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Productivity and Cost Assumptions for Soil Testing and Fertilizing <br /> Analytical Cost per Soil Sample = $25 <br /> (Sample for Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphate as POs ) <br /> Soil Sample Rate = 1 sample location/5 acres/0. 5 hour <br /> (Sampling to a depth of two (2) feet with a composite sample taken <br /> for shipment to qualified Laboratory) <br /> Labor Cost per Hour = $10/hr <br /> Average Cost for Soil Testing = $6.00/acre <br /> ($25.00) + ($5.00) = <br /> 5 acres g6.00/acre 1 <br /> Fertilization: Assume a 20-10-0 ratio fertilizer is applied at the rate <br /> of 200 lb/acre. Application productivity of the fertilizer is <br /> approximately 1 acre per 0.5 hour. <br /> Fertilizer Cost = $0.20/lb x 200 lb/acre = $40.00/acre <br /> Labor Cost per Hour = $10/hr <br /> Average Cost for Fertilizing = $45/acre <br /> Total Average Cost for Soil Testing and Fertilizing = $51/acre <br /> Productivity & Cost Assumptions for Seeding & Mulching <br /> Broadcast Seed Mixture Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 71.30/acre <br /> Species(1) Pounds/Acre Cost/Pound(2) Cost/Acre <br /> Nordan Crested Wheatgrass 4 $1.00 $ 4.00 <br /> Luna Pubescent Wheatgrass 7.2 1. 15 8. 28 <br /> Indian Ricegrass 5 8.50 42.50 <br /> Barton Western Wheatgrass 6.4 4.05 25. 92 <br /> Sodar Streambank Wheatgrass 4.4 4.65 20.46 <br /> Sub-Total $101. 16 <br /> (1) Seed Mixture recommended by U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service <br /> (2) Cost from Craig Grain Company in Craig, Colorado <br /> -6- <br />