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3 <br />provide better moisture conditions. As much of the original roots and <br />soil as practical should be transplanted. Replanting should be accom- <br />nlished as rapidly as possible after the plant is dug up and the plant <br />should be watered immediately after replanting. <br />Maintenance <br />The entire area should be protected from grazing animals until the <br />seeding is well established (a minimum of tcao years). <br />Finally, since the reclamation suggested here will be taking place <br />over a period of years, flexibility should be allowed to permit use of <br />new reclamation techniques and more adaptable plant species that may be <br />developed in the interim. <br />Cost Estimate <br />Seed prices are 3aased on the price list dated 1-20-78 from Arkansas <br />Valley Seeds, Inc, in Rocky Ford and are based on 100 lb. sacks. <br />*(Add $.10/lb. if less than 50 lb. and $.OS/lb. to 99 lb.) <br />PLS rate = Bulk rate <br />Purity X Germination <br />Russian wild Rye..... Slb. <br />T.~35~ic`8'"~'-'-" = 6.2 lb. x $55/100 lb. _ $3.41/Ac. <br />Nordan Creshed Wheatgrass..... 41b. <br />$p~ x 858 = 5.2 lb. x $68/100 lb. _ $3.54/ Ac. <br />0.2 lb, <br />Sand Drop seed ..............908 x 808 = 0.28 lb, x $325/100 lb. _ $0.91/Ac. <br />2 lb . <br />Yellow Sweet Clover......99.5~%x 90~ = 2.2 lb. x $29/100 lb. = 0.64/Ac. <br />Total Seed cost = $8.50/AC. x 3 Ac. = 525.50 <br />*Add 6.2 lb./Ac, x 3 Ac. x $.10/lb. _ $1.86 <br />Add 5.2 lb./AC. x 3 &&. x $.10/lb. _ $1.56 <br />Add 0.28 lb./AC. x 3 Ac, x $.10/lb. _ $0.84 <br />Add 2.2 lb./Ac. x 3 Ac. x $.10/lb. _ $0.66 <br />Total Seed Cost = $30.42 <br />The following cost estimates are based on the current Great Plains <br />docket for Conejos County, Colorado, and on current county average costs. <br />Seedbed Preparation, Limited cultivation ................$10/Ac. <br />40 lb./Ac. of Nitrogen x $.30/Ib ........................$12/Ac. <br />40 lb./AC. of Phosphate x :$.22/lb .......................$8.80/Ac. <br />Mulching -- 2 tons of straw/Ac, x $35/Ton ...............$~0/AC. <br />Total.......$100.80/Ac. <br />