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<br /> <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br />FORAGE AVAILABILITY <br />COLORADO YAMPA COAL COMPANY <br />PEP.MIT C-84-062 <br />Minor Revision 89-0'r: Grazing at Mine 3 <br />1•'egetation Type <br />Mine 3 Reclamation <br />Native Pasture <br />Proper Usable Available <br />Use Factor Forage Forage <br />(A) (Lbs/Acre) (Lbs) <br />Annual <br />Area Production <br />Acres) (Lbs/Acre) <br />141.5 1271 (a) <br />73.6 1100 (a) <br />60 763 107,965 <br />35 (d) 385 28,336 <br />6rome Hay 30.3 1041 (a) 60 625 18,938 <br />Hay Cropland Z4.2 1734 (b) 60 1040 25,168 <br />Sage-meadow 12.9 2210 (c) 60 1326 17,105 <br />Alkali Sagebrush 2.8 495 (a) 35 (d) 173 484 <br />TOTALS 285.3 (e) 197,996 <br /> 197,996 lbs. Available fora e = about 310 AUM <br /> 640 lbs./AUM f <br />(a) Production values determined from 1989 field data. <br />(b) Production values determined from 1987 field data. <br />(c) Data obtained from Twentymile Coal Company's Foidel Creek Mine permit <br />submittal. <br />(d) Proper use factor adjusted for the presence of woody vegetation. <br />(e) Of the 310 acre pasture, 285.3 acres are vegetation and 24.7 acres are <br />roads, office facilities, and ponds. <br />(f) AUM based on herbage consumption of 21 lbs/day or 640 lbs/month <br />for steers. <br />