Miscellcmeous Soils. 157 



terial; poorly drained and contains considerable alkali near the 

 surface. At present adapted only to salt-grass meadows. 



12 3 4 



Soil (7) 8 39 36 10 



Subsoil (12) 18 47 24 6 



Acres. 



Boise, Idaho «33, 100 



Sevier Valley, Utah 7, 800 



Boise sandy loam. — Light-gray, flaky, ashy-textured sandy loam, 

 micaceous, loose, and powdery. From a few inches to 40 or 50 feet 

 in depth. Surface, 6 feet, often interstratitied with loam soil and 

 sand or sandy loam litre hard pan, but in places sandy loam ex- 

 tends to bed rock. Soil rests on coarse gravel and cobbles. Some 

 alkali in local spots in loam subsoil. Usually found on mesas. 

 Lake sediment, probably derived from basalt. Well drained. 

 Adapted to truck, grain, and clover. Where the hardpan is not 

 very thick, fruit and alfalfa do well. 



1-234 



Soil (2) 2 19 67 8 



Subsoil (7) 23 21 40 12 



Acres. 

 Boise, Idaho 95, 850 



Deer Flat sandy loam. — Fine red, micaceous, sandy loam, a few 

 inches to 3 feet in depth. Subsoil, sandy loam and sand to per- 

 haps 50 or 100 feet. Occurs in higher lying valley areas, and has 

 a generally level surface. Free from alkali in areas mapped. 

 Only small portion cultivated, owing to lack of water for irriga- 

 tion. Good for truck, grain, clover, and fruit. 



12 3 4 



Soil (2) • 6 57 26 8 



Subsoil (3) 7 58 23 8 



Acres. 

 Boise, Idaho 45, 380 



Gila fine sandy loam. — Fine sandy loam or very fine sand 6 feet 

 or more in depth, derived from river deposits subsequently modi- 

 fied by wind action. Occupies low bluffs and plains. Adapted to 

 alfalfa and grain crops. 



"Mapped as Caldwell sandy loam, which name will not be used hereafter. 



