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the soil redistribution plan WFC will deep rip the subsoil to a minimum depth of 24 inches to alleviate the <br />compaction from heavy equipment traffic. The soil will be ripped during dry soil conditions. <br />1 B - Deep ripping of topsoil - Upon successful completion of placing topsoil on the ripped subsoil the newly <br />place soil will be ripped to a depth of at least 2 inches greater than the depth of topsoil. This will alleviate <br />compaction of the topsoil and assist in the removal of any boundaries between the ripped subsoil and <br />topsoil. <br />2 - Land leveling - WFC uses a blade pulled behind a farm tractor to level the topsoil surface and allow a <br />smoother surface for seeding. <br />3 -Rock picking - WFC will use mechanical devices that are pulled behind a tractor that windrows rocks <br />and then another device that picks up large rocks over approximately 2.5 inches in diameter. Rocks up to <br />approximately 24" diameter can be picked up by the device. Sandstone lenses that are identified in any <br />topsoil, subsoil, or Bench 1 Surface Spoil will be buried in lower Bench 1 overburden, at least eight feet <br />below the topsoil level. <br />4 - Fertility testing - Three soil samples will be obtained in the field to be tested. The field is defined as that <br />area that has recently been topsoiled. Samples will be taken and analyzed by a lab using the standard soil <br />test for pH, salts, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. The lab will be informed that the <br />desired crop is irrigated alfalfa and that the tonnage rate is 5.5 tons per acre. The reference area will be <br />sampled separately. <br />5 - Disking - Prior to final seedbed preparation, soil conditioning and weed control tillage will be carried out <br />through disking or other standard agricultural practice. Disking will be used to condition soil, break up <br />clods, and control weeds prior to seeding. If annual weeds are a problem, several tillage operations may <br />be required to get adequate control. <br />6 - Final Seedbed Preparation -(For irrigated areas) Cultipacking prior to seeding will be conducted if land <br />leveling did not provide a smooth soil surface for seeding. The best period for tillage in these areas may <br />be in the early spring prior to the irrigation season. <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.05.4(2)(d)-24 <br />