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Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotun officianalis) "NOrdan" Crested Wheatgrass (Agropymn desertorum) 25~ "Te~nar" Intermediate Wheatgrass (A. intermedium) 25~ Streambank Wheatgrass ( A. riparium) 159s Blue Grams (Bouteloua gracillis) 10$ Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cyrptandrus) 10~ Basin Wild Rye (Elymus cinersus) 5~ Cicer Milkvetch (Astrugalus crassicarpus) 5~ "Paloma" Indian Ricegrass 5~ Iron hill and upper part of Zinc hill were fertilized this swrn~er with prilled ammonium nitrate (33.5-0-0) at a rate of 300 lbs. per acre (100 lbs. N per acre). Iron hill also received phaspate (0-46-0) at a rate of 175 lbs per acre (80 lbs. P per acre), and potash (0-0-60) at a rate of 100 lbs. per acre (60 lbs. K per acra). Phase III (Maintenance) On Iron Hill all seedlings were watered as needed from a tank placed at the top of the hill. All first year and some second year seedlings on Zinc hill also were watered from a tank set above the hill as needed. On Gold hill it was necessary to use a water truck to water all the first year seedlings. This surimier was an unusual suvrurier with significant rainfall most every week except in June. The only watering that was done by hand was at the time of planting and the following three weeks (thru the month of June) . Although total precipatation was substantially more than average, it was received in a timely fashion. At the end of May the wood slabs, which were placed around seedlings on Gillespie hill in 1978, were removed to allow the root systems to expand and eliminate possible die off due to air/root contact. Overview Most of the bare root plants have not survived this summer with the exception of the three leaf sumac which are thriving and getting very bushy. However, there is one antelope bitterbrush that is managing to hang-on. Survival rates for the seedlings are approximately as follows: Blue Spruce 95~ - 100 Fbnderosa Pine 95~ - 100 9 Wing Saltbush 65~ Winterfat 30~ Squaw Currant 80$ 3 Leaf Sumac 60~ Mountain Mahogany 85$ Fringed Sage 75~ Crown Vetch 75~ Mountain Snowberry 90~ The low survival rate for the Winterfat is attributed to the poorly developed root system they had at the time they were planted. I would recortcnend having the nursery start the germination of Winterfat three of four weeks earlier than they did for this years crop.