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2.04.9 <br />Removal of Pinyon and Juniper increases the production of <br />understory forage. Management of the Pinyon-Juniper and range <br />resources in conjunction can lead to the improvement of all <br />resources. On slopes suited to logging and range seeding with <br />deteriorated sites, benefits can be received from the sale of <br />wood products and improved grazing, when proper grazing manage- <br />ment is applied. Range seeding should be done in conjunction <br />with removal of the overstory. This would improve the understory <br />while providing firewood and post. <br />This unit is capable of producing 7 to 9 cords per acre in a <br />stand which will average 5 inches in diameter at a height of 1 <br />foot. Young pinyon pine are desirable as Christmas trees. The <br />main limiting soil feature is the high to very high hazard of <br />erosion. <br />The management practices suitable for use on this unit are <br />proper grazing use and a planned grazing system. <br />This unit provides wildlife habitat for mule rleer, elk, <br />rabbits, hawks and eagles. <br />This unit is poorly suited to recreational development It <br />is limited mainly by depth to rock and slopes greater than 15 <br />percent. <br />• This unit is poorly suited to homesite development It is <br />limited mainly by depth to rock and slopes greater than 15 per- <br />cent. <br />This map unit is capability subclass VIIe, nonirrigated. It <br />is in the Pinyon-Juniper woodland site. <br />Soil Map Unit No. ~! <br />Paradox fine sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes. This deep, <br />well drained soil is on alluvial fans and narrow alluvial valley <br />floors. It formed in alluviums derived dominantly from sand- <br />stone. The native vegetation is mainly grasses and shrubs. <br />Elevation is 4,900 to 6,500 feet. The average annual precipita- <br />tion is 10 to 12 inches, the average annual air temperature is 47 <br />to 49 degrees F., and the sverage frost-free period is 120 to 140 <br />days. <br />Typically, the surface layer is red fine sandy loam 5 inches <br />thick. The upper 14 inches of the underlying material is red <br />fine sandy loam. The lower part to a depth of 60 inches is red <br />loam. In some areas the surface layer is loam or sand.v clay <br />loam. <br />• 2.04-24 <br />