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.t <br />.- /~8-CD ~~ 6/83 <br />27--Falfa clay loam, 3 [0 8 percent slopes. This deep, well <br />drained soil is on gently sloping to sloping mesa tops. It formed in <br />calcareous loess. Elevation is 6,500 to 7,000 fee[. The average annual <br />precipitation is 15 to 18 inches. The average annual air temperature is <br />about 48 to 49 degrees F, and the average frost-free season is 100 [0 120 <br />days. <br />Typically, [he surface layer is reddish brown clay loam about 9 inches <br />Chico. The upper part of [he subsoil is reddish brown clay loam about 5 <br />inches thick. The middle part of the subsoil is reddish brown clay about 20 <br />inches thick. The lower part of [he subsoil is reddish brown clay loam <br />about 23 inches [hick. The substratum is yellowish red clay loam [o a depth <br />of 60 inches or more. <br />Included in this unit is about 10 percent Corta loam soils, 5 percent <br />soils similar to Falfa but having moilic surface layers, and small areas of <br />Wit[ and Simpatico loams. <br />Permeability is slow. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. <br />Available water capacity is high. Surface runoff is medium and [he hazard <br />of water erosion is moderate. <br />This soil is used mainly for irrigated crops, nonirriga[ed crops, <br />rangeland, and homesites. The main crops grown in irrigated areas are corn <br />for ensilage, small grains such as wheat, barley, and oats, pasture and <br />alfalfa hay. The main crops grown in nonirrlgated areas are wheat and pinto <br />beans. <br />