1937 - Contour planted corn effective in reducing erosion
Title
1937 - Contour planted corn effective in reducing erosion
Description
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 corn where checking cannot be done .Erosion had removed less than 25 per cent of the topsoil from this field .
Creator
U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher
State Library of Iowa
Date
1937-08-17
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
Ia_863
File Name
Contour_Planted_Corn_Reduced_Erosion.OCR.pdf