PULLMAN

Taxonomic class

 Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Torretic Paleustolls

Parent material

Loess

Topography

Smooth, nearly level high plain

Geographic extent

Eastern New Mexico

Use

Irrigated wheat, grain sorghum, corn, pinto beans, alfalfa, and managed range

Vegetation

Blue grama, buffalograss, galleta, little bluestem, needle grass, scattered yucca and cholla cactus

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
14°C Annual mean 46 cm
3°C  January mean 1 cm
26°C  July mean 6 cm

 

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