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TABLE 4-2 <br />HAYDEN GULCH LOADOUT PERMIT AREA <br />AGRICULTURAL LAND USE PRODUCTIVITY AND CAPABILITY <br />TYPE <br />PRODUCTIVITY <br />CAPABILITY <br />Mean Total <br />Proper <br />Carrying <br />Herbaceous <br />Use <br />Capacity <br />Production <br />lbs acre <br />AUMS acre) <br />Improved Pasture <br />(Subirrigated/Irrigated) <br />5,000 lbs/acrel <br />1,500 <br />1.85 <br />2 <br />Wheat Cropland <br />24 bu/acre <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />Irrigated Alfalfa <br />2.5 tons/acre3 <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />3 <br />Dryland ALfalfa <br />1.5 tons/acre <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />3 <br />Dryland Hay <br />0.7 tons/acre <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />Irrigated Hay <br />1.5 tons/acre3 <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />Alkali Sagebursh and <br />Alkali Sage/Greasewood <br />500 lbs/acre4 <br />250 <br />0.31 <br />Sagebrush <br />900 lbs/acre4 <br />450 <br />0.56 <br />Rabbitbruch/Silver sage <br />1050 lbs/acre4 <br />525 <br />0.65 <br />Alkaline Meadow <br />1400 lbs/acre4 <br />700 <br />0.86 <br />Reseeded Cropland <br />2500 lbs acre4 <br />1250 <br />1.54 <br />ISource: Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Form 5's for representative Routt County soils. <br />2Source: ASCS 7-year county crop production average (Seneca 11-W Mine Permit No. C-82-057 <br />Application Package, November 9, 1990, Volume 1, Tab 4, pg. 14). <br />3Source: H-G Coal Company, March, 1985, Proposed Revision of Permit Application (Pursuant <br />to Midterm Review). Letter dated March 3, 1985 from John Valentine (SCS) to <br />Dave McMindes CH-G Coal Co.). <br />4Source: Unpublished sampling data collected for Peabody Western Coal Company (1983-1990) <br />for Permit Application Package - Toast Development Area, Routt County, Colorado. <br />7 <br />