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~- <br />Iln lted :=t-ates 'Sall U~_Cu Ser`r i~.? Canter <br />~epartmen': of (_nn5?rvatlOn '4 C`p :'ar !w?nUe <br />Gqr i~+_114ura ""~ -~r~il~e I_3nnn I_11y. I~(1 31010 <br />(!>7Ak C~t'6iy <br />Subject; iprF(V,lla ~.te Ra:_13m3h,On Flan C-te' P43y 3. 1939 <br />To: Pgar=_hall Butler - Planning ^ep3rtment File Cade: '_•On <br />TOPSOILiPJG - Topsoli shall be remo~:ed and stool:p=led for lat?r <br />distribution, Hower?r, some soils in the area, are veYy 111'nlted 35 <br />far as available `ep=oil, The sniff= I nbser+:ed ir, the to=_t hole <br />highest nn the =_1oP? looked to be your best option for topsoil, A=_ <br />+qa dlscusse`d, the top l'i'i t~: 1~1nC~nes of tha sn'.1 PYOflle !•+?Ye <br />"yr"ayaily b+!t suitable foY reclamatlOn PUrpnsas an:j should b? re'mOVOd <br />.and -_tOCI''Pled. Th? est ho ie 1?a:eY _n th? sir,- a•pn5ed 3bnlT ~ <br />Inches .: 1' su lt3til fna t2rigl ]`ra F' bedrnrl.•. and .a 9.3 ~n this cn11 <br />mat?•i.31 5`;n:iid be remov?d and stocl'Pi1ed. At t;',a tibia of <br />rar lamatln n, the StoC<:plled tOPSOiI shOUld `:? epre3d F. 1nChes thlC~<. <br />o~•rer the aye=_ to be re:.laimed and then disred .r ripped tv <br />incorpnr3te it raith sut:surface material. Avoid '?avi~g iarga <br />rabbles, s`.ones, or boulders at nr near tt:e surfaoe ,s they will <br />interfere with final grading and seed germination. <br />FER'Tii_IZIl+lfi - We recommend ±hat f?rtilizer h? applied to the area to <br />be r?claimed, eitha_r orinr to =_eeding or .after grass seedlinPS have <br />rB3rhed the Z to 3 1?af stage, plo le=s than .p sound e. of ni.troo?n <br />(fJl and _4Q Pounds of phospha±e (P,0 r per acre shnuld be eeolr`ed; <br />urT s 3 s~_il ana'fysis indicates =_`u~{ficia_nt amounts of then? <br />elements. Animal manures or similar organic material may b? used to <br />'supply all nr part of th? specified nukrients. <br />SEECBEC PREFARATIpN - The seedbed should be well s?ttled and flrrn. <br />but friabl? enough that seed can t:e drilled at re:_ommende:d depth, <br />Soils that have been evercomp.a`=ted by traffic or equipment should be <br />tilled cdeeP chiseled or ripped if necossaryl to break up re,trirtive <br />or compacted layers and then harro+.~ed, rolled, or p.acl::ed t.o prepare <br />the required firm seedbed. If the seed is to he t:roadcast then <br />seedbed shnuld be settled and fairly firm taut 1?ft rough to catch <br />5?ed and allow for som? cov?rage by soil i.,rtlen tr3c6-ed, or bar°o+•red <br />sod P3CI~.?d, into the surfa~oe. Avoid seedbed Preparation +n+hen the <br />soil is a+et to present re-compaction of the seedb?d. <br />MIcTHOC nF SEE7ING - 5??d should be Planted with a grassland drill <br />eq~_+iPped ~.ri`.h double disc openers. depth band=_. saedbo`; agitator, and <br />either Pacl::ing +.,heels er a cultiPacl~~:er. Seed m.ay be broadcast, then <br />harrro~Ned and/or tracked in 6y dozer, if drilling is not feasihi?, <br />Couble se?ding rat? an attached CO-ECS-S form lGrass S?tiding Flanl i~ <br />broadcast. <br />DEPTH QF SE e:CiNG - Seed planted +.aith a drill shall be cov?red an th <br />soil to a depth of 1/4 to 3%4 inch. Seed planted by the broadcast <br />method shall be incorporated into the surfa`_e soil no deeper than .^-.%J <br />in`oh, by raking or harrowing, and then rolling or par_Iing to get the <br />required firm seedbed. <br />