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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 - This test is conducted within 3 months of topsoil placement. Three soil samples will <br />be obtained from the top 2 feet of soil in the field to be tested. This field is defined as that area that has <br />recently been topsoiled. Samples will be taken and analyzed by a lab using the standard soil test for pH, <br />salts, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. The lab will be informed that the land use <br />is dryland pasture with a mixture of grasses and forbs. <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 - Cultipacking prior to seeding will be conducted if land leveling did not <br />provide a smooth soil surface for seeding. The best period for tillage in these areas will be immediately <br />prior to seeding. <br />7 - Initial Fertilizer Application - Based on the results of the fertility testing, fertilizer of the designated type <br />will be applied at the rate specified from the lab testing. The fertilizer is in solid form and will be applied by <br />small tractor with a broadcast spreader. Phosphorus fertilizer will be applied in the Spring of the same year <br />that the initial fertility testing is done, and will be tilled into the soil prior to seeding. Nitrogen fertilizer will <br />be surface applied one time, if warranted based on initial testing, in the fall following the first full growing <br />season. <br />For areas greater than 15% slope, the following procedures will be followed: <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.05.4(2)(d)-27 <br />