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<br /> <br />TASK 6 <br />REVEGETATE RESOILED AREAS <br />• Area to be Reseeded <br />15 acres <br />Equipment and Productivity <br />Use diesel farm tractor and implements (disc and drill-seeder) <br />Productivity -Approximately 3 acres/hr. (discing or seeding). Using an operating factor <br />of 0.83 (50 min. operation/scheduled hr.) results in an adjusted productivity of 2.5 <br />acres/hr. (discing or seeding). <br />Equipment Hours and Cost <br />Seedbed preparation (discing) would require 6 tractor hours to complete (0.75 days at 8 <br />hrs. per day). Similarly, seeding would require 6 tractor hours to complete (0.75 days at 8 <br />hrs. per day). <br />12 hours x ($27.78/hr. (Farm Tractor)) _ $237 <br />• Seed Cost <br />The reclamation seed mix, consisting of 6.0 lbs. PLS/acre big bluegrass and 4.0 lbs. <br />PLS/acre alfalfa costs approximately $4.80/Ib. Approximately 150 lbs. of seed would be <br />required at a cost of $720. <br />Total Revegetation Cost <br />$237 (Equipment Cost) + $720 (Seed Cost) _ $957 <br />n <br />LJ <br />L-8 Revised May 1998 <br />