On the L.C. Flint Farm in Moorhead, Iowa, the fence divides two fields . The one on the left has been pastured. The field on the right still has its original cover and has not been pastured much, if at all.
This farmer, on the R and C and Mulliner farm in Northfield, Minnesota is plowing his contoured corn strip. The plowing stops at the alfalfa field. Note that the farmer raises his plow and does not plow through the grassed waterway.
In a farm woods in McGregor, Iowa, selection cuttings have been made for about 50 years. The stand is composed chiefly of white oak, red oak, basswood, hard maple, some walnut, cherry and hickory. The area of the woods is about 40 acres and the…
On the Hans Stockston estate in Westby, Wisconsin, contour strip cropping is shown with corn, grain, alfalfa, grain, alfalfa. Protected woodlot in background.
In Clayton County, Iowa, contour planted corn was effective in reducing erosion on this relatively short slope of 61 per cent.. The corn was very clean showing that it is possible under proper conditions to .keep down weeds in tilling;; contoured…
On the Sarah Vincent farrn in Shenandoah, Iowa,. this buffer strip is so located that it is on the most erodible part of the slope. It was seeded to alfalfa in the fall of 1935. Its purpose is to slow down the
water. It also serves as a contour.…
Back view of Iowa contour furrowing machine in Marion, Iowa showing how sod is lifted and put back in place after the ridge is built up and gone over with roller
On the Neal and Watson farm in Fulton, , Missouri, this cooperator has 95 acres of' red clover. The ground was limed and fertilized before planting.The farmer is going;; to combine the clover for seed. in a few weeks . Usually such plantings do not…
