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• <br /> SOILS DESCRIPTION <br /> ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> • VONA SANDY LOAM, 3 TO 5 PERCENT SLOPES (VoC) . --This soil has a profile <br /> similar to the one described as representative for the series , but it <br /> has a sandy loam surface layer and a thinner subsoil . The hazards of <br /> water erosion and soil blowing are severe . <br /> All of this soil is cultivated and irrigated or being developed <br /> for homesites or light industry. It is well suited to crops , <br /> • including alfalfa and corn for ensilage , and to all adapted sandyland <br /> grasses. Planted pastures grow well if irrigation water is applied , <br /> especially if sprinkler irrigation is used and if a good sod is <br /> maintained. <br /> A large acreage of this soil is in areas where industrailization <br /> and home building are encroaching on farmland. This soil has few <br /> • limitations for buildings other than soil blowing. It is well suited <br /> to use for housing developments. Capability unit IIIe-3 , irrigated; <br /> not placed in a range site; tree planting suitability group 2 . <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • SOIL •SURVEY OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO ; USDA, Soil Conservation Service <br /> in cooperation with Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station , <br /> October , 1974. <br />• <br />