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<br />The seedbed shall be well settled and firm, but friable enough that seed can be <br />placed at the seeding depths specified m "Depth of seeding." The seedbed shall be <br />reasonably free of weeds. Competitive stands of weeds that are present before <br />seeding must be controlled by shallow tillage or by application of herbicides <br />labeled For this purpose. Soils that have been over-compacted by traffic or <br />equ~ment, especially when wet, should be d71ed to break up rooting <br />restrictive layers, and then harrowed, rolled or packed to prepare the required <br />6rm seedbed. <br />(iii) Grass species recommended <br />Species percent mixtwe Pure Live Seed Rate <br />{%) (lbs./acre) <br />Fairway Wheatgrass 20 6.0 <br />Crested Wheatgrass 20 10.0 <br />Streambank Wheatgrass 20 11.0 <br />Pubescent Wheatgrass 20 14.0 <br />Sand Dropseed 20 1.0 <br />(iv) Method of seeding <br />I. Seed should be planted with a drill on all slopes of 33 percent {3:1) or <br />flatter. The drill must have the capability of handling the kind and rate of seed <br />being planted. <br />2. Seed may be broadcast by hand, by mechanical spreader, or by hydraulic <br />equipment on areas that are small, too steep, or not access<ble for seed-drill <br />operations. This specification does not provide for hydraulic application of <br />seed and mulch in a single operation. <br />3. Depth of seeding: Seed planted with a drill shall be covered with soil to a <br />depth of 1!4 to 3/4 inch. <br />4. Seed planted by the broadcast method shall be incorporated 'into the surface <br />soil, not to exceed a depth of 3/4 inch, by raking, harrowing or other proven <br />method. <br />4. Time of seed'mg: Area to be reclaimed is in Major Land Resource Area E-51. <br />Planting dates for Dormant-Spring for a higher chance of success are Oct 15 <br />