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* For extreme saturated soils: Substitute Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) for Red <br />Top Grass and Rabbitfoot Grass (Polypogon nonspeliensis) for Timothy. Same seed rate. <br />Seed Mix #7 - Intensively Managed Irrigated Pasture Mix <br />Species Scientific Name <br />1. Medicago sativa <br />2. Festuca arundinacea <br />3. Festuca pratensis <br />4. Dactylis glomerata <br />5 . Bromus brebersteinii <br />6. Trifolium fragiferum <br />7. Trifolium hybridum <br />Drilled Rate lbs. <br />Common Name PLS/Acres* <br />Alfalfa 10 <br />Tall Fescue 5 <br />Meadow Fescue 5 <br />Orchardgrass 5 <br />Meadow Brome 5 <br />Strawberry Clover 5 <br />Alsike Clover 5 <br />Total 40 <br />Note: Alfalfa and the clover seed must be inoculated with a specific strain of Rhizobium <br />bacteria. 70 lbs/acre of oats may be planted as a first year cover crop when planting this mixture <br />in the spring. <br />Seed Mix #7 - Recommended Varieties <br />Alfalfa - Lahontan (Vernal, Ladak 65, Dawson or other recommended flemish varieties)* <br />Orchardgrass - Latar <br />All species contained in Seed Mixes #5, #6 and #7 are introduced. The introduced species <br />support the proposed postmining land use, and the referenced literature and professionals <br />consulted in the preparation of these seed mixtures support the fact that these species are <br />desirable and necessary to achieve the agricultural postmining land use. <br />Species selection for the irrigated pasture mixes was based on (1) irrigated pasture mixtures <br />should be relatively simple, with only a few grasses and legumes; (2) the legumes should be a <br />persistent, adapted, non -bloating species; (3) all of the grass and legume species should be <br />utilized in existing irrigated pasture mixtures in this area: and (4) the grass component should be <br />palatable, nutritious, persistent and compatible in the stand. Alfalfa, the desirable legume for <br />Seed Mix #5 is selected for its long history of production and longevity in the local area. Dean <br />Stindt, formerly with the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Norwood and now the Range <br />Management Specialist with the Bureau of Land Management in Norwood, recommended many <br />of varieties shown in Seed Mix #5, and some minor changes were made based upon detailed <br />vegetation sampling of these areas conducted in 2009 and 2010. Birdsfoot trefoil, selected as the <br />legume for Seed Mix #6, is a long-lived perennial forage legume that is non -bloating. winter <br />hardy, and adapted to a range of site conditions including poorly drained sites. Though a slow <br />starter, once established it is persistent in the stand, particularly if seeded in alternate rows. The <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 7 May 2015 <br />