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<br /> Percentage composition by weight of the principal species may
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<br />-_ Grasses: - -
<br /> Western wheatgrass 30 - - -
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<br /> Muttongrass 10 ,
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<br /> Junegrass 5 _ - -
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<br /> 4. Total Annual Production
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<br />- Favorable years 800 Pounds per Acre Air Dry
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<br /> Unfavorable years 400 " " "
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<br />- Median years 650 "
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<br /> ,. a. Weakly developed, moderately deep, brown clay textured soils, -
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<br />' 45 percent clay. The B2t layer is also clay, and is lighter
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<br /> clay texture. Water holding capacity is high. ,
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