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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • <br />~ ~•\ United Stales <br />'~ Department of <br />~'~` Agriculture <br />December 14, 1981 <br />999 <br />Soil P, 0. Bor. 82,0 <br />Conservation Glcr,wood Spring;, Colorado <br />Service $1602 <br />Jerome F, Gamba, P, E. <br />P, O. Box 1455 <br />Glenwood Springs, Colorado 5160?_ <br />Mr. Gamba: <br />Following are two seeding mixtures applicable to slope reclamation on <br />the Blue Pit Site east of Carbondale, <br /> Pure R<nte ~ of hlix Lb, P, L,S./ac* <br />Pubescent Wheatgrass 18 50 9.0 <br />Intermediate Wheatgrass 20 3U 6.0 <br />Crown Vetch 15 20 3.0 <br />klternatives: may be easier to establish, but would not con- <br />trol erosion as well, <br />Crested 1Jheatgrass 10 60 6.0 <br />Russian Wild Rye 10 20 7_,0 <br />Yellow Sweet Clover 7 20 ]..4 <br />Species shown have moderate pale.i,ebility. Due t,o the slope, areas, should <br />be excluded from fhture gra•r,ing by fencing. Thr: ^weet rlovcr would be a <br />grazing hazard to cattle. <br />Select shrubs would be tiotmi,a.in AL->hogany andfor Serviceberry if deoired. <br />Seedtscattered areas with the grass, <br />Sincerely/,, ~~ ~ Q r <br />Michael Wall <br />Conservation Technician <br />M41fte <br />* Adjust by formula <br />lb, P.L,S. x Acres to be seeded = Total Seed Needed <br />Purity x ~ Germination <br />0 The Soil Conservation Service SGS-AS-1 <br />is en aAancY of the 10-79 <br />D eO arimenl of AOric all are <br />