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• <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />Date: December L;, ~98i <br />RECEId/EI~ <br />M~.~: 1 '' 1982 <br />To: Kit Carson County Convniesioners MINED LAND RECI_APJIATIDN <br />Cole. Dept. of Natural Resource <br />From: Lee Martin, Soil Conservation Service <br />Re: Reclamation Plan for Gravel Pit on Marlin Eberhart`e land <br />The land adjacent to the gavel pit is in native grass. The range site <br />ie loamy plains with some small inclusions of limestone breaks. The topography <br />is level to hilly. The dominant vegetation is blue grams much of which is <br />in a sod bound condition. The Major Land Resource Area is H72 which is the <br />Central High Tableland. 'Phis area is often exposed to high intensity rain <br />storms with hot, dry periods between these storms. When mining of the gravel <br />pit is terminated the following procedure may be followed to restore the <br />area to its nati~re rangeland condition. Side elopes should be graded. down <br />to a minimum of a j:1 elope. Six inches of topsoil or soil material capable <br />of supporting vegetation should be spread evenly over the elope to provide <br />a good seedbed. 20 tons per acre of manure should be spread over the area <br />to provide the nitrogen and phosphorus requirements and protect the soil <br />from erosion. This can be done immediately before or after seeding. See <br />CO - CONS - 6 for seeding rates. The grass seed should be planted one <br />quarter to three quarters of an inch deep. The seeding may be done anytime <br />between November 1 through May ~1. The area of seeding should be protected <br />from grazing until well eeta.bliahed (usua.lly two growing seasons . <br />Enclosures: aerial photo <br />soil map <br />soil deecriFitions <br />supporting Rata for grass seeding <br />range condition inventory <br />0 <br />• iii tuiiii~iiiuiii <br />sss <br />