KEITH

Taxonomic class

Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls 

Parent material

Calcareous loess

Topography

Gently undulating loess-mantled plain

Geographic extent

Southwestern Nebraska

Use

Mainly dry farmed to wheat and small grains

Vegetation

Short grasses

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
11°C Annual mean 50 cm
-3°C  January mean 1 cm
25°C  July mean 7 cm

 

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