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6.3 Dryland Pasture Seeding Procedures <br />Seeding will be done either with a cultipacker type seeder or a drill equipped with double-disk <br />openers, depth bands, and packer wheels. A cultipacker may be used behind the drill to also <br />firm the seedbed. Either of these two types of seeding equipment will provide the greatest level <br />of success in terms of proper seed placement and firming of the soil around the seed. Seeding <br />depths are usually about 1/4 inch deep for the species to be seeded, and never more than 1/2 <br />inch deep. If it is determined that the drill seeding method is not desirable for a particular area, <br />then a broadcast seeder will be utilized to distribute the grass seed onto the surface of the <br />ground. A large tractor mounted broadcaster having the capacity of holding several bushels of <br />grass seed will be used and the tractor will traverse the field such that overlapping of the seed <br />will occur. After the seed is broadcasted, a spring tooth harrow will be drug over the field to <br />bury the seed approximately 1/4 inch. Since not all of the seed will be covered, the seed rate <br />will be increased 100% over the drilled seed rate. If the harrow is not utilized, such as in a <br />topsoil stockpile situation, then the broadcast rate will be double the drilled rate. <br />6.5 Dryland Pasture - Liability Period Management <br />Dryland Pasture will be managed to much lower level than Reclaimed Irrigated Pasture. Initial <br />fertilizer will be placed on all topsoiled areas prior to initial seeding, as described in Section <br />2.05.4(2)(d). No water will be applied to the areas after seeding. <br />6.5.1 Management Items <br />Management and maintenance activities will include any necessary repair of rills or gullies <br />(detailed in Sub Section 8.0), reseeding, or grazing management. Grazing management will be <br />centered on the proper use by livestock of the dryland pasture areas in relation to the <br />associated Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland. As described by the local NRCS specialist, <br />interseeding of dryland pasture is a normal husbandry practice, therefore, it is allowed on these <br />lands within the permit reclaimed area.