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Department of
Agriculture
Soil
Conservation
Service
ln Cooperation with the
Colorado Agricultural
Experiment Station
Soil Survey of
Rifle Area,
Colorado
Parts of Garfield
and Mesa Counties
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3/30/e4
SOIL IllTERPRETATIO}l REPORT
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