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<br />~~,•~ United States <br />y ~ DepaAment of <br />-~ Agriculture <br /> <br />July 13, 1483 <br />ernld McRae <br />122"/ 8th ?ve, <br />~ ree l ey, c','1 80631 <br />ear Ir. 1c Rae: <br />Soil <br />Conservation 1,302 ld. 4th St. Rd., Greeley, c'~ 80631, <br />Service <br />?lease find enclosed information which you requested regarding the reclamation hf <br />four open-pit gravel mi~ining operations located in ldeld ~n„ Colorado, on the <br />following, sites: <br />1. Lehr pit SE~ .Section 1, T10F1, R67Y! 20 ± ac. <br />2. Sheffler pit Sti.~ section 5, T11I;, R57Y] 'i + ac. <br />3. Ylilson pit S~ Section 30, T84l, R57W 20 ± ac. <br />~. T. E'hmlce pit SE4 Section 12, T101,', R60Y7 ~' + ac. <br />The soils on these sites consist mainly of Cascajo or Peetz gravelly sandy loam. <br />Descriptions of each have been enclosed for your review as wet). as vegetative <br />• inventories for the Lehr, Wilson and Ehmke git:areas. Vegetation adjacent ter the <br />Sheffler oit consisted primarily of crested wheatgrass and yellow sweetclover. <br />Prior to actual seeding, the area should be shaped so that slopes do not exceed a <br />,grade of 4:1, Topsoil should then he replaced too minimum depth of 6 inches. <br />Selection of species was based upon existing vegetation near the sites as well as <br />the ease of establishment exhibited by certain grasses on the soils involved. <br />have made two different seeding recommendations to be used cn the four sites srd <br />they are a.s follows: <br />[._i,ehr~Wi3.son, and Qtmke~its <br /> 1bsLLc`t~~ <br />Varlct.•I F~pecies ',~, of '41x_ b_e~eeded ,lcres Tot.al _f?Lf_ <br />Vaui;hn Sideaats grams 50 4.5 lbs. /,`I + 220.5 lbs. <br />LovirV~ton Dlue grams 30 0.9 lbs. /,'; + 34,7 l.bs. <br />Pasture Little bluestem 20 1.Q lbs. 4` ~ 68.6 lbs. <br /> 3zs.e vbs. PI,.`' <br />' PLS -Pure Live Seed = n~ Perm ination X 9 Purity <br />• O <br />21 EXHIBITS I & J <br />