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<br />SOIL CONSERVATION RESEEDING AND RECLAMATION <br />Peters Pit No. 2: <br />Topsoil is variable in this unit. On nearly level to gently sloping <br />bench tops, 9" of suitable material is available. On the cobbly <br />shoulders, most of the topsoil has either blown or washed away. No <br />suitable material is available. In the small draws there is a minimum <br />of 20" and in many cases 36" or more of suitable material. All of <br />this loamy material should be salvaged to make up short falls <br />elsewhere. Pit side slopes should be groomed to 3:1 or flatter. <br />The seeding mix should contain, per acre: 2.4 lbs. Arriba western <br />wheatgrass, 0.9 lbs. Vaughn sideoats grama, 0.15 lbs. Covington blue <br />grama, 0.35 lbs. Pastura little bluestem, 0.50 lbs. Llano indiangrass, <br />0.55 lbs. Kaw big bluestem, 0.5 lbs. Lodorm green needlegrass. See <br />page 2 to obtain specific time tables for planting information. <br />Grazing must be excluded for 2 years or more following seeding. A <br />fence may be required. <br /> <br />~- I~.~ o~ l~ , ~rvv,.~ ~.~ --~ <br />RECL I ~E~ <br />SAN 4 J988 <br />RECL,gMAT ON ~ ~ SION <br />