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68 <br /> UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br /> SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br /> Non-rood Field Office PO Box 1168 lloniood, Colorado 811123 <br /> SUBJECT: DATE:Den. 7, 1978 <br /> TO:Mr. Hoy Kano <br /> Peabody Coal Company <br /> Drawer D <br /> Hayden, Colorado 81639 <br /> Iear Ilx. Karo: <br /> This trill constitute my review of the items we discussed during; your office <br /> visit th1,11 morning. I'm sorry I neglected to send you a report concernitir; <br /> "prime" wriicultural lands in the Ilucla area when you regizustcd it earlier it just .91a131)ed my mind. <br /> After your v-Iait I reviewed the old conservation surrey of the Tabeguache <br /> Survey Aroa witIl hill Haim, soil scientist. ,,e compared the soil capability <br /> units of the conov-p-ation survey with the units of the recently updated <br /> survey of the swiie Pwan. An yoia are aware, the older survey showed parts <br /> of the area to be capability class "II", and the present survey shows Uic <br /> same area Lo Le class "III". I have no answer as to why the discrepancy, <br /> but I would assume It to be due to the personal bias of the men doing; the <br /> ma :ping. llowever, Mr. Yawn did mention that one breaking point butueen a <br /> capability class of II and III is that class II has a depth of greater than <br /> 40 inches. The soil unit in question has a depth of 20 to 110 inches over <br /> fractured sandstone and shale. <br /> A publication I have by the Soil Conservation Society of. ;,murica - 1111entention <br /> of ,agricultural Land" - described prime farmland as land having; the <br /> necessary soil quality, growing season and moisture supply to produce <br /> sustained Yields of crops economically. An adequate moisture supply is <br /> described as being sufficient quantities in seven years ouL of ten. iL <br /> further qualifies prime farmland as being equal to class I and J I, and <br /> soi:ie class lil. <br /> I realy can't justify to myself that the agricultural land in the Hucla <br /> area is "priaae'l from a national standpoint, partly because of the water <br /> supply and groiring season. I do feel, however, that it can be considered <br /> as being; farmland of considerable local importance. <br /> I enjoyed our discussion of revegetation work being; done by Peabody. _�s I <br /> mentioned th(- Soil Conservation Service can make sucos and planLin"r n�aF,,:rials <br /> available to District cooperators for field trial plantin s, which may other- <br /> wiso not be comunercially available. This is done throug;•li our Plant -;aterials <br /> v <br />