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later in Year 1. Provide irrigation water to establish the crop before winter. <br />Year 2 -5 - Fertilize and irrigate the land, and harvest according to normal management <br />procedures. <br />Year 5 - In the Fall, plow the alfalfa crop and let it sit over the winter. <br />Year 6 - Disk the soil to a depth of 24 inches, and plant ASG Seed Mix. This is an annual small <br />grain crop. Harvest the crop at the end of June. Soon after harvest, disk in the small grain <br />stubble. August of this year, plant Seed Mix #7 (using a high yield variety). Provide irrigation <br />water to establish the crop before winter. <br />Years 7 -10- Irrigate the land and harvest according to normal management procedures. <br />Measure production for bond release during Years 8, 9 and 10. <br />5.7.2 Fertilization Plan <br />Fertilizer will be used at the New Horizon Mine during reclamation based on good, economical <br />land management practices on Irrigated Cropland post mine land use. It is important to note that <br />fertility testing and fertilization of the soil will occur when the topsoil is initially placed, which is <br />discussed as a soil preparation practice in Section 2.05.4(2)(d). To achieve goal of high <br />management for the irrigated cropland areas, the following fertilization plan is proposed after the <br />1 St year: <br />1) Fertility sampling of the soil on land with Irrigated Cropland post mine land use will take place <br />in years 3, 5, and 7 after seeding. <br />2) Three soil samples will be taken over each of the IC areas and analyzed by a lab using the <br />standard soil test for organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. The lab will be <br />informed that the desired crop is alfalfa and that the desired 1' cut production is 2.00 tons per <br />acre. <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 most economical source <br />(Revised: PR -06) 2.05.4(2)(e) - 51 <br />