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terraces where a more rapid development of the vegetation is desirable. <br />• It will be used as a top dressing and will probably be no more than a <br />few inches deep underlain by a minimum of 2 feet of the standard <br />terrace material described above. <br />Soil amendments will include fertilizer containing 40 lbs/ <br />acre of nitrogen and 80 lbs/acre each of phosphorous and Potassium. <br />The latter two will be lightly ripped into the soil. The nitrogen <br />will be spread on the surface. A second treatment of nitrogen would <br />probably be applied at the end of the first growing season to help <br />ameliorate autumnal drought stress. Iron sulphate in a liquid form <br />may be needed in areas where such deficiencies appear during revegeta- <br />tion. <br />No mulches are considered necessary in the quarry reclamation. <br />If drought impacts the berm slopes too much a wood fiber mulch at 1200 <br />• to 1500 lbs/acre would be applied to help retain moisture. <br />it is believed such a procedure as outline above will produce <br />a plant growth medium fully capable of supporting the desired vegetation. <br />It must be understood that Castle Concrete Company must be allowed some <br />flexibility in applying the plan to specific sites. Not a.Ll variables <br />can be anticipated and slight modifications may be necessary to produce <br />the kind of success desired. <br />Revegetation - The revegetation of the quarry will be a relatively <br />simple process as most of the area will be level to nearly level. The <br />berm slopes will present the greatest difficulty, but even here the <br />slopes are not too steep and are relatively short. Vegetation in all <br />areas except the sight reclamation will develop slowly with the berm <br />• <br />5-E-6 <br />