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11. Bijou Wigton area <br /> Deep, nearly level to moderately sloping, well and excessively drained <br /> sandy soils that formed in noncalcareous sandy alluvium and eolian <br /> materials. <br /> This soil area is in the south central part of the survey area. It <br /> occupies about 3 percent of the total acreage. About 60 percent Bijou <br /> soil, 15 percent Wigton soil, and the remaining 25 percent is soils of <br /> minor extent. <br /> The Bijou soil has loamy sand and sandy loam surface layers and sandy <br /> loam subsoils. The Wigton soil has a loamy sand surface layer and <br /> loamy sand and sand underlying layers. <br /> The minor soils in this area are the well drained Ascalon, Olney, <br /> and Vona soils, the excessively drained Valent soil and the somewhat <br /> excessively drained Ellicott soil. <br /> Most of this soil area is used for livestock grazing. Some cropland, <br /> both dryland and irrigated, is scattered throughout the area. Irrigation <br /> is done by use of the circular sprinkler type system. <br /> This soil area has good potential for homesites. Wildlife habitat <br /> potential is fair. <br /> 3y <br />