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Year <br />Production per <br />Acre <br />Total <br />Prod. <br />Forage <br />Avail. <br />(AUM) <br />2007 <br />2,513 <br />17,085 <br />17.09 <br />2008 <br />1,656 <br />11,261 <br />11.26 <br />2009 <br />2,575 <br />17,511 <br />17.51 <br />2010 <br />2,282 <br />15,519 <br />15.52 <br />c) Vegetation studies conducted on the reclaimed irrigated pasture area in SL -12 <br />provides the production of a first cut on that specific area. Since this is the basis <br />for all of the comparisons regarding vegetation in the bond release (revegetation <br />success, haying vs. grazing, etc.) mapping the locations of farmer cuts is both <br />redundant and irrelevant for the bond release. <br />d) All farmers in the Nucla area get at least one cutting out of their irrigated <br />pasture, and frequently two. Specifics depend on the farmer, and since the first <br />cutting timing is the comparison point between the reclaimed and reference areas, <br />second and third cuttings are not documented. <br />e) Based on the vegetation studies conducted in 2007 through 2010, the following <br />is the forage available on the reference area (6.8 acres) in each year. As can be <br />seen, five head of cattle for three months (15 AUM) is the appropriate grazing <br />pressure for the reference area. <br />These AUM values were calculated using Dr. Buckner's methodology <br />According to Dr. David Buckner, one year of grazing (15 AUM) beyond the <br />forage amount available (11.26 AUM) is unlikely to negatively impact the fields <br />productivity. <br />{00058185.1 } <br />