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-43-DepthHorizon Inches DescriptionAbundant roots . pH 6 .8 .Abrupt boundary :Cgl 0 - 7 Light brownish gray (2 .5Y 6/2, dry) or dark grayishbrown (2 .5Y 4/2, moist) fine sandy loam . Common,faint mottles . Massive . Friable when moist .Occasional root . pH 7 .2 .Clear boundary :Cg2 7 -11 Grayish-brown (2 .5Y 5/2, dry) or very dark grayishbrown (l0YR 3/2, moist) loam . Common faint mottles .Horizon contains two thin lenses of muck . Weakmedium subangular blocky structure . Friable whenmoist . Occasional root . pH 6 .8 .Clear boundary :Cg3 11 + Light-gray to gray (5Y 6/1, dry) or olive-gray(5Y 4/2, moist) silty clay loam . Many distinctmottles . Massive . Plastic when wet . Occasionalroot in the upper part . pH 7 .2 .Land UseMost of the classified acreage has been cleared and cultivated .The remainder is in native vegetation . The most important reclamationneeded on this soil series is drainage . Very little systematicdrainage has been undertaken . A few open ditches were seen at thetime of the survey (1964) .Gardom soils are used for hay and pasture, with clover, timothy,orchard grass, and reed canary the main crops . Fertilizer applicationsare essential for cultivated crops . Nearly all cultivated areas showinvasion by sedges, and general deterioration of the forage crops .With adequate drainage the Gardom muck could benefit from irrigation .The classification according to suitability for irrigation is given inTable 4 .Peaty Carbonate d Rego Gle .ysol SoilsHEUBNER MUCKThe Heubner muck occurs along East Canoe Creek, and in the vicinityof Notch Hill . The topography is depressional to gently sloping atelevations between 1,300 and 1,700 feet . Micro-undulations occur, dueto shrinking and settling after drainage . The Heubner muck and associateswere mapped as follows :