Dennis Wilken's farm shows contour farming with contour field divisions;L.P. Henrich's farm has contouring and terracing; Tom Kenny's farm shows terraces and controus, strip cropping and minimum tillage
Strip cropping or strip farming is defined as alternating crop rows between heavy-rooted plants and loosely-rooted plants to minimize erosion. An example of strip cropping is planting a field with strips of soybean and alfalfa.
This photo shows contour field divisions established on a set of terraces. Slopes are 12 ti 17 percent and the terraces are broad based level. Southeast Wildwood Park is in the background. Contour farming saves water and reduces erosion by 50 per…
This picture was taken during heavy rain on the afternoon of June 8 1944. Three terraces on this slope were built in the spring of 1943. This picture was taken on the fourth of the five terraces, or the first of the two built this spring. The…
