Soil Conservation Yields Quick Dividends for South Dakota Farmers
About 2,000 South Dakota farmers in 20 districts benefit from soil conservation efforts. The Tulare Redfield District covers eight townships in Spink County, increasing state conservation area to 5,132,089 acres. The program requires hard initial work but aims to curb erosion and preserve moisture.
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South Dakota
Tulare-Redfield
Spink County
Aberdeen Junior Drum And Bugle Corps at State Legion Meet
A fragment describes the Aberdeen Junior Drum and Bugle Corps attending the State Legion Convention. It mentions a mile field by the lake with poor stand due to erosion, Grue nig predicting moisture will boost crop yields, and Dwight Glaus near Chamberlain harvesting crested wheatgrass ready for about 300 pounds per acre with no weeds, planning to turn the plot into pasture after harvest.
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Aberdeen
Gruenig
Dwight Glaus
Chamberlain
American Legion
Huron
Junior Legion
Huron College Field
Conservationists Aim For Quick Returns In Long Range Ag
Precisely is the ultimate goal of soil conservationists. Their idea is to achieve rapid gains through long-range, programmed agriculture with minimal risk and uncertainty.
South Dakota farmers bolster soil conservation efforts
Farmers in 19 soil conservation districts across South Dakota intensify land protection against wind and water erosion. Cooperators plant trees, build dams, contour farm, strip crop, and reseed grass as districts expand, with wide adoption of shelterbelts and irrigation works. The Brule Buffalo district reports 284 cooperative agreements covering 80,799 acres.
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South Dakota
Soil Conservation Service
Brown-Marshall
Soil Conservation and
Forest Services
Tri-County
Faith
Emanuel-Chateau Creek
Brule-Buffalo
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Fritz Olsen
Sioux Falls
Vernon Gruenig
Pukwana
Sunshine State Hatchery
W. Huron
S. Dd
Joseph L. Chadwick
Allis Chalmers W. C
Einesi
Farmall
A. M. Urquhart
Ford
Mercury