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<br />along some of tl',e r.\a,ior drainage\r:ys in the \•: e; ern
<br />part of the Area. Slopes are 0 to S pe:cen;. 'fl:e water
<br />table is at a. depth of ]2 to ?d i..^.ci!F3 latE in spring and
<br />in sun;mer, but dross halo:': ?-1 inches in \riltter.
<br />.,bocf ]0 pErcent of th!s r.!ap;rl!= unit is included
<br />area: of Acasco erne loa:r., ] Q I e: cent ;:teas of .=,hung;a
<br />I'la;l:, anCi ]$ pFrCEla \'asti:;e lo:.ta 2ur! (;err;::'i! l0ant.
<br />ALo ir.claded are small area; o` Fi.::o:o loam.
<br />F,unoff is sloc:.'iL•c ero;imt haz:uif i=_ slight.
<br />This soil i; used fur irri_^_atad n1C;l(lo ~':, ll'1'Ig;lteCl
<br />small ~raiu ;uul a.lfalia, and for r:ulgE. ?IEado\cs are
<br />cut for ha\' or used for ~r::zing. Capability unit IIIe,'-]
<br />irrigate(, \1r-} nonirrig;lted; l1'et l[eadov: range site.
<br />Tracc]crs Scrics
<br />The Traveler; series consists of sl:allou', \cell
<br />drained or somewhat exce;sicel\' dr;!ined soil;. These
<br />soil; fornud in rc;iducm u'eatitercd from basalt on
<br />foothill; and mesas. Slo;,es :ue S to ?•i percent. Taeva-
<br />tion is 7,500 to S,S00 feet. \atural vegetation is domi-
<br />nantly' blue grama, snakeu'eed, lou• rabbitbrush, Indian
<br />ricegrass, and u'interfat. The average annual precipi-
<br />tation is about 9 inches, the mean annual air tempeca-
<br />ture is about 91` F, and the frost-free season is 90
<br />to 105 does.
<br />Iu a repl•eseutative profile the surface layer is dark
<br />bro\vr. cet;v stony' loom about 5 inche; thick. The sub-
<br />soil i; dat•1: bro\\'n ~'e!'y stony' loam about G inche;
<br />thick. The substratum is grayish bro\vn loam about
<br />i inche; thick. Easalt is at a depth of about 16 inche;.
<br />PFrmenbility is mo(lcrate, and the acnilab;e \vater
<br />Capacltc IS to\':. Pe:1CtIGn i; moderatelc al}:aline. The
<br />e~ecti\'e rooting depth is 70 to 21) inches.
<br />These soils are rued for range, n'ildlite, and recrea-
<br />tion.
<br />Pepresentati\'e profile of Tracelers eery stony loam
<br />in an area of Tracelers-Garita cmuplex, 5 to 25 percent
<br />s1q{;es, 2 710 feet east anti ?A00 feet north of the
<br />soutli.~•: est corner sec. S-1, 'f. 3l ~., 1:. 7 ;;.
<br />:11`=0 to 3 ii,cLc;; bro'•~n (]0]-P. ~1) \~crp s;on:: loam, dark
<br />bro•.,~n (1971: 3/3) n:ois:; cwd?rat•: fine granular
<br />s:ructu re; soft, eery friable; 3~i percrnt stones,
<br />nw;tly Ensalq calcartno;; r.:od•: rarely ..^.I l:ali;v;
<br />error sn:oo:h bouuda rp.
<br />F?-3 M fi inches; bro:cn (]O]'F. 5.~3) eet;c s:onp loam,
<br />da:4: b:~o'•~n (191'£. S.rJ) r.:ois'; a:v!era;? n,cdicm
<br />scEan;;ular E'oc~ struct:u'? par;in, to n:mlera to
<br />liar Erancla r, sGgit(i: hard. \'e ry friabl^; {:) per-
<br />o:r.: s;nn9; : nil coh6!^:: cak:: r?ou;; r.:or!cra(cI}~
<br />!k;aine; crcd:: al e:acy bu;:::dar':.
<br />Cca--O to 19 inr.ix:; G; h! htv sr.i;h gn;r (lO1~P. G~°_) loan:,
<br />F r:: i;i: hr:.::n (Inl'1: :~.+~?) 1::oi;:; r::. si\~c; hard.
<br />friabl.;; cry p~rcee: s:J::?.; e::~l enboles, r.tos:iy
<br />bv.;a!:; \i:i h:,: SitV:::!a:'t' [YCI•: n: Ca So::atC ocnu~-
<br />1'in,^, :' ro roc t'c:i•~as in t!:i:'. i.. ntc ar.d s: r.`n:-:; an<!
<br />... OJC;i::q! On (;1 art: f:'a^nf ^.:;; Sa'J::Ic Ca!-
<br />careous; norb::atc;r ;:!kaiin~; abrcp : \:':.': Lo:md-
<br />re.
<br />7:-10 IGC):?;; btial[ Le(I t'GG::.
<br />TI;.:.41 horiz•?.^, is 3 to i i:',d~.e: thick ..n(! i; eery stom~
<br />loan: or eery sto:r: sandy loan:. 7i:r D'? I:o:~i ran is E to IS
<br />inch^: tkid: , nil i= loan: or rig c:;.r IJar.:. Th? cor.tcr.; o:
<br />co_rse Ir::e n:Cl: t?, (IS::i4a:1:!}' Ea;al: c•rni; an:! cobble;,
<br />l ;:n~c from ^_5 l0 Sv p^rcent i:: t'ce F: and C I:o:~i-cons. D?p:h
<br />to bcdrn(•k ranges from 30 to ?0 ind:es. Fed rock i+ domi-
<br />n;.nay basal(, but andesi:? and la;it? otter in some l,zdmt;.
<br />`1'rE-Tra\rlcrs ccrc stun\' sandy loam. 3 to 2'
<br />('cot slopes. Thi< gently s!op[n;; [n mo•aer:t:e;~:
<br />call occcpies footi':in; an(i small me: s along tla
<br />Ern e;i:E o` rite cane';. Tl:e profile o•.` t?.is s•~i! is si
<br />tJ Il'.E GaE d2SCI'I':i ii ; ; 1'C•;l1'ei E:t tatl\'E C':` ti:a <
<br />h!It tllB sll rlD. C'e 1a\'2r 1~ \'E 1'1' St'?;It' c;llld \' 10::1::.
<br />]5 pE!'cFnt of tI':IS l:^.It li IIlCILI(lFd treat GC C
<br />coLv'.y I'ia.n:, S to 2S percent s1o, E;, acd about ]..
<br />cent ::tort of Sock octcro, .
<br />1',uno ~' is moderate. The hazard of cater cao~i
<br />moderate.
<br />Thi; soil is wed for range a:trl \•:ildlife. Ca;.;:'
<br />unit \7L-5 uonirri~ate(l; P,asalc Hills range site.
<br />Ts}i-T,'avclere•earila con,plcx, 5 l0 25 pc
<br />slope;. Thi; gently sloping to moderately steFi~
<br />ping unit occupies foritlulls and small me; a; alo:.;
<br />c:estern edge of the \'allec. ]t is St1 to GO 1'c
<br />'fracder; core stony' loam :uul ?O to r10 percent C.
<br />cobbl\' loam. The 'frace!ers soil h:u file profit.
<br />scribed :u representati\'e of the series. 1'L•e Gari;:
<br />has a profile similar to the one described as re, r.
<br />tatice of the series, but slope; are 5 to P+i percF:
<br />occurs mostly' on font slope; near the bottom of .
<br />Included with this unit in mapping arc steep
<br />that I:ace slope; oC 25 to 75 percent. About 75 per
<br />of this unit is included areas of Lt!hon loam gene
<br />at the bottom of bills or in narrow cr.lleys, 25 pct
<br />arcu of }:oc}: outcrop mottle on hilltop; and n;
<br />eClge of mes:u, and 75 percent Celeste extremely s
<br />loam in are:u at the higher elevations.
<br />F.uno ~' i; moderate to rapid. The hazard of \:
<br />erosion is moderate. Small gullies pace forme'
<br />mane of the steeper slopes. Dlost of the small \::
<br />are cut by gullies 2 to S feet deep and v to ] 0 feet \
<br />Phis rnappiug unit i; used for range.aud c:ilr.
<br />Some areas m'e used for recreation. Capability
<br />\"lts-S nouirrigated; Tr:n'elers soil in Easalt 1
<br />range site; Carita soil in Limy Dench range site.
<br />Typic 1'luvaqucnte
<br />1't-9'rpic Fluanqucnts are,some\chat poorlc drai
<br />or poorly drained and occupy- ]ou', pearl}' rotor (.
<br />plain; along the F.io Grande and some of its ra`
<br />h'ibutaries. Sbpe; are 0 to 1 l:ercent. Flucar;li'.
<br />forn:erl in alluvium more than ?0 inches thicr. c
<br />sand and grocer. The stn'face layer ^nd under;;.
<br />laver range from 1•~am to cl:ly loam. In man)' 1
<br />the soil material is I',ichly stratified. TI!ere are 1'''
<br />old stream channel= and oxbows.
<br />Salir.ih' is lo:,' to moderate. The \':ater table is ;
<br />depth of •]2 to 2-I in':hes late in spring ant. in sun::
<br />bat drop; to S:i to GI) i::ciles in a'iutFr. Floa'ai::_•.
<br />l ia2al'il In 5;):'I II 1':liEll lli li0ft l; 111 ~'il IfOm 111 F.•.
<br />snn•: in the n.:ountains. Permeability is inodaa`':
<br />moderate;'r s!o'rr, an(1 acaifab!e v:atcr rumri:F ~s r
<br />orate. Enna ~' is slot:. The Erosion hazarii is sli~l:r. •
<br />Typic Fluvaquer.ts 2l"E used for irrigated n~E~''
<br />irrigated small grain .and alfalfa, and for ran.,^_a. ~!=
<br />o:•:s are cut for hay- er used for ~razir.g. ~'e='2'~::.
<br />and potato=; are l:ot scited. \atural ce~etation is .::.
<br />sacatoi!. sedgFS, rushes, and \':estertt \•:heatgl:
<br />Capability mlii Il1t•:_•2 irrigated, 1't u'-7 nonirrig.,:'
<br />Soli ,lieadon• range site.
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