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######### Section 713.---ROADSIDE IMPROVEMENT MATERIAL

Revised 8 May 2005

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR TOPSOIL]{.mark}*

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713.01. Add the following:

For furnished topsoil, submit a soil analysis report from the State
University Agricultural Extension Service or other approved soil testing
laboratory. Include in the report the soil textural classification
(percentage of sand, silt, clay and organic matter) and additive
recommendations.

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*[INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR STABILIZED SHOULDERS]{.mark}*

\$\$713.01B

Furnish topsoil for aggregate-topsoil course from stockpiles conserved
under Section 204, from stockpiles designated on the plans, or from
Contractor sources.

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Furnish topsoil for aggregate-topsoil course from Contractor sources.

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*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ON NPS PROJECTS]{.mark}*

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713.02. Add the following:

Use a maximum of 0.17 pounds [(3 kilograms)]{.mark} of limestone per
cubic foot [(meter)]{.mark} of topsoil in order to adjust an acidic
condition.

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*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR FERTILIZER FOR SEEDING]{.mark}*

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713.03. Add the following:

Furnish fertilizer containing the following minimum available nutrients,
unless soil analysis indicates higher concentrations are required:

Total nitrogen 10 percent

Available phosphoric acid 10 percent

Water-soluble potash 10 percent

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ON NPS PROJECTS]{.mark}*

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713.05. Add the following after 713.05(h):

> **(i) Shredded Hardwood Mulch.** Furnish aged hardwood mulch, dark
> brown to black in color, with a particle size of less than 3 inches
> [(75 millimeters or 80 per the FP96)]{.mark}, a neutral pH, and free
> of sticks, stones, clay, or other matter which may injure plants.

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713.06(b). Add the following:

> The genus, species, and cultivar names shall agree with the
> nomenclature of the most current edition of "Hortus Third" by L.H.
> Bailey, Hortorium, Cornell University.
>
> Provide durable tags, stating the date of installation, correct
> botanical name and size in weather-resistant ink or embossed letters.
> Secure the tags to each tree, shrub, and other plant materials in a
> manner which will not restrict growth. Leave the tags on all trees,
> shrubs, and other plant materials until final acceptance by the CO.

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713.08. Add the following after 713.08(g):

> **(h) Tree protection.** Tree protection shall be a flexible PVC pipe
> 4 inches [(10 centimeters)]{.mark} in diameter, 12 to 13 inches [(30
> to 32.5 centimeters or 35 per FP96)]{.mark} in height.

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*[INCLUDE OF THE FOLLOWING, SELECT THE TYPE OF SOD DESIGNATED IN
627.03]{.mark}*

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713.10. Add the following:

Cut [Bermuda grass or Tall Fescue, Kentucky 31]{.mark} sod to a depth
equal to the growth of the roots, but not less than 1 inch [(2.5
centimeters)]{.mark}.

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*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR PESTICIDE]{.mark}*

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Add the following after Subsection 713.18:

**713.19. Pesticide.** Pesticides to control armyworms are Bacillus
Thuringiensis - Berliner, Bactospeine, Biotrol, BTB, BTV, Dipel, and
Thuricide, as manufactured by Nutrilite Products, Inc., and Bioferm
Corporation.