Laserfiche WebLink
<br />.. J ~ • • 3/81 <br />4E--Abor silty clay loam, 1? to ?5 percent slopes. This moderately <br />deep, well drained soil is on hillsides. IL formed in residuum derived <br />dominantly from clay shale. Elevation is 6,300 to 7,000 feet. The average <br />annual precipitation is about I3 to 15 inches, the average annual air <br />temperature is 42 to 45 degrees F, and the average frost-free period is 75 <br />to 95 days. <br />_ \ <br />Typically, th surface layer~s~pale yellow silty c1ay~loam 4 inches ~ <br />thick. Th ubsoil i M fight yellowish brown silty c ay 18 inches t ick. <br />The substratum is Light brownish gray.silty clay loam 15 inches thick over <br />soft weathered shale. Soft weathered shale is at a depth of 37 inches. <br />Depth to shale ranges from 20 to 40 inches. In some areas the surface layer <br />is silty clay. <br />Included in this unit are small areas of Bulkley soils, Moyerson soils <br />and sandstone and shale outcrops. <br />Permeability of this Abor soil is very slow. Available water capacity <br />is low. Effective tooting depth is 20 to 40 inches. Runoff is rapid, and <br />the hazard of water erosion is high. The hazard of soil blowing is slight. <br />This unit is used f r livestol` ck grazi g, wi dlife habitat, nonirrigated <br />~~~ <br />crop production, and homesite development. The main ronirrigated crop is <br />wheat. <br />ThP potential plant community on this unit is mai y western wheatgtass, <br />green needlegrass IWebunch wheatgras , Sandberg bluegra s, bottlebrush ~~ <br />sq'uirr--eltail, wi tetfat, a big sagebrush. The average annual production <br />of air-dry vegetation ranges from 600 to 1,200 pounds per acre. <br />