Sub-Surface Tillage Boosts Soil Conservation in Northwest
New sub surface tillage shows promise for reducing runoff and erosion, increasing water storage and yielding higher crops like corn, wheat, and rye. Nebraska tests by Soil Conservation Service and Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station indicate surface residues protect land and improve moisture, with residues left on top through operations.
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Office of Research
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department, of Agriculture
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Unig
Nebraska
Winter Farm Near Huron Maintains Family Lineage
The Winter farm, about 200 acres with 760 rented acres, has passed from father to son and likely will continue. Russell Winter now staffs the main farm while a young son nears readiness to join operations. The herd includes 12 to 16 milk cows year round and a separate group of 30 stock cows and heifers. The feed lot holds yearlings and young calves fattening for market.
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Kot
Winter
Huron
Russell Winter
Builds Up Herd To Combat Drought Near Cavour
Joe W. Glanver of seven miles northwest of Cavour plans to build a large cattle herd and forage crops to endure prolonged dryness. He believes livestock and fodder will sustain a farmer through continued dry years.
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Joe W. Glanver
Cavour
Begin Erosion Control Early Preventive Practices
BROOKINGS Feb 27 Five years of erosion control by the Soil Conservation Service shows greatest benefit when applied before erosion. State conservationist Ralph E. Hansen notes early adoption across farming units, not isolated fields, with Alcester area farmers like Anders Nelson Chris Anderson Swanson brothers proving soil conservation pays by reducing erosion and conserving moisture. CCC teams aided local efforts.
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Brookings
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph E. Hansen
State College
Soil Conservationist
South Dakota
Hansen
Alcester
SCS
Anders Nelson
Chrie Anderson
Fairview
Swanson Brothers
Hawarden
Winter on Farm Routine With Cattle and Feed Waste
The excerpt describes rationing cane, corn, and hay with a bummer mill to mix feed and feed banks, noting little waste due to snow salvage. It mentions 16 Hampshire brood sows following cattle and picking up waste, plus concerns about buying and selling horses and parting with favored teams.
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Hampshire
Winter
Winter’s Farming System Yields Consistent Dividends
Russell Winter reflects on decades of farming, noting open-air living, independence, and freedom from directives. He acknowledges changing conditions but praises his system that has produced profits even through dry years as observers affirm the farmer’s progress and lasting open-air advantage.
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Cart
Milo
Russell Winter
Wessington Man Plans Soil and Pasture Conservation
Floyd Schiltz of Wessington with Soil Conservation Service aims to conserve soil and water on his farm in 1939. He reclaims pasture, expands cattle grazing, reshapes fields, builds a water dam, plants tree strips, and uses rotated crops to reduce erosion and stabilize feed costs with CCC support from Huron South Dakota.
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Floyd Schiltz
Wessington
Repre Statativea
Soil Conserve Service
Schiltz
Sudan
Mr. Schiltz
CCC
Huron
South Dakota
Arbeiter Farm Sheds Extra Hay and Straw Amid Sheds
Jake Arbeiter, two miles north of Sheffield, builds sheds to store hay and straw from 60 acres of grain. One shed measures about 20 by 32 feet inside, with 40 tons of hay and straw piled around the frame. The second shed mirrors the size and uses heavy posts, wooden bearers, and a ceiling of old car frames. He also piles cattle and plans another loom shed.
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Seccon
Sue Hobby
Jake Arbeiter
Sheffield
Achester
Ranchers Learn Lesson On Overgrazing At Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge February 27 A soil conservationist reports that patches of un grazed grass on dry fields kept moisture and supported growth after a severe April storm. Hansen notes that leaving 25 percent of grass ungrazed each fall boosts vigor and moisture capture. The Soil Conservation Service stresses proper range management to prevent overgrazing on Pine Ridge lands.
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Pine Ridge
Balgi EB. Hansen
Wlleys Extension
Larger Forestry Program Planned
A marked expansion in the forestry work of the Extension Service is planned for 1940 stemming from reduced federal assistance under the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. The plan increases tree distribution with cost sharing, boosts farm forestry research at the state station, and expands demonstration work with the Soil Conservation Service to provide windbreaks, shelterbelts, and woodlot management across counties. Seven hundred miles of shelterbelts will be planted in 1940 across 24 counties, with county agents aiding farmers in planning and securing trees, plus educational outreach and publicity efforts aimed at widespread adoption.
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Cooperative Farm Forestry Act
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service
Prairie States Forestry Project
AAA
Erosion Crisis in South Dakota Farms
Ralph E Hansen warns 80 percent of South Dakota land is affected by wind or water erosion. He cites gullies in a 20 acre field expanding to 15 feet across and 16 feet deep, notes soil losses from water erosion, especially gully and sheet erosion, and emphasizes conservation to protect soil, moisture, and crop yields. The piece highlights dust storms, runoff, and the need for practices to preserve topsoil in the Sunshine State context.
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Ralph E. Hansen
S_D.Essension
Pleures
United States
South Dakota
South
South Dakota State College
Beagle County
Tunoft
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L. Daley
J.C. Russell
U. S Soil Conservation Service
Lincoln, Neb
Sail Conservation Service
Ake Arbeiter
Frank 1. Rockwell
South Dakota State College Extension Forester
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