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irrigated pasture will extend beyond a year, Seed Mix #3 - Temporary Reclamation, will be <br />used. This mix will provide interim stabilization as well as organic matter benefits when <br />incorporated during tillage and seedbed preparation prior to seeding of the irrigated pasture <br />seed mixes. <br />Seeding will be done either with a cultipacker type seeder or a dhil equipped with double -disk <br />openers. depth bands, and packer wheels. A cullipacker 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 "/ <br />inch deep. If it is determined that the drill seeding rnethod 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 1f4 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 />In order to manage the cropland fields properly. a sequence of operations over the liability <br />period has been developed and is included in Subsection 5.7.1 <br />In this liability management period, re- plowing of cropland to restore the health of the fields. will <br />occur during the bond release period. which is a normal husbandry practice The initial use of a <br />green manure crop in the 1 "' year is also essential since much of the topsoil will be placed from <br />stockpiles that have been in place for a significant amount of time. <br />See letters in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -11 from Jirr Boyd. the local NRCS specialist, which <br />substantiate these practices. <br />Wednesday, June 30, 2010. max <br />