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Revised 1/11/80 <br />• Section 816.114 Continued <br />it is imperative that organic matter be re-added to the top- <br />soil. The commonly accepted mulching rates of straw and hay <br />mulches are usually in the range of 2,000 to 3,000 pounds per <br />acre (Clyde, et al. (1978)). The desirability of planting <br />cereal grains was demonstrated by Sindelar, et al. (1973), <br />wherein it was documented that on reapplied topsoil above <br />ground biomass exceeded 5,000 pounds aer acre and below <br />ground biomass levels were approximately the same. The fine <br />root systems greatly alleviate problems of soil compaction <br />and are nature's way of reconstructing normal soil nutrient <br />and soil organic matter levels. <br />Taylor and Schuman (1979) reported from studies con- <br />ducted in Wyoming that annual grains were superior to sur- <br />face applied straw mulch in terms of erosion control, mois- <br />ture retention, and plant establishment. These researchers <br />toere of the opinion that the usage of annual grains should <br />be expanded as a standard reclamation operation. <br />Harbert and Berg (1973) reported that of in-plant es- <br />tablishment trials conducted i.n the Piceance Basin of Wes- <br />tern Colorado, the amount of residual barley seeds in a <br />supposedly weed free barley mulch were so numerous that the <br />seeded perennial species failed and the stand had to be <br />replanted. <br />In connection with the issuance of the C-20900 lease <br /> in December of 1978, it was stipulated that a detailed site <br /> specific study would be conducted to determine the potential <br />816-153 (d) <br />