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<br />UNITED 5TATE5 Sail
<br />DEPARTMENT CiF C:c~r,ser-vat i .. r,
<br />AGRICULTUF(E Ser-v i ce
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<br />Subject: Raver, 4::arnp F'it
<br />To: L-~oar-d of C:i~ur~ty C.c~rnrnissi~~r,er-s
<br />Lincoln County
<br />Hug.,, C... {~~r-ad,:~
<br />Dear- Laura C:I a•net
<br />P.U. E;a:: 1'~7
<br />Huger C:c.Inr~a~jn _;iil~i
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<br />Date: May ~~, 1:=~5+1
<br />Enc I used i s ~~ur recornrnendat i ons for- the Ravenl::arnp F' i t f ~~cated I n the NE
<br />1/4 SE 1/4 cif _~-i1-55
<br />TF,e site consist of I Warn so i I ,. Tt,e pr-eser,t vegetat i ~~r~ i s Born i rated ter' t. I ue
<br />grarna with buffal~~grass, fringe =_.a•~e and rnisceliarreous fr,r-k,s present.
<br />F'lanr,ir,g cor,sider-atii~r,s fair- reclarnatior, of the site ci~nsists r.~f:
<br />1 . Tt,e top c. i I sh~~u I d tie r-ep I aced „r, tl-,~ pit site. Lard s I ~~pes st,r.,u I d r~~~t
<br />e;;ceed _ : 1 s I :apes ar~d st,~~u I,j tie f I otter- wr,er-e feas i b I e. 5~~ i I s roust haVF.:~
<br />sufficient depth to suppor-t, the ~~r-ass rni;:twe to tie seeded.
<br />~. Tt,e p I ar,t i rig area st,~~u i d be fer-t i I i ze~i a+, a r-ate ~~f at I east -li%i F,~~ur~~is
<br />c,f nitr-ager, and 4G1 pt~unds cif pl-,osphate. Animal rnanur-e may tie used t~~ sup~~ly
<br />a I I c.r part of the nutr i enis. Fer-+, i I i zat i can sh~~u I •i ~iccur' around seed i rr'~J
<br />time.
<br />.. Tt,e seedt~ed st,a I I be we I I sett I ed ar,d f i r-rr,. Tt,e seedbed sl-~~~u I d tie free
<br />of weeds.
<br />-1. The seed rni;;tur-e should consist of glue gr-arna, western wheatgrass, aria
<br />sideoats grarna (see attached SAP,j rni;;tur-e arn~ seedin•~ ratei. C;r-ass dr-i I I ir~~~
<br />st,ould r,ccur- t~etweer~ Nr_~vernt~er- 1st ar,d May 1Fth. Weeds strr,uld tie c~~r,tr-~~I Ie~J
<br />try c l i pp i rig ur,t i t the grass i s estate I i shed.
<br />5. A rnirrirnurn ~~f 4i6r?1S:r Its ~,f •?r-ass rnulrt, per- acre st,~•uld tie appl ie~] t~~ tt,e
<br />surface after- the grass has been completed. The rnu4ch =_hou4d be tucl::e~i into
<br />tF,e sur-far.e with a rnulcY, cr irnper-. The mulch sF,ould be weed free ar,d r,c~t
<br />rnt~ I dy.
<br />~_•. The area should k~e fenced in t~~ pr-event grazing fc~r- a+, least two gr~~win~
<br />seasc~rrs.
<br />If you need airy fur-tt~er- assistant? elease contact us.
<br />SincerelY'r
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<br />Tt,~~rnas Tauzer
<br />Ran•ae Conner-vat i on i st
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