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Prime Farmland - Begay; Alfalfa Hay Farming Practices <br />tUWWO tttases Deparaaaaa Of wgrtenftM <br />nNM <br />JYn asA raaw.o• ew.rraerft <br />P.04- as <br />Y76,�7�Y�{7 FAX <br />"MAID .c0a <br />February 21. 2008 <br />Division of Reclamation. Mining and Safety <br />Deperbnast of Na aid Rnowm <br />101 South a Saver. Suite 301 <br />Grand hncHM CO 81501 <br />Dear ConcernedParticr. <br />in rWnb to a ddern* dtion of Prime Farmlands on the New Horizon 1► z% Nude. CO. the <br />United States Deprhramt of AgricWfin — Naunal Rosouace: CooxrvatkM Service (USDA - <br />NRCS), wusiders the soil map unit `Be8ay Fine Sandy Loam, l to 3 Percent Slopes, a Prim <br />Fwmhz4 if irrigated. This soil type occurs in the for northwest oorrxr of the New Horizon <br />Mine permit area and conaututes "d 3.5 aches. Aerial photographs show that this soil was <br />hiswaically irrigated and therefom meets USDA -NRCS crita m for NEW Farmland. <br />The reciangion of this area is wt&d to State of Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />and Safety regulations coa umg reclamation of Prime Farmlands for surface war -uzM9 <br />operation. The post-minin8 land use objectives ofthe property own" may or may not iafluera e <br />the us= of the uslunation proces& h is not Ew USDA MRCS to decide this m3 tec. <br />In regards to am mm &MUDS practices astocrated war► Smwu* Alfalfa Hay as the primary crop <br />on irr ig W uopW4 the types =p rotation, is an lo ' <br />1) Plant alfalfa in the spring with a cover crop of oats and irrigate <br />2) Harvest the oats when matmv <br />3) Manage the alfalfa stand for five to caves yeas- The kngth of time will depend on the <br />vigor and productivity of the alfalfa plants <br />4) When the production of the alfalfa stand declines, plow /disk down the alfalfa and plant <br />small grams such as oats. wbcst, barley, sorghum RW= Stns, etc., far one or two years. <br />Controi broadleaf woods during this period of the cropping soqueaaa. <br />5) After one or two yerua of muall grains, replant Alfalfa with a cover crop of oats as in year <br />COM at such <br />6) Perform all other sound sgricuku ral prw*= during tint <br />proper arip m water managenwa, rnmw t_mwspmer . pen nnv8ctuent. and <br />hrvuating. , <br />TMti�wiA. Nrw rr. s�+ s. �e...a.w�.r�..wnr�w.r..wriv..M. MEw+orrr+�sP�ra <br />raarw�rawYe wMrwrsiw• �lrMls•� <br />Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -11 -8 <br />