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<br />. •' '+tateritll is reddish 6rnarn h[•nvy fine s:nuly lo:mt about li
<br />ila•hos thick Herr Ii1;Lt reddish brown lu:lm that csletiils
<br />to a depth of fi0 inches or mutt.
<br />~ i'ermeltbility of the Neville soil is moderate. Effective
<br />routing depth is GU inches or more. Available water
<br />capuciq• is high. Surface runoff ix medium, nod the hazard
<br />of crusion Ix moderate. Sono: gullies have drveloperl :donlt
<br />drainageu•ays and u•uils.
<br />'1'hrse roils are usrd os rangeland, Cm• u•ildlifc huhit:tt,
<br />and I'ur militm;v nt:uu•uvm•x.
<br />'Those roils prlaluce mainly midgrassc•s, dominantly
<br />ares[crn whcattnass. Neellleti~;tsses, big bluestenL xide-
<br />uuts {,~•ama, blue grams, :uul native hluc),~asses make up
<br />u high perct•ntagc of the total pruduMimt. If the range
<br />has detetim•atrd, 61uc {a•ama, june{,~ass, and native
<br />bluegrusses increase. Sleepygrass and annualx replace
<br />these gt•assea if the range has seriously deteriorated.
<br />Death of livestock that cut poisonous plants increases us
<br />the range decetiorates.
<br />Proper range numagement helps to maintain the vigor
<br />mul prorluctimt of plants. Proper location of livestock
<br />watering facilities helps W eonU•ol grazing. Seeding is a
<br />good practice iC the range is in poor condition. Seeding of
<br />the native vegetatimt is rlesilabh, but the Lange can also
<br />be seerlerl e•ith Gtme specter of graxses such as Nordan
<br />crrsterl'wheatgrass, 1{ussian u•ildrye, pubescent wheat-
<br />pass, or intermediate o•heatl,~•ass.
<br />1Vindbreaks and em•ironmental plantings generally arc
<br />well suited to thes[; soils. Swnmer f:dlow• a year prior to
<br />planting and continuer) cultiaatimt for weed control are
<br />neerlerl to insw•e the establishment sort survival of
<br />plantings. Trees that are best suited and have good sm•-
<br />via;d arc Rocky Alnuntain ,lunipor, eastern rodcedar, pun-
<br />drrasa pine, Siberian elm, Rusxi:nrolive, nod hackberry.
<br />tihrubs that :u•r best suited :u•c sluntkliush sumac, lilac,
<br />Sibori:m peashtvb, sort Amerirm plum.
<br />These soils arc suited to wildlife habitat. 9'hey are best
<br />suited to habitat for upenland :m+I rangchmd at•ildlife. In
<br />rruplmul Iu•eus, h:lbitat favorable for ring-necked
<br />phras:utt, mourning dove, tmd man}• nangnme species eon
<br />6e developed by establishing :u•eus fm• nesting sort escape
<br />cover. Per pheasant, undisturbed nesting cover Is vital
<br />nod should be provided for in plans for habitat develop-
<br />utrut. It:ntg[•I:md aildlife, such as pronghorn :uuclupc, can
<br />hr 1.111'~nuapod by dr rrlupillp livl•..I ark oral rrilp', I'IU'ihlirs,
<br />propla'ly nuwni;inf; livrstucl\ prazint;, and ro.rrdiu}; r:ull;l•
<br />as h,o'I• needed.
<br />'I'ho main limit ^linns fur run:n ruction un Uu•so soils arc
<br />In\r br:n•ing st:•rngth, shrink-su'rll potential, :uul froxt :u•-
<br />tion potential. `;pori:d ,L~sif: n.• fur buildings and roads :nr
<br />n,•rdr~l. Access roads moot hoer ad[•quatc cut-slope grade.
<br />;uul drains should be provided to [•untrul sur!':ICe runoff
<br />;md lu •op roil lasses to :I miniunun. Capability sub[•lass
<br />.11'1•.
<br />K~ ~~lrhumbef-Ituw,r t•mmplc~, ti to till percent slot/C%.
<br />I'ur..e gently culling to slurp soils arc nn eroded breukx
<br />:uul rrnutlmts ul' gr:witu uulacaah over shale. Elevation
<br />r;ut/;r.. Il•um f1,511u to (i;i11U 1'vut. Thu average annual
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<br />prooipiUilinn ix ubr,ul l:; inchrx, :unl ihr :lvrraFr .,tool.,)
<br />air lomprl•altn•c ix nbnnt •lu Jr~rl•r. I'.
<br />The tichamlxr .ail n:d[rs up alum Jo pr rrl•m 1,:' Ihv
<br />cnmplrs, the Ruun• soil about ^u p1•rcl•ul, :uvl rl h~'r ..uil~
<br />afrcrut :;U percent.
<br />Int•lurlyd a1'l(It thrsr soils in m:q~l tin}' :n'~ area. ut.
<br />ishas[•a•ilhrDlidaa•ny rumples; I:im lean. I In r prrrrm
<br />alnprx; Razm• stony cla,Y lu:un, L to IJ p1•rrrnt aql,•.: ;unl
<br />Ilrldl cloy Innnl, U to a pr rcent sl1\prs.
<br />'t'he tichaatbcr roil is deep amt wrll Ih'uinrll. It furmr+l
<br />in cation material raised with alluciunl :uul rollua'ilun
<br />dotivrd from granite. 'fypicalh', rho surfarr I:n'or i- ); ra c.
<br />islt brown gravelly loam shoal L inches thin:. 'I'br wldrr-
<br />I,ving material is hrown v[a•y p'avrlly lu;uu :d tool !I inrhr.
<br />thick over light yellowish bra ace vot;a' gr;nrlly s:1nd that
<br />astrnds to It depth ul' lie inches ur Inure.
<br />Permeability of the Schambrr soil is cupid. 'I'hc rl'!'I'c
<br />Live rooting depth is Elf inches or Harr, amt :n'ailal,l,~
<br />aa•ater capacity is law w moderato. tiurla[•c coon)'(' is nicdi-
<br />um Lo rapid, and the ha-ra rd of crusion i. nu,drr:a c.
<br />Thu Razor snit is modcratrly rlas•p and will drained. Itl
<br />formed in residuum derived from cale:urnu.. shal[•. tilupei
<br />is 8 to 15 percent. Typical)}', the surl'ucr hq~rr is light
<br />brownish y,~•ay clay loam about 3 inches thicL. '1'hn subw,il
<br />is ti~•ayish brawn heavy clay Imam m• chq' shout 13 inches
<br />thick. The substratum is grayish tn•oavn clay that gr;ulrs
<br />Lo c:d[•:utous shale ^t a aleptL of about :;l inchr<. \'i>ildr
<br />limn is in the leaver part of the subsoil :utJ in the sul~~
<br />stratum.
<br />Permeability of the Razor sail is sluaa. 'I'hr rfl'rctivc
<br />rooting depth is 2U to 4(f inches. Acuilablc ac:u1•r capacity
<br />is moderate. Sw•face runoff is medium tl, spill, ;Ind lha'
<br />haz:u•d of erosion is morletato to hif;h.
<br />'I'hc soils in this camplcs :ut used as wltivr ra n}!r l:uul,
<br />for aildlife ludaitat, :11111 as military inlparl :n'on:..
<br />9'hcse soils :u•e suited to the pt•oduction of uatiea~
<br />ceget:dion suitable for grazing. Naive vu);rtatil~n un the
<br />Scbamber sail is western N'hl•:IlglaBR, blal• glallla, allla••
<br />oats grams, and little Lluesteut. The common shrubs :u~o
<br />xl:unkhush suntuc, fouraring saltbush, and bucl:a\1', r;n. 1;,-
<br />live vegetation on the Razor sail is alkali s:uaunt, uv-tern
<br />u•hoatgrass, galleta, :uul lesser mnuunts ui blot' ~ranla.
<br />Pmn'u•ing saltbush is a common slnvb. The prosonur ..f
<br />princosplutur, taco-t,1•nlwl• ntil6 vetch, :ul~l I'mnunlt r'.,1~
<br />drll\rr1'll IIU hell l's IIGII `~1'lellll1111 I\1 •;1rit 1): 1,1:1Ilin BI• 111 Ile'
<br />`:I:udl.
<br />•I'hcsr .oils :ut a'cl;v Jiffieult to rr rrgl•t al e, an,l iI i.
<br />1`K1 n•1'C ll l\' Illlln,l't alit lull 'I~I \'Iro IUCI, t(I :1'111}' Ile 1':Ifr 1~11I\
<br />m:uta~ed. he Hein{: :old properly Incatiuf~ fierstnrk \rau'rv
<br />inp I:u•ilil ics help lu coolie) fir: n:mp. 11'Lrr~~ lh.• pl:uu
<br />cover has burn depleted, rspociall~' on lhr I:azur ..ail.
<br />pitlinl; aids in lhr rococo rp of the n:nia'I• a'ot:rlatinn.
<br />11'iudln•raks and rnvirunntvnLd pl:udings arc soiled to
<br />this soil. Lear nvaihlblr u'ator ca parity is the mni^ )tort l:r
<br />Lion fur lhr establishment ul' Ur1• ;uul slu•ub pl:uuings.
<br />tiununcr fallow :i ye:u' in :uh':nicr ;uul rnnlinurll [•ultiaa-
<br />tinn l'nr aeead control :u'e mrdrd lu insure the ewulLlish~
<br />uu•nt :uul su rviv:d of phuttings, Supplrnu•nud irrigotilat
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