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Corey Pit No. 3 <br />DMG 112 Permit Conversion Application <br />EXHIBTT I -Soils Information <br />Soil information is included in the attached Natwal Resowces Conservation Service report. <br />E~~TJ-Venetation~ r~ oration <br />a) The existing Corey Pit 3 is a gravel pit with no vegetation. The dormant fields on the <br />affected lands south of the existing pit currently have alfalfa and grass at about 10% <br />cover 2 to 4 inches high. The steep east slope of the mesa contains Rabbitbrush, <br />Fourwing Saltbush, Basin Big Sagebrush, Spiny Horsebrush, Shadescale, Prickly Pear <br />Cactus, and Greaswood at less than 15% cover with some brush up to 5 feet high. There <br />are a few small elm trees at the southwest end of the existing pit. <br />b) Mesa loam soils in this area are typically used for irrigated cropland or rangeland. The <br />crops grown on this land are typical of the crops grown in the area. The brushy cover of <br />the steeply sloping mesa sides is typical of such rocky slopes in the area. <br />c) The imgated cropland land will produce about 3 tons/acre for alfalfa. This land will <br />produce 500-800 pounds of dry vegetation per acre when used as rangeland. <br />Corey Pit No. 3 <br />