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7 - Initial Fertilizer Application - Based on the results of the fertility testing, fertilizer of the <br />designated type will be applied at the rate specified from the lab testing. Fertilizer applications <br />may be delivered through the irrigation system, by tractor with a broadcast spreader, or alternate <br />method. The fertilizer will be applied in the same year that the initial fertility testing is done. <br />Ongoing fertility testing after initial seeding is described in Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation. <br />13.3 Dryland Pasture Seedbed Topsoil Preparation Procedures <br />For areas less than 15% slope, where irrigation may be used in the future if water becomes <br />available, the following procedures will be followed: <br />1- Ripping - Prior to replacement of the single lift topsoil, the graded Bench 1 will be ripped to <br />reduce compaction. This will be done to a depth of 2 feet. This will be done by dozer with <br />rippers or a chisel plow. The single lift topsoil will also be ripped or deep disked to the full depth <br />of the lift following replacement. <br />2 - Land leveling — New Horizon uses a blade pulled behind a farm tractor to level the topsoil <br />surface and allow a smoother surface for seeding. <br />3 - Rock picking - Rock picking is done by a mechanical device that are pulled behind a tractor <br />that windrows rocks and then another device that picks up large rocks over approximately 2.5 <br />inches in diameter. Rocks up to approximately 24" diameter can be picked up by the device. <br />Sandstone lenses that are identified in any topsoil or Bench 1 will be buried in lower Bench 1 <br />overburden, at least eight feet below the topsoil level. <br />4 - Fertility testing - This test is conducted within 3 months of topsoil placement. Three soil <br />samples will be obtained from the top 2 feet of soil in the field to be tested. This field is defined <br />as that area that has recently been topsoiled. Samples will be taken and analyzed by a lab using <br />the standard soil test for pH, salts, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. The lab <br />will be informed that the land use 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 <br />carried out through disking or other standard agricultural practice. Disking will be used to <br />condition soil, break up clods, and control weeds prior to seeding. If annual weeds are a <br />problem, several tillage operations may be required to get adequate control. <br />6 - Final Seedbed Preparation - Cultipacking prior to seeding will be conducted if land leveling <br />did not provide a smooth soil surface for seeding. The best period for tillage in these areas will <br />be immediately prior to seeding. <br />July 2018 (TR -84) 2.05.4(2)(d)-22 <br />