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08/0612010 08:37 9708642146 NUCLA COUNTRY COOP PAGE 04/09 <br />•I2?0 <br />F' <br />gaN 11:58 FAX 309 235 2896 <br />NRC9 COW. SO <br />6. Tht $Oils sore not flooded fxeguently <br />(IcS9 often than 0=0t in 2 YORTS) : "d, <br />7. ThO procluot " K {erodsbili•ty factor <br />2.o, and-the product of 1 (soils erodibi <br />&os not exceed 60#0 and, <br />ti7e growing season <br />treent slope it, loss than <br />x C (a ma?tic fraGtor] <br />g, The soils bane a permeability rate oi, di least 0.06 inch (0:15 cm) <br />par hour in the upper 20 inches (50 ? the mean annual soil <br />to e]catU." at a depth of 30 inches (50 CM) is less than 590i (isoca ? <br />the perabi lity date ij gat a limiting atc+r if r meat, =Ual soil <br />cemperatuTo is 59 CIS Q or hi,gha r;. . <br />s. Less thin 10 percent of the surface or (upper 6 Inches) in these <br />. <br />soils consists of -tbclr :kragment3 r_oarser a?1? n 3 inches C7.6 co) <br />'the falloNing. modifications a WOT intent jon .of the National <br />Gri?exaa for Prime Faradwu a xcrc used <br />i ? <br />The sail =at hare: <br />1. A developed irrigation water supply th4t• is de en&ble and adequte <br />to meet moistuore xecitti.xe tf 8 Out of 16 ? ears and have 4 inches or <br />?n <br />more available water cap achy withirt a d6pth of 40 inches (l nmeser) . or <br />within the root 7.0ne if the soot rte is; Jos then 40 inches; <br />s, p growing season of 90 days or mare; <br />3. go water table or the water table is:Velaw a d*Pth of 1.s feet and <br />drainage is. possible; <br />4. A cond=tivitY of 8 = tasJcao or less! ?-n the up'por 44' inches and <br />e=AbiliLy is greater th= .2 inches/hi! (moderately slow or greater) able if the slope is 1e55 ihatt 2 percent. Thilie sils are Wl` iin a depth ofo 0 inches (p]. mater) <br />of being managed so that all h0rixone <br />or in the rook zone if it is less khan 40 cinches will have a cAnSty <br />9f ttka saturated extract bf les3 thmm 4 i ihoslam and 'the- exchangeable <br />sodim percentage (W?) is 1s5;s tun is,! irrigated soils with be ro ker <br />within 40 inches here shaving higsoil- h h auctivity fwd. therefore n <br />f1t??" ,p- than 9.4 M cans . <br />.5. $ lope of :.rrigated prime faud=d wili trot exceed 6 percent , <br />Uni ue .Pja anti <br />unique faxmland is land other than prim] Vv=l.and thats,isxt ed for the <br />produ?ctian b£ specific high value food ind fibs has the <br />spec cambingtian of soil quality, loe s edgy i yin <br />. , =isturs Supply receded to economically . tbduc <br />for high yield of a specific crqp ? #treateed an a=n?ngidt5ted ? <br />a actedtable farmir methods. the fruit ands in the <br />! <br />• Urnique farmlands of National Importance .i. <br />Grand V41ey and the Delta-Montrose 8x86, and the seed po?W ?:r?a <br />fruit and vegetable produeing areas of thi San Luis Valley. <br />Q 0ID 5