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7.1 Dryland Pasture Seed Mix <br />Seed Mix #8 - Dryland Pasture <br />Species <br />Cultivar <br />Drilled Rate PLS/Acre* <br />Thicks ike wheatgrass <br />Critana <br />1.4 <br />Russian Wildrye <br />Bozoisky <br />1.3 <br />Alfalfa <br />Ladak <br />0.6 <br />Western wheatgrass <br />Arriba <br />1.9 <br />Forage Kockia** broadcast <br />Immigrant <br />0.3 <br />Fourwing Saltbush <br />Rincon <br />0.3 <br />Com anion Cro <br />Sterile Triticale** <br />Quickquard <br />10 <br />Total <br />15.8 <br />*Broadcast rate is double the drilled rate. Forage Kochia will only be applied through broadcast <br />seeding, therefore, it's application rate is double that shown above. <br />**Quickguard sterile triticale seed rate will be the same whether broadcast or drill seeded. <br />Species selection criteria centered on species that are drought tolerant, reasonably productive <br />under semi -arid conditions, able to provide site stabilization, able to withstand grazing pressure, <br />and have utility for livestock (post Phase III bond release) and wildlife. The seed variety and <br />mixture is commonly used in this region and was reviewed by the local Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service. <br />Forage kochia and fourwing saltbush have been added to the seed mix for those dryland pasture <br />areas west of 2700 Road. The shrubs in this mix will only be applied to the area west of 2700 <br />Road. No shrubs were planted east of 2700 Road. New Horizon has provided the notification <br />letters sent to the landowners west of 2700 Road in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-8. There is no letter <br />from New Horizon, since as the surface landowner and operator we approve the seed mix <br />presented. The reasons for the addition of the two shrubs in the seed mix for dryland pasture are <br />given below: <br />1) Both shrubs are very palatable to grazing animals, which is desirable for forage, which <br />fits the use of dryland pasture. <br />2) The shrubs provide shade which allows the grasses to grow better around the shrubs, as was <br />demonstrated in the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation work immediately north of the <br />New Horizon Mine. <br />3) The shade lessens the evapotranspiration which results in a better grass stand. <br />4) Better diversity in the field. <br />5) Since the shrubs grow taller, they should actually increase the forage in the field. <br />6) DRMS also concurs that these are good additions for the dryland pasture mix. <br />Page 44 May 2016 (TR -75) <br />