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22 SOIL SURVEY
<br />Typical l)rofile of tt 11'ages loam in pasture of native
<br />gray (1,13:1) feet -west, "?'35 feet south of the northeast
<br />corner of section 11, "C. 7 ' ., R. 4 7 11'.1
<br />A_0 to 5 inches, ,rayi,h-hr,tylt 1 1dYR 5 ".:l loath, very dark
<br />grayish broth n 1 111Y R 3, 2'1 tyhen moist : w.ak, fine.
<br />gr:umlar structure; soft when dry. very friable wln•Il
<br />moist: noucalcarcons; pli 7 1; •lcar, snwoth
<br />boundary.
<br />R_t-3 to 1+ inches, dark grayi,h-brown 10YR t °_, clay baud.
<br />very Marl: ;ruyi,h brown (1oYR 3 _) when moist:
<br />?unlerate. un-dilun, prisneatie stI-10-0il•e tIML breaks to
<br />mo,l,•ran•, Inedinnr, suhan,ttlar bl,l,ky; slightly hurl
<br />when dry. friable when no,i,t: uortcaloareous; psi
<br />7.1;: ycr? rhin. nearly continuous clay rilu.s: 5 I,cr-
<br />eent fne gmN't•1; clear, smooth boundrtry.
<br />Mea-1-I to 111 in, liv-4, light hrownisb-tray ( loYR 1 "1 c1
<br />lonm, dark gtayi h brown 1IOYR 4,2) when Moist
<br />nulrl-rate, ulydium. prismutir structure that br,•nks
<br />Nvenk, medium, suban:;ular blocky; slightly hard
<br />when dry, friable when moist; strongly calcarvons;
<br />pH s.U ; 8 11e rce•nt fine ;;ravel; clear, smooth boundary.
<br />l'lca -113 to _I inches, light brownish-gray (111YR (; °1 l-,a1 11.
<br />dark racist brow(( 1 WN'R I,"') when moi,r: utassi',•
<br />(st1'ucttl•eless) to weals, coarser snhan: ular I.lochc
<br />structure; hard \yhrn dry. friable when moist : v,ry
<br />strongly cAenreotl.c: pH S._; I\rotoyin:Is of very d:u•I:
<br />grayish hrown 11uYR 3,'0_1 when moist; 5 to In per.
<br />cent, line gravel : gradtt:tl boundary.
<br />Iit'_i-°_-1 to 11o inches, Iight-brown 17. 51'R 11 1 ) gravelly sandy
<br />loam, shirk br,wn 17.81-R i,i 0 when moist; massive
<br />(struct nreiess) ; soft when dry, very friable AvIion
<br />moist ; noncalcar eons ; pli 5.'S.
<br />The A horizon ranges from 3 to 7 inches in thickness, and it
<br />is loam or ;Gravelly loam. In many areas the surface is covered
<br />\\ith I ebbles :Is Much as about 3 inches in di:Rneter.
<br />The li'!t horizon is 11 to 1:, inches thick, and it is more compact
<br />aril d;alwr in the upper part (hall in the b,w.er. Depth to layers
<br />of accumulated lime ninges from G to !d ia?'hcs, and depth
<br />to the underlying gravelly IMI eriul is _o to 10 in, pea.
<br />Wages sods have a Icss clayey subsoil thnu occurs in kt rh-
<br />tield or Plattu•r s, ils. W;i _es soils have snore grav,1 but are 1.11
<br />sanely 111.111 A." AII.n .oil:.
<br />Wage,-Campus-Weld loamy, 0 to 3 percent slopes
<br />C."/CB, ,ire in a hro;IA area. 11(1:11, the llorth(1a;te1'n e 1lrncr of
<br />tit( e'olllltl. lhe?e-4enl-? are rl,)aely :Isso'lated that It 1
<br />not pral'tical to nC111 tltenl selM1'tlt(1ly. About 110 percent of
<br />the complex is 1Wa-es soil, •_'<i percent is Campus soil..1nd
<br />1:i percent. is Weld soil. 1Cn"kos aild Calnplis soils are oil the
<br />?'ielo slopes, and We111 "oil on the colive$ rid"Ctop?4. I;QCi
<br />kind of soil has l, profile similar to the one dese'1'tlwd :1?
<br />rypir;ll for irs eeries.
<br />hwhided with these soils were sinall areas of Riclifilelel
<br />soil that make lip about 10 percent of the area tllapl,ed
<br />"I'lie included areas are Closely associated Nvitlt Catttllu-
<br />Figure S.-Landscape of the Wages-Eckley-Pis complex.
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