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•' ~ • 4/83 <br />~- <br />RmI>--Rim loam, 3 [0 12 percent elopes. This deep, well drained <br />soil is on sloping uplands. It formed in mixed material. The native <br />vegetation is mainly grass. The average annual precipitation is 13 to 17 <br />inches. <br />Typically, the surface layer is light brownish gray calcareous loam <br />about 9 inches [hick. The upper 21 inches of the substratum is very pale <br />brown calcareous loam. The lower part to a depth of 60 inches is light <br />yellowish brown calcareous sandy clay loam. <br />included in this unit arr small areas of Stoneham loam and Fort <br />Collins loam. Both differ in having a subsoil. <br />Permeability of the Kim soil is moderate. Available water capacity Ss <br />high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or mote. Runoff is rapid, and <br />the hazard of water erosion is high. The hazard of soil blowing is high. <br />This unit is used mainly as rangeland. A few acres are in dryland <br />crops. These areas should be intensively managed to prevent soil erosion. <br />The potential plant community on this unit is blue grama and sideoats <br />grama. Other grasses that characterize this site in smaller amounts are <br />western wheatgrass, and needleandthread. The average annual production of <br />air-dry vegetation ranges from 750 to 1,200 pounds. <br />