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fertilizer shall be applied at a rate of 300 pounds per acre. Manure Fertilizer shall be dry cow, horse or sheep manure that has been stockpiled a m;n;mum of one (1) yeaz. Manure shall not be so caked or lumpy that it cannot be spread uniformly. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish weight tickets from a certified scale. Manure shall be applied at a rate of 30 tons per acre. C. Seedbed Preparation A 5rm, smoothed seedbed shall be prepared. Trash, weeds and other debris that will interfere with seeding operations shall be removed or disposed of as approved by the PROJECT MANAGER. The seedbed shall be loosened at least 4-6" deep with a chisel plow or disk. Work shall be done on the contour. On sites where equipment cannot operate, the seedbed shall be hand raked or otherwise prepared by hand by scarifying to a minimum depth of one inch (1") to provide a roughened surface so that seed will stay in place. Seedbed preparation shall be suspended when soil moisture conditions are not suitable for the preparation of a satisfactory seedbed as determined by the PROJECT MANAGER. D. Seeding The CONTRACTOR shall be required to supply the seed. The seed mixture designated below shall be sown uniformly on the prepared seedbed. Seeding shall not be done if the ground is frozen. Some areas, such as rock outcrops, shrub or tree clumps, etc., within the work limits are not designated to be seeded. Drill Seeding In all areas where practicable, seeding shall be performed with a grassland drill with depth bands and seedbox agitator and equipped with either packing wheels or cultipacker. The drill shall be capable of properly handling the seed being planted on all slopes designated for this method. Seed shall be drilled on the contour. The distance between drilled furrows shall not be more than twelve (12) inches. Seed shall be planted one-quarter inch (1/4") to one-half inch (1/2") deep. Broadcast Seedin¢ Broadcast Seeding may be used at the CONTRACTOR'S option, where drill seeding is not practicable due to excessive sloe grade or excessively rocky soil. Regardless of the method used, broadcast seed shall be covered approximately one-quarter (1/4) to one-half (1/2) inch deep by flexible-tine harrowing or a similar method acceptable to the PROJECT MANAGER. Hydroseeding, if employed, shall be done prior to hydromulching, in a separate operation. 13