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i <br /> 8. Razor-Midway area <br /> Moderately deep and shallow, gently sloping to moderately steep, well <br /> drained, clayey soils; formed in residuum from calcareous shale. <br /> Areas of these soils are in the central and southwestern part of the <br /> survey area. <br /> This soil area occupies about 9 percent of the survey area. About <br /> is <br /> 30 percent of the area^rf Razor soil, 25 percent is Midway soil, and the <br /> remaining 45 percent is soils of minor extent. <br /> Both the Razor and the Midway soils have clay loam surface layers. <br /> The depth to shale in the Razor soil is 20 to 40 inches and 10 to 20 <br /> inches in the Midway soil. These soils have high shrink-swell potentials. <br /> The minor-soils in this area are the well drained Rim, Manzanola, <br /> Nelson, Tassel, and Wiley soils. Some military impact areas are also <br /> included. Southeast of the town of Fountain are numerous geological <br /> formations referred to as "tepee buttes". The cone shaped "tepee buttes" <br /> are piles of marine rubble rising above the more level plains occurring <br /> in a random, scattered pattern. <br /> This soil area is used mostly for livestock grazing. Cultivation is <br /> limited because of low amount of precipitation. Other important uses <br /> are wildlife habitat and for military purposes. <br /> i <br /> a9 <br />