REV101895

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UN CCED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Sc evict
Colorado
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Oef In pion
Ap plyl N: Plant res lducs nr other
Iva [erials no[ produced on chc site [u
[he soil surface.
Pur po sc
To co nsc rvc m shoe; pre vent .urface
eompa e[ion or crus[tng; reduce r mEf
and erosion; control insects; anJ help
establish plant cover.
ConJl[io nr vherc prat[! uc npplirs
On Bolls su ble c[ to erns ion on vh ich
lov-res lduc-P roducl ng crops, su rh as
Rrapes and small Fruits are grove; u
c rltlcal a and on so Lls time have
a lmv inH L[rat ion rate.
Technical Guide
_eu inn IV
All Field Offices
February 1982
U. g[rav nr Ilny Mn LCh
I. Tbc laucrial viLl R I;rass
hay or curc.ll groin stray (barb
re[c[rcJ cn as stray in these
.a per i[lcn[ie ns).
2. Cbe In mtl rate of apVli-
ca[ton sll LL11M 4,000 1bs/.tc. oL
r-dry ma n:rial ;praW unite rmly
ovr.r [Ile area.
J. Ae least iUZ of the mulch
by Vcight •:ball be 10 inches or
v.r~ in Imlgt h.
4. The xerav viii be free of
noxious wcJS.
i. One of chc follovl ng
me [hods oC and wring chc stray
mulch wilt 6c us cJ:
Specif icac(ons
A. Gcn r.rat
1. IDc area shall be eclat lvc ly
s mouth and free of oullles or Jr it r;.
2. Mulching na[e rial ah all he
appll ed llmnedtate Ly before o[ after
se edlrtq unless sc ed is ap plLcJ vl[h
the with. vhen s[ablLlsing sandy
sells it is re commc nJrJ that sc r.liry;
VLLl hr. Am, al lcr mulch :Ip yllcaliun
co Prc vent sccAinl; ton Jcep.~ For
add ltinnal nfo rma[ion refer to
Ag rnn uiny '[.: eliniuLL IJn [e ++"/A (Nev. I)
a. fL~nufa [urcd mulch
nnCt:iq;: Hul rb nr:.l inl; viii he
pufleJ LanJ right avc[ stray.
Mulch netting viLl be held fllmly
in Vince Ly ne nl pins commer-
cially available love mulch net
nu Ca ¢urc rs fur [his pu rposu.
They are usual Ly made of B guaGe
v(rn anJ arc 6-tl inches long. Pln
spad ng vilL he in ac cords nee vi[h
the nanuCa ¢uro is lnscrurx Ions.
lE chc toll is sandy or o[hcrvtse
io nsc, use to m;cr pins and voaJen
..^. o'IYr~: [n firm lv s, n:rc the
nclti •.
484-2-NUl u:tng
b. As Vhale Eu him LiquW ur cmuls i[lcd asphalt products maY be
bl ovn on vtth [he stray, or sprayed or sprink Lcd aECer [he sc ray is spread.
An aP Plication caw of 0.10 g.tl/sq.yd. or 500 Cal/ac. should be used vi[h
Ulc li9u Lu sVba l[ anJ J rte o[ u.Wl I;al/sy.yd. ur appranilra [cly 200
gal/ac. slmuW be used for [hc emu lsif icd as phaL[. Mam Ea<turer's
recumlve ndatlo ns shouLJ be (o lloveJ Ln [he mixture of asphalt and carrying
agulc.
c. Oc her VnNuccs arc po lyvinyL T Jcecazes anJ organic cackif ie rs
d. +14 than wal me[LuJ - special equipim n[ is manuf ace urcd
s pe ci(ically for this purpose. Ilovavcr, if a mulch crimper" is we
available, a farm [y pc disc piw can he used by sc[tl N: [hc Aisr. sera igh[
and Jp plY aJc4uale vc ighl .u cr wV Luc s[vv 4 •nehcs into [hc so ll.
C. Ju [c Ne[[1 nl!
A heavy Voven Ju[c mOCh Jes igmd Cor mute htng. Install in accordance
vich the lu nufa¢ure is rccominc nJat io ns.
D. Excelsior Mat
A v u. ..~luul cove: u~' ./i LII a pl a:.Liu Ilu plug. InSCJ llatiou will be in
accordance vlth [he manuf ac[ure is recommends uons.
E. Erosion rtmv.:OL Pa Lr Nl n,d..1.
A biodeg radabl¢ polypropylene mate [tai co ns[rw [cd vith kn i[[eJ yarn
in[ervo yen vich striys of Paper. Instal LU inn viii be to accordance vi[h
chc manutJeLU[m['a [ceomme nJaLiwu.
F. Fcedlo [_or Ua tort rJ EI_i mm l_
I. the Iranurc must be of a [y pc [hat has 60Z or more, by vclghc, heavy
chunks 5 mehcs nr mote in diamcle r. Granular ur puvJery ma uum viii no[
mcet spc,.i .... m....
2. The min LVUm rate of ap pllea[ion shall be 20 tons pee acre spread
uniEo rely over chr area.
J. the Iranure viii be applied iumeJ late ly be Eo re or aE[cr seeding
de pc nJ lip; on eu nd it to ns de[c rmin uJ by the [r. chnlcia n.
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