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• <br /> SOILS DESCRIPTIONS <br /> ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> • VONA SANDY LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES (VoB) . --This soil has a profile <br /> similar to that described as representative for the series , but it has <br /> a sandy loam surface layer. The areas are extremely irregular in <br /> shape and range from 30 to 200 acres in size. The hazards of water <br /> erosion and soil blowing are moderate. Included in mapping , on small <br /> • ridges and mounds on uplands , are small areas of Vona loamy sand. <br /> Also included , in irrigated areas , are some small areas Dacono loam <br /> near terrace edges. <br /> Much of this soil is or has been cultivated. Some formerly <br /> irrigated areas have been or are being developed for industry and <br /> housing. In general , this soil is suitable for housing pro,ier_ts and <br /> has few limitations for construction. It is well suited for most <br /> irrigated and dryfarmed crops , but it is not so suitable for truck <br /> farming as the nearly level Vona sandy loam. It is an excellent soil <br /> for native grass. Capability unit IIIe-4 , irrigated, and IVe-5 , <br /> nonirrigated; Sandy Plains range site; tree planting suitability <br /> 2 . group <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • SOIL SURVEY OF ADAMS COUNTY , COLORADO; USDA, Soil Sonservation Service <br /> in cooperation with Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station , <br /> October , 1974 . <br /> • <br />