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r--~ <br />j:. <br /> <br />Xj1~Wann sandy loam <br />Installation of the drains and improved water management <br />practices increase the potentiuJ fur crop J~ruducL.iou un Lhcne :;oil::. <br />The furrow or flooding method of irril;ation is icsual7y employed, <br />though sprinklers would be well euit~:d 1'or u::c on this: soil. <br />The native vegetation on this soil is mainly alkali sacaton, <br />ealtgra~, western wheatgrass, sedges, fourwing saltbush, tall rabbit <br />y <br />brush,-and some scattered greasewood. . <br />When the range condition deteriorates, woody shrubs and salt <br />grass increase. When the range is in poor condition, undesirable <br />'weeds and annual: plants are abundant. Proper grazing management <br />maintains'and improves range condition. Suitable plants for seeding <br />are alkali;secaton and western wheatgrass. For successful seedinf;, _ <br />a good practioe~is to prepare a seedbed and drill the seed. Brush <br />management improves deteriorating sites that are producing more <br />woody shrubs than commonly found in the native plant community. <br />Care should: be taken to leave stands o£ fourwing saltbush. <br />This soil'is suited to the production of Fremont cottonwood. <br />It is capable of producing 2j0 board feet of timber per acre from <br />~. a fully stocked, even-aged stand of 1~0 year old trees. <br />Wildlife using this soil for Habitat include u~ocu-nir~ dor-e, <br />ground squirrels, cottontail rabbit, and some pheasant. <br />Potential community developcuent is liwited by a high water <br />2 <br />