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<br /> <br />lnalysis of soil material from both the Gillispie i{ill <br />nlsntine site of 1478 and the Gold 1[ill Test Plot area of 1978 <br />l~la3 made through the Colorado State iJniversity Soil Testinr* T..ab <br />and reflects information vital for fl.tt~zre recommendations. <br />Results indicate: <br />Soils of the Gillispie Hill site are primarily a .aynsite or <br />gypsum spoils material on the southern and eastern exposures <br />bordered by a limestone material on the northeastern exnos~ire. <br />dopes vary from ~ to 100 percent, This is probably waste <br />material moved from tho southern end of the FiYPsum beds. Soils <br />analysis from 1973 (1l}B) indicate a sandy loam text~zre with <br />very little or(~anic matter or major nutrient reserves. 11ost <br />importantly, this area is probably ~.mdcrlain b;,~ a ^'ynsnm hard- <br />pan: to what depth is gixestionable, <br />Soil samples were taken in July of 1978 on both the a_ypsum <br />and limestone material for several reasons: <br />1, T17is material, especially the limestone, forms a hard, <br />crusty surface inhibitinP water infiltration and native seed <br />1~enetration. Soil structure i.s also poor. I{epee, a Sodium <br />Adsorption Ratio (S1R) as i~rell as routine analysis ~•ra.s requested .~~ <br />for both types of material, If sodiwn is a problem. it will \''i'~ <br />be indicated on the returned analysis. <br />2. The ~yns~_im material can be compared i~tith the 1473 <br />analysis to determine the effectiveness of man~ire application <br />and soil manipulation, <br />