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Kit Carson County, Colorado 83 <br />Elevation: 4,301 to 5,200 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 13 to 16 inches <br />Frost -free period: 145 to 148 days <br />Note: This map unit is on moderately sloping and <br />strongly sloping hills. The Stoneham soil is on side <br />slopes. The Kimst soil is on summits and <br />shoulders. The Fort Collins soil is on toeslopes <br />and footslopes. The native vegetation is mainly <br />grasses. <br />Component Description <br />Stoneham and similar soils <br />Percent of the map unit: 40 percent <br />Landform: Hills <br />Slope range: 5 to 9 percent <br />Surface layer texture: Loam <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 60 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Parent material: Fine -loamy eolian deposits over fine - <br />loamy alluvium <br />Native plant cover type: Rangeland <br />Flooding: None <br />Available water capacity: Mainly 10.6 inches <br />Typical profile: <br />A -0 to 3 inches; loam <br />Bt -3 to 6 inches; clay loam <br />Btk-6 to 10 inches; clay loam <br />Bk1 -10 to 27 inches; loam <br />Bk2 -27 to 60 inches; loam <br />Kimst and similar soils <br />Percent of the map unit: 20 percent <br />Landform: Hills <br />Landform element: Summits, shoulders <br />Slope range: 5 to 15 percent <br />Surface layer texture: Loam <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 60 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Parent material: Fine -loamy eolian deposits over fine - <br />loamy alluvium <br />Native plant cover type: Rangeland <br />Flooding: None <br />Available water capacity: Mainly 10.5 inches <br />Typical profile: <br />A -0 to 6 inches; loam <br />AC-6 to 12 inches; loam <br />C -12 to 60 inches; loam <br />Fort Collins and similar soils <br />Percent of the map unit: 20 percent <br />Landform: Hills <br />Landform element: Toeslopes, footslopes <br />Slope range: 5 to 9 percent <br />Surface layer texture: Loam <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 60 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Parent material: Fine -loamy eolian deposits over fine - <br />loamy alluvium <br />Native plant cover type: Rangeland <br />Flooding: None <br />Available water capacity: Mainly 10.4 inches <br />Typical profile: <br />A -0 to 5 inches; loam <br />BA -5 to 9 inches; loam <br />Bt -9 to 19 inches; clay loam <br />BCk -19 to 26 inches; clay loam <br />Ck -26 to 60 inches; loam <br />Additional components <br />Eckley and similar soils: 5 percent <br />Rock outcrop: 5 percent <br />Sampson and similar soils: 5 percent <br />Olnest and similar soils: 3 percent <br />Vona and similar soils: 2 percent <br />Management <br />Major uses: Rangeland (fig. 5) <br />This map unit is not suited to nonirrigated crops <br />because of the slope and the hazard of water erosion. <br />Controlled livestock management is the major <br />management practice needed on this map unit. <br />The main limitations affecting windbreaks and <br />environmental plantings are the slope, low <br />precipitation, and the hazards of water erosion and <br />soil blowing. The Kimst soil is also limited by lime - <br />induced chlorosis. This map unit is not suited to <br />windbreaks and environmental plantings in areas <br />where the slope is more than 9 percent. Planting the <br />trees on the contour helps to conserve moisture. <br />Shrubs and trees that are not sensitive to lime - <br />induced chlorosis are suitable for use in windbreaks <br />on the Kimst soil. <br />83 —Ulmet loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes <br />Setting <br />Location: This map unit occurs in the southwestern <br />part of the survey area. <br />Elevation: 4,301 to 5,200 feet <br />Mean annual precipitation: 14 to 16 inches <br />Frost -free period: 145 to 148 days <br />Note: This very deep, well drained soil is on nearly <br />level and gently sloping plains. It formed in <br />alluvium. The native vegetation is mainly <br />grasses. <br />