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~~_,; <br />Y. <br />,,... . <br />~.. <br />*~~: - <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />X3B-Wane sandy loam, 1 to j percent slopes. This deep, poorly <br />drained low.lying soil is oti terraces and valley bottoms. It formed <br />- in alluvial materials of primarily sandstone and shale. Elevation <br />rai~ee from 5,000 to 6,500 feet. The average annual precipitation <br />is about 12 inches,.the average annual air temperature is about !18 <br />- degrees F., and the average frost-free period is about 120 days. <br />- r . <br />- ~1'ypic'ally,-the surface layer is a dark ~-rayish Lrown candy <br />-loam about 12 inches thick, The subsurface. layer is mottled, light <br />brownish .gray-fine :sandy loam about 24 inches thick. The under- <br />,`~~ ~•.~i lying layer is a mottled light brownish ~~ray course sandy loam or <br />- loamy Viand that extends to a depth of more than 60 inches. <br />-Included with this soil in mappir)g are small areas of Kim, <br />,. , <br />Arvada, and Fluventa which make up 5 to 18 percent of the mapping <br />- : unit. These .soils.all'have slopes of 1 to j percent. ' <br />... Permeability of the Wann soil is rapid. Effective rooting, <br />'~ depth varies with the level of tl~e water table, usually about 2 <br />- feet. Available water capacity is low. Surface runoff is slow, and <br />- - the erosion hazard. is moderate. Ponding occurs in the spring, and <br />:~~:=;~;4'-: :: - the: water table varies with the amount of irrigation water applied <br />''~ r. ; ~: <br />~.::;-, <br />to tl;ic-soil-and surrounding soils. <br />= 4'hiG soil is used mainly for 1; r.u:iu;,• l:L~d, i;l;r,s or lcL;uLa• , <br />`; ~,i ~~ . ~ . hay, and pasture.. <br />:,;~.i: <br />`~, ~_~ <br />3..,; <br />