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PUILLIPS COUNTY, COLORADO
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<br />h i(/urc T. Profile of `, alentine sand showing the thin surface layer
<br />strucinrt• that breaks to single ;;rain Istructuroles8l
<br />1 t•ry ?„ft Wlu•n dry , eery friablt• ht h ose N\Ileu taoist ;
<br />;tradual, smooth honudary.
<br />t'-12 to 11 inches +. yule-hr„ten i IoYR J;31 fine sand. (lark
<br />brown i I0YR b'31 when uu,tst: sinule krain istruc-
<br />tureless) ; l,a,se Mien dry anal nwist; n„n,•al,•at•,•on:.
<br />Tht• A horizon rangos, frmu 0 to tt hwhes in thickue.ss. Tlw
<br />lhwkest .snrfac•e Myers are in the least sloping areas.
<br />'I'll" Valentine soils Are ussori:,tril Willi the .Iul,shur? suits.
<br />yalelltil,• s„ils h:M' a Thinner surface layer than the .lilt-
<br />1 nil%; s its :i i i t I Ii,s tl:ty in the ulttlericin, layer. Valeatitle
<br />-6, are it•ss \t"eil detleh,ped thrnnLh„ t[t the In„ file 11;1ta the
<br />.tulesl,ur;; wits an l li:tct• le,s Ili, kuess ?f dark •-,it materint.
<br />Valentine fine sand, rolling ;V,_-DI ovetipies most of the
<br />andhills that are Southeast of Holyoke. This soil is asso-
<br />iated witli Hamlin soils in some small areas in the north-
<br />lmtral and northwestern part, of the county. Slopes :ire
<br />Iltotlerate to steep. 'I'lte prolil, of this soil is similar to the.
<br />"Ito ,lr,rrlbedas typical fortlie>cl'hs.
<br />Included with this soil ill utappilig, were a few slimll
<br />,Aowollt, t,', acre to 5 acres ill aIzt-. 'I lleje areas ell'e shown
<br />„n tile, Soil slap by a symbol.
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<br />uils \"alentine Soil i extremely tlrtlllglity in (Irv }'ears,
<br />plainly because it is excessively tfrained 111111 low 111 avarl-
<br />able water holding capacity. This soil has very rapid
<br />permeability.
<br />Growing in most areas ire sandreed, Sand bluestenl,
<br />switchgass, needle-and-threml, and other native mitt and
<br />tall grasses. This soil is well suited to these plants, but
<br />,•razing should be limited because of Susceptibility to
<br />severe blowing. This soil can he reseeded w ith adapted spe-
<br />cies of native gasses, but the steels slopes make manage-
<br />ment difficult. A felt/ small areas ire cultivated, mainly
<br />for the Rntrpose of squaring larger held, of other soifs
<br />:slid nuking them easier to cultivate. Capability unit. Vle-
<br />(dryl:ut(l) ; Deep Sand range site; windbreak suitability
<br />gr•oIll, I.
<br />Valentine tine sand, hilly (VaE) occupies dunelike areas
<br />that Mace steep, alrupt slopes on the leeward side. This soil
<br />is ill til stmt It cent rat and southeasteI'll parts of the coullt.y.
<br />The surface layer of this soil is severely eroded, is very
<br />dark :,,ravish brown, and is as rlmch as inches thick.
<br />Till, soil is suited to native orrasses, but extreme limita-
<br />tion, ;ire needed to prevent overgrazing. Eveli though the
<br />plant cover generally is increasilig, many areas Wile nearly,
<br />bare. Iievegetation is extremely ditfirult, though it ran be
<br />done through careful mallahelllelit of grass 111 blowouts
<br />and of annuals and yucca. This soil i, droughty because
<br />it is very rapitllti• permeable, excessively drained, mA low
<br />in available water holdir[g caliarity. Capability spilt V1 le-
<br />i (dryland) ; Choppy- `and range site: windbreak suit-
<br />al;ility group I.
<br />Wages Series
<br />The Wages series consists of Ile1p, well-drained, loanly
<br />soils that are gently sloping to steep. These soils occllltY
<br />the side. slopes of intermittent stre:uus (ti(". 3), and most,
<br />areas are alonor Freurlinlan and Patent Creeks. Wm,vs soils
<br />formed in a recldisll-brown nraveily deposit. Tlie upper
<br />part of the soil has been mixed with some windblown silty
<br />material.
<br />In a typical profile the surface layer is gravish-brown
<br />Loam about 5 inches thick. The Subsoil is about 11 inches
<br />thick. [m the upper part it is Clark ;ravish-hrown, slightly
<br />inird clay loalu that is about. 5 percent title gravel. The
<br />lower part 1, stilly, l-ht brownish-gr'av clay loath that r5
<br />abollt o to 111 percelit Lille _ravel.
<br />At :l depth of lfi to 21 inches is verv strollgly calcareolls,
<br />li dit hrowilish-gray loam. Below this is light-brown
<br />,ravt•lly,study Icmill that is free of lilliv.
<br />Cages soils are moderately to slowly permeable :11141 are
<br />well drained. Be,-allse they have a thin loam surface
<br />laver over a slowly plrtlle:tble clay loam sullsoil :Ind are
<br />gently sloping to steep, Surface runoff I., mctliuin to rapid.
<br />Because their subsoil is somewhat rr;IVelly thtsY hive
<br />moderate available Nvater holding capacity. Wages soils
<br />are Moderate ill Ilatunil fertility.
<br />A14 11i7' Intl slupl, Of Illt11•1hitt111t ArV:lllta aIV a. few
<br />:1111:1, of 11-at:es Ft,il, that :tl'e -till in native s;ra,s, mlainly
<br />wt. tivrll t%heatgrass and blue yl'ama. (iraSsvs ar•c ht-tter
<br />suited than roiv crops, all([ only :i few arl•es are 41111tivated.
<br />These. ,oils call be seeded to grass.
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