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T1G--W6t•er am, to 3 percent slopes. Tl,i feep,, wel I •iraine•i
<br />s~~i I i=_ %•n ter, _ces arsd upland=. It f~:rme in calcareous, roodera tely :j
<br />fire ~tE::tur-e•i e%•lian ar~d rewarl:e~i 6i~liar~ material i~verlying cc•t•E,I~y,
<br />sar~~Jy, ar~~i ~~ravel ly al luviurn. Elev~atii~r~' is 6,girir 't __ 7,4r;i(r feet, The
<br />averag6 ar~r~ual F~recipitati::?rr is at~:~ut 11 to 16 inches, tF~e aver'a•?e
<br />annual air temperature is 47 to 5 degrees F, and ttre averag6 frast-
<br />free seas%irr is at•%~ut Ir;rfj t:~ 1~5 ~iay=_.
<br />Typically, tF~e sur-Face layer' is br'c~wr~ I:~arn about 4 ir~ct~es tF,icl:.
<br />TF:e uF•F•er 4 i r~cF~es of ttie sut•s~: i I i s r'e~id i st. t~r'owrr I %~arn. THE I %•we.r' _-1
<br />ir~ct~6s i=_ r'e•i•iist~ t••'i•wr~ t:• light r-e~i•iist~ brawn clay I%~aro. Tt~6
<br />substratum t~~ a deF•th i~f e.ir inches i=_ very gr'a~•iElly laarny sand ti. very
<br />gr-av6lly san•i.
<br />Ir~c1u•iE•i ire this unit are s~:il=_ that F,ave sut•sc•il with, rn~~re than
<br />:~ F~er-cer~t clay Orr uplands ar~•i ter-race;, s%~ils tt,at F~ave e::tr'eroely
<br />c%•t~t~ly sub=_tr-aturn :irr uplar~~is ari~i terrace=_, ar~d s~:rnewt~at poar-ly drair~e~i
<br />6%. i I s i r~ uF• f ar~~i swa I es. Inc I u~ie•i areas rnal:e up about iF per-c ar, }, %.{
<br />the total acr"eaac_. Th6 percentag6 variES from i,r,e area to an%~ther.
<br />F'er'rneat~ i I i'ty of this Wet~er' sa i I i s reader-ate ti. a dEF•th %~f '~r;r to 40
<br />irrcF~es and v6r"v rapid bel:~w this de~•tt~, Available vote:- capacity i=_
<br />rn%~•i6r-ate tip tiigF~. EFFective rc•i.tin3 deF•tt~ is r_•rr incF~e=_. ar rni•r-e.
<br />Funof f i s s l •?w, an~i the F~a~ard of water erns i %.rr i s slight, Depth to
<br />sand arr~i gra:•61 r'ar~ges Fr-i•rn ~~: t:. $rj ir,cF~es. St~rinl:-sw6!I p%•tential
<br />is moderate. ~:~ntEr~t %~f r:ul: fr-agrnents ranges Fr%an it to IU percent. in
<br />tF~6 upper Fart and 38 to cF pelcEnt in the I%~wer part. ~~
<br />Tt:i=_ unit is u6E,i far' irrigated pasture ar~•i ha)•lar~d. A few area=_
<br />are u=_6~i f<•r harnESite develi~l•rnent.
<br />Tt~e F~f:ter~tial F~lant c~~rnrnurrity %.r~ this unit is rnair~ly we=_ter-ri
<br />wh6atgr'a=_s, rnuttongrass, Indian ricegra=_s, zed big =_vgEt~r-ush. The
<br />potential aver'a•~e annual prn,iuctiarr aF air--dr•y vegetatii.n is at•aut
<br />1~Or:r p%~ur~ds per acre.
<br />Use ..f plar~r~ed gr azirig systems Frelps t%• rnairrtair~ the •Iuality arr ~i
<br />quantity ~?f deEir-able vegetation ar~~i r-E•iuces er-i.si%.rr. I'lar•e unifi~r-rn
<br />distr-ibuti~?rr i.f •~r-a:ir~•~ is ai~i6d by pr':~I~er-ly li•catir~g stacl; water-
<br />dE'•iel%~prr~Er~t ar~~i =_alt, ar~~i try Fencing ar~•i t~er-dir~g. If tFre c%•r~ditian %~f
<br />the rarr~6 deteriorates, wi~ady shrut•s increase. E:rust. mzr~agern6nt
<br />irnpr-%•vES .ieter'i%~ra}.ed area=_ i.f r'ar~ge that are pri•~iucir~g rni~r'e w%. %,•iy
<br />strrut~s tl,a~: ~.:er~~ pr"eEerrt irr tFre potential plant [%~rnrnunity. Areas
<br />where t~r'ush .is rnar~aged t.y pre=_cribing burning ar try ch6mical %~r-
<br />rnecF~ar~ical mett~a~i=_ may be subject t~? a greater- F~a~ar'•i of er':~siorr. If
<br />tF~e rar~gE vEgetatii•r~ is ser-i%•usfy deter•ii~r-ated, seeding is ne6~ied.
<br />Tire rnairi I imitation far, se6~iirrg is I irniteii~ F~r-ecipitatif,r~. SeE•iir~g
<br />late irr Fall 1,EIps t.. insure tF:at the content of rni.istur'e in tF~e st~il
<br />wi I I t~6 adequate far- tF~e establ ist~mer~t i.f seedl ir~•~s r~e::t spring.
<br />TF~is unit is 'sell suited t%. wirrdbr-eal:s ar~d sheltEr- b61ts.
<br />Supplemental ir-rioatian may be r~Eeded when planting and during dry
<br />F~er-ii,ds.
<br />Ir'r-i•gate~i cri•ps gr-i.wrr on this s:~il are alfalfa and small 3rains:
<br />Alfalfa i=_ tF~e rr~airi crop. IF ttrE Weber s%.il is used f%•r irrigat6•i
<br />crop=_, the main limitation i5'shart g!'%~wing =_eas~~n. Sprinkler i~r-
<br />fur-r-%•w ir-r igati%~r~ is sui tE~i t~~ this sail. SF•r•ir~l::l er- it r-igatif: rr is tt~e
<br />rri~?<_t suir;at~le rnett~o~i .if aF•plying water-. Use i.F this rneth~:•i F•e!-rnit=_
<br />ttiE e•: err, ~c:~r~tr:%I led applicati%.rr c•f water, reduces r-unaff, arrd
<br />rninihll ~e°_ t1'~E r"i51:: of er~i•si%•r.. DeptFi 'ter 53ri •i'and gr-?vBl In~lc} t,c
<br />c%~n=i~ierr•i ~.~F~er~ rnal:ing cuts ar~~i fills. Irr-igati%.rr wztEr' nEE•is t%. E,6
<br />appl IEd 'ei 3 Pate tFiat In6UY a=_ %•ptlfnUrn pl"i.d UCtlGn wl tha Ut InC Pea5lfig
<br />dae~~ p6r'cc.latic•r~, r'ur~%.f F, anii er-osi%irr. U=_e cif I•i.pe, •iitchr Iir~~rQ?(~~:~}
<br />~ir~,;: =_tr~cturE<_ in ir-r-i•~ati~?r. ~iitcY~e= faciiitatES ir-rigztir.•n an~J
<br />r'°aUC EE dltCFr eYaS r%•ri. S%•106 E!narl ar"e3c. 7f thls Sall L, a`:e lai •?E
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