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• (SA) Absher fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes - Contd. <br />• in al)uvium.derived from shale. The average annual precipitation is 15 <br />to 17 inches, the average annual air temperature is 41 to 43 degrees F, <br />and the frost-free season is 75 to 95 days. <br />Small areas of a soil similar to Absher but having a water table at a <br />depth of 40 to 60 inches, are included in mapping. Also included in <br />mapping are small areas of Bulkley silty clay loam. <br />Typically the surface layer is grayish brown fine sandy loam about 2 <br />inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is grayish brown clay loam <br />about 6 inches thick. The ower part of the subsoil is highly saline <br />light brownish gray silty clay about 26 inches thick. The substratum is <br />highly saline light brownish gray silty clay to 60 inches or more. <br />Permeability is very slow. Available water capacity is high. Effective <br />• rooting depth is 30 to 40 inches. Surface runoff is medium and erosion <br />hazard is slight. <br />• <br />Most of the acreage is rangeland and is used for livestock graxing and <br />wildlife habitat. <br />(C10) Binco silty clay loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes. <br />This is a deep, well-drained soil on gently to strongly sloping benches <br />and ridges. It formed in material weathered from shale. <br />Included in this unit is Aaberg silty clay loam (35). <br />'Typically the surface layer is 'grayish brown silty clay loam about 4 <br />inches thick. The subsoil is grayish brown clay about 22 inches thick, <br />and the substratum is light brownish gray clay extending to 60 inches or <br />• more. <br /> <br />