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<br />Xjl~Wann sandy loam <br />,Installation of the drains and improved water management <br />pI'aCa1CC9 increase. the potentiu] fur r.ro}, }u•oducL.iou un Lhcn<: uo.ile:. <br />The furrow or flooding method of irri+^:~tion .is usual].,y employed, <br />though sprinklers would be well ~ui.t~~ci i'or u::u ors ttri:: soil. <br /> <br />The native .vegetation on this soil is mainly alkali sacaton, <br />saltgra~gs, western wheatgrass, sedges, fourwing saltbush, tall rabbit- <br />. y <br />brush,~and some scattered greasewood. • <br />When the range condition deteriorates, woody shrubs and salt- <br />grass increase. When the range is in poor condition, undesirable <br />'weeds and annual plants are abundant. Proper grazing management <br />mai?rtaina'and improves range condition. Suitable plants for seeding <br />are alkali:socaton and western wheatgrass. For successful seedinE;, <br />• ,a good practice.~is to prepare a seedbed and drill the seed. Brush <br />management improves deteriorating sites that are producing more <br />woody shrubs than commonly found in the native plant community. <br />•,• <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />'. <br />• : <br />~i_ " . <br />~; <br />Care 'should'be'.taken to leave stands of fourwing saltbush. <br />This soil'ie suited to the production of Fremont cottonwood. <br />It is capable of producing 2j0 board feet of timber per acre from <br />a fully. stocked, even-aged stand of !r0 year old trees. <br />Wildlife using this soil Tor hsbitat include moiu•nir~,~ dove, <br />ground squirrels, cottontail rabbit, and sume pl,eus:~it. <br />Potential community development is liruited by a }righ water <br />2 <br />