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• Page 2 - Seedbed Preparation: A seedbed should be prepared immediately follo'.aing tiie shaping and grading of the slopes. If completion of these activities does not coincide with the proper tine of seeding, it may be necessary to mu'_ch o^ slant an annual cover crop to protect the soil until the area can be seeded to permanent cover. Topsoil should be applied after shaping and grading have been completed. (existing topsoil should be stockpiled and used or additional topsoil may have to be trucked in to reclaim ±he area.) The site should t::en be tilled to a depth of six inches, which pezmits the topsoil to bird with the existing soil. This prevents air pockets, enco cases root penetration, and prevents to?soil slippage on slopes. Fertilizer should then be ap?lied immediately prior to seeding and incorporated to a depth of 2 to 4 inches at rates of 50 lb~acre of available nitrogen an•d 50 lb~acre of available phosphorus. If proper equipment is used, fertilizer may be applied at the time of seeaing. ?irm the seedbed by cultipacking or a. similar operation, if needed. • - Seeding: Seeding should be done prior to anticipated periods of precipi- tation (November 1 through ray jl~. Seeding should not be done if the soil is frozen. A o 2ss drill is recommended for seeding grasses. The drill sho'ild be ee:tipped with a satis_`actoiy feed- ing mechanism, a~ tater, dOUble diSK fiLTrOw openers and tacker wheels. gill seed to a depth of l~j" to j~l:" deep. :,fisted belo~•r is a mixture of 6_a.sses sui*.able for seeding. Since the soils are so va^iable, diff=rent seeding mixtures should Se used, depending or. tae textu_^e of ts,e topsoil stoc<- piled. For sandy loam textured soils, the following seeding mixture would be adequate: ;; of Species Total ?CS lbs* Species Y:riety ~ates~ACre in iixtu=e Species/Aces 31ue grama Covington ,.0 25 0.75 .:estern wheat Barton 1~.0 25 L.0 Sand dro?seed 0.5 25 0.125 Sideoats grama Yaughr. ?.0 25 2.25 `J