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V <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(d). To achieve goals of high management for the Irrigated Pasture areas, the <br />following fertilization plan is proposed after the 1 year: <br />1) Sampling of the soil on land with Irrigated Pasture postmine land use will take place in years <br />y � ° 3, 5, 7 and 9 after seeding. <br />2) Three soil samples will be taken over each of the IMIP and IP areas and analyzed by a lab <br />using the standard soil test for organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. <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 Co -Op. It will be <br />applied using a tractor with a broadcast spreader. The fertilizer will be applied in the Spring of <br />the same year that fertility testing is conducted. <br />Grazing Plan <br />The reclaimed Irrigated Pasture and Intensively Managed Irrigated Pasture areas will not be <br />grazed in any year that the initial planting of the alfalfa seed mix occurs (Seed Mix #7) which <br />typically occurs during years 1 and 7. WFC will not graze domestic animals on the small <br />Irrigated Pasture on its property. Horse grazing will only be allowed when the soils in the winter <br />are hard and will not be damaged by the movement of the animals. These management practices <br />were discussed with Jim Boyd, of the NRCS, and he felt they were acceptable. <br />Revegetation - Dryland Pasture (DP) <br />General Information <br />The reclaimed Dryland Pasture reclamation type will be established in areas which were <br />dominated by Sagebrush or Dryland Pasture or marginally Irrigated Pasture prior to mining (see <br />Map 2.05.5 -1). Irrigation will not be employed on dryland pasture. <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 26 January 2012 <br />