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spot spraying in areas where they were located. Weed control was performed by WFC and a licensed weed control company. Pest Management, consisting of Prairie Dog control was practiced on in the vicinity of the Bond Release Areas. No interseeding occurred on any reclaimed areas in 2011. Fertilizer, consisting of a mixture of 43 lbs. /acre of 18 -46 -0 and 117 lbs. /acre of UREA, active ingredient was applied to most of the Irrigated Pasture Reclaimed Areas on 3 May and in July to other areas associated with these Bond Release Areas. Hay production listed by property owner giving the details of the first cutting as summarized in the 2011 ARR, documents that 231.87 acres of Irrigated Pasture Reclamation were harvested for hay, with the weighted average production being 2,767.2 pounds of field dried forage per acre. Irrigated water was diverted into the CCC ditch on 25 April 25 and irrigation commenced on 27 April on all non Irrigated Pasture Bond Release Areas irrigated pasture areas. The CCC Ditch water was shut off on 9 October 2011. Grazing occurred on the Irrigated Pasture Reclaimed Areas during 2011. Ward Burbridge grazed approximately 20 head of cattle starting about 19 November 2011 on approximately 39 acres in the Benson east area and continued there for approximately three weeks. Grazing then progressed to the Benson south, Goforth, San Miguel, and Burbridge properties, totaling approximately 159 acres. Mr. Burbridge started supplemental feeding of his cattle with grass hay around 1 December 2010 and continued this feeding until 1 May 2011. On the reclaimed lands to the south of 5 Avenue, the Staats family grazed approximately 201 head of cattle from 1 February 2011 through 5 March 2011. Approximately fifteen cows were left on this area for calving after most of the animals were moved out on 5 March 2011 and were finally moved out 15 March 2011. On the Irrigated Pasture Reference Area, there was no rill or gully repair work was performed on this site. Weed control was identical to that for the Irrigated Pasture Bond Release Areas. Fertilizer, at the rates used on the Irrigated Pasture Reclamation, was applied to the Irrigated Pasture Reference Area on May 3, 2011. Irrigation, consisting of 10 shares of water, was applied to the 6.8 acre site Irrigated Pasture Reference Area, commencing on 19 April and ending on 8 October 2011. In 2011, a total of 298 bales of hay, approximately 57 pounds each were harvested from this site, with the average yield being 2,487 pounds of field dried hay per acre. Grazing commenced on the Irrigated Pasture Reference Area about 1 September 2010 and continued until about 26 November 2011, wherein between 3 and 7 head of horses grazed the site. Ditch maintenance work continued and additional gated aluminum pipe was installed on the site to improve irrigation efficiency. The sod was also ripped in the spring to promote plant growth. Management Practices Utilized in 2010. There was no repair work associated with rills and gullies performed in 2010 on any of the Phase II or Phase III Bond Release areas SL -14 03DEC12.wpd 16