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(ii) Time of seeding, seedbed preparation, type, application rate and soil <br /> incorporation, method of fertilization application. <br /> (iii) The typical NRCS recommendation is to seed between November 1st and <br /> April 30th. Fall seeding is preferred and proposed if at all possible. The <br /> seedbed will be scarified and it will be across the slope in the backsloped <br /> area. Seed will be drilled rather than broadcast. Cereal grain straw or <br /> grass hay (free of weed seeds) will be applied at the rate of 4,000 pounds <br /> of mulch per acre to the soil surface. Application method for grass seed <br /> will be applied by a drill with a competent agitator. It will be drilled across <br /> slope on the backslopes. <br /> This table shows the species to be planted and applicable quantities but is <br /> subject to change based on NRCS recommendations: <br /> Species Mix% #/Acre PLS* <br /> Blue Grama 30 0.9 <br /> Western Wheatgrass 30 4.8 <br /> Sideoats Grama 15 1.5 <br /> Needleandthread 10 1.1 <br /> Indian Ricegrass 5 0.6 <br /> Galleta grass (caryopsis) 5 0.2 <br /> Purple Prairieclover 5 0.3 <br /> Winterfat 0.5 <br /> • *seeding rates are given in pounds of Pure Live Seed (PLS**) <br /> **PLS= purity x germination <br /> (iv) 40 lbs. of nitrogen and 40 lbs. of phosorous per acre fertilization are <br /> proposed. Feedlot/ barnyard manure may be used if available and will be <br /> applied at a rate of twenty tons per acre. As long as 60% of manure is of <br /> chunks of five (5) inches or more in diameter. <br /> (v) Establishment method for each species of shrub or tree: No shrubs or <br /> trees are proposed for this wide-open rangeland area. <br /> (vi) Topsoiling shall be disp6rs(:d at a depth of 1 to 6 inches. <br /> Please see the NRCS information on the following pages for a detailed over view <br /> of the reclamation and some of the existing plant communities. Also included are <br /> the soil types in the permit area. <br />