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Year 2-6 - Fertilize and irrigate the land, and harvest according to normal management <br />procedures. <br />Year 6 - In Fall, plow down the alfalfa crop and let it sit over the winter. <br />Year 7 - Disk the soil using a disker to a depth of 24 inches, and plant Seed Mix #2 in the Spring. <br />This is an annual small grain crop. Harvest the crop at the end of June. Soon after harvest, disk <br />in the small grain stubble. Around August 21 of this year, plart seed mix #7 (using a high yield <br />variety), which is 20 Ibs per acre alfalfa and 40 Ibs per acre triticale. Provide irrigation water to <br />establish the crop before winter. <br />Years 8-11- Irrigate the land and harvest according to normal management procedures. <br />Measure production for bond release during Years 9, 10 and 11. <br />5.7.2 Fertilization Plan <br />Fertilizer will be used at the New Horizon Mine during reclamation based on good, economical <br />land management practices on Irrigated Cropland post mine land use. It is important to note that <br />fertility testing and fertilization of the soil will occur when the topsoil is initially placed, which is <br />discussed as a soil preparation practice in Section 2.05.4(2)(d). To achieve goal of hial <br />management for the irrigated cropland areas, the following fertilization plan is proposed after the <br />1 St year: <br />1) Sampling of the soil on land with Irrigated Cropland post mine land use will take place in years <br />3, 5, 7 and 9 after seeding. <br />2) Three soil samples will be taken over each of the IC areasand analyzed by a lab using the <br />standard soil test for organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous.The lab will be <br />informed that the desired crop is alfalfa and that the desired ft cut production is 2.00 tons per <br />acre. <br />3) The lab will produce a recommendation for fertilizer based on soil samples and the <br />recommended production of alfalfa. <br />4) The fertilizer is in solid form and will be purchased in bulk from the local CoOp. It will be