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1937 - Sheet erosion after heavy rain with silt deposit

Title

1937 - Sheet erosion after heavy rain with silt deposit

Description

On the C. L . Logsdon farm in Tarkio, Missouri. sheet erosion is shown on a field drilled up and down on 8 percent slope .silt deposit at base of slope more than 12 inches deep along the fence line . This picture was taken two days after heavy rain amounting to to 4 and one-fourth inches in 2 hours .

Creator

U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

1937-04-22

Contributor

Davis County Soil and Water Conservation District, Davis County, IA. For questions about copyright, contact the State Library of Iowa at http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org.

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Format

pdf

Type

document

Identifier

Mo-640

File Name

Sheet_Erosion_on_Field.OCR.pdf