brown
<br />gravelly sandy loam in the upper p:ut and grades to
<br />gravelly loamy aand in the lower p;u4.
<br />Included tti[h this soil in mapping :u•e sm:dl areas of
<br />Bresser sanely loam, a to J percent slopes; Luuviers silty
<br />clay loam, v to 18 percent slopes; Ttvcktmt sandy loath, a ~
<br />to J percent slopes; Yoder };tavclh• sandy loam, 1 to f•~
<br />percent slopes; and small cat:rops oC nrkos[r beds= oC a`urG'
<br />stone amt shale.
<br />Permteability of this Stapleton soil is rapid. EI'0.•ct ice
<br />rooting [lepth is 60 inches or more. Available tearer
<br />capacity is moderate. Smdace runoff in merliunt, :uul the
<br />hazm•d of erosion is moderate.
<br />This soil is used as r:utge, fur tti141ifc habit:u, :uul a-~
<br />homesites.
<br />Native vegetation is mainly west t•rn wlu•:u mass, siilo~
<br />mtts [Lama, needle:uulthre:ul, and little bluo<u•nr. 'I'ht~
<br />dominant shrub on this soil is uve nunuttainmahgcmy.
<br />S'uccu is present in some places.
<br />Deferred grazing late in summer amt e:u•ly in ILII im-
<br />proves the condition oC the r:mgo. Properly licatin
<br />livestock tvateting facilities helµ< to cinu~il tnmzing.
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<br />Windbreaks noel environnu nt:d plantings genarall~~ of
<br />suited to this soil. Soil blotting is rho main limitation IiA•~ -
<br />the establishment of Uy:es amt xhntbs. 'T'his limitation car.
<br />be overcome by cultivating only in the tree rotes and
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