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grasses and forbs. <br />5 - Disking and chisel plowing - Prior to final seedbed preparation, soil conditioning and weed <br />control tillage will be carried out through the use of chisel plowing and disking. Chisel plowing <br />will relieve any topsoil compaction, will aid h controlling weedy species, and will leave the site in <br />a temporary toughened condition reducing wind and water erosion potential. Disking will be <br />used to condition soil, break up clods, and control weeds through tillage prior to seeding. If <br />annual weeds are a problem, several tillage operations may be required to get adequate control. <br />6. Final Seedbed Preparation - Harrowing and cultipacking prior to seeding will be conducted as <br />needed in order to provide the smooth, firm seedbed required. In any areas that may be poorly <br />drained, tillage will be timed in order to reduce bogging, excessive compaction and excessive <br />cloddiness caused by tillage when soils are wet. The best period for tillage in these areas may <br />be in the early spring prior to the irrigaton season (prior to mice-April). <br />7. Initial Fertilizer Application - Based on the results of the fertility testing, fertilizer of the <br />designed type will be applied at the rate specified from the lab testing. The fertilizer is in solid <br />form and will be applied by small tractor with a broadcast spreader. The fertilizer will be applied <br />in the Spring of the same year that the initial fertility testing is done. Ongoing fertility testing after <br />initial seeding is described in Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation. <br />B) For areas greater than 15% slope, the following procedures will be followed. <br />1. Scarification - The single lift topsoil will be scarified (ripped) to its placement depth using a <br />motor grader with rippers which will operate perpendicular to the slope, creating rough surfaces <br />to trap moisture and prevent soil erosion along the lope. An example of anarea where this would <br />be employed is the north edge of the Benson West, the Lloyd and the WFC property, where <br />there is a significant steeper slope in these areas.