"This bulletin briefly traces the circumstances which have created the soil problems in the southern Great Plains and shows how the hand of man has hastened present troubles. But it goes further and deals with the methods now being used to solve the problem on nature's own terms." -- p. 2-3. Some of the solutions discussed include contour farming, terraces, water conservation techniques, crop lines, and revegetation.
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Farmers' bulletin (United States. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 1833
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"This bulletin briefly traces the circumstances which have created the soil problems in the southern Great Plains and shows how the hand of man has hastened present troubles. But it goes further and deals with the methods now being used to solve the problem on nature's own terms." -- p. 2-3. Some of the solutions discussed include contour farming, terraces, water conservation techniques, crop lines, and revegetation.
This pamphlet is part of the following collection of related materials.
USDA Farmers' Bulletins
The United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletins were produced to disseminate information about agricultural topics. This collection includes bulletins published between the 1880's and the 1980's.
Rule, Glenn K. (Glenn Kenton), 1893-.Crops Against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains,
pamphlet,
1939;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97283/:
accessed June 11, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.