South Dakota agencies plan 1938 anti grasshopper drive near Huron
The South Dakota Extension Service and CCC camps coordinate a grasshopper control campaign for Beadle County. A Huron camp built a mechanical bait spreader and will duplicate units for farmers. WPA funds back the idle land spread plan as L. L. Ladd educates farmers on cooperation and timing for morning bait dispersal. Senior Shelterbelt Assistant Earl Pierce urges rapid, coordinated action to combat the outbreak.
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South Dakota
South Dakota Extension Service
CCC
Huron CCC
Elvin C. Bjorklund
Huron
L. L. Ladd
Beadle County
Ladd
Wll
Earl J. Pierce
Huron Arena
Perce
Pierce
Sven
South Daken
Unharvested corn rows used as winter windbreak
Strips of corn or other row crops left standing will be used as a temporary winter windbreak and mow trap.
Hopes To Increase His Livestock Herd
A farmer near Huron shows three large stacks of cane and hay at the John Howard farm five miles northeast, signaling plans to grow his livestock herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard
Huron
Farm plans and soil erosion warning from a farmer
The report notes Mr. Howard plans to expand his cattle herd and build a feed surplus. It warns that nature formed limited fertile topsoil over centuries, yet wind or water can erode it away in a very short time if left unchecked.
Dug Out Water Spreading System Aids Pasture
The Huron Soil Conservation Service CCC Camp and Beadle County farmers advance a dug-out as an efficient water source and soil protector. About 25 farmers in the camp area will complete pasture water conservation systems, with five under way. A typical dug-out runs six feet deep and 60 to 100 feet long, 30 to 50 feet wide, using a diversion dike to spread surplus water onto adjacent pasture.
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Aruss
Beadie County
Huron Soil Conservation Service
CCC
Elvin C. Bjorklund
Wolsey and
Shee Creek
Huron Service Project
Huron Farmer Advocates Cane as Key Crop
North of Hurd in Beadle County the pioneer cane raisers like W Molloy and Mr. McCoy argue cane is the main stock feed for the region. McCoy reports 110 acres of cane used for his 70 Whiteface cattle last year and plans to expand plantings citing cane and Sudan grass as best emergency feeds. He notes those with surplus feed survive droughts and maintain their foundation herds better than those who cut back and repurchase stock.
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W. Molloy
Northesat
Hurd
Beadle Coun Ty
McCoy
Water storage dikes aid pasture growth and erosion control
The report describes diverting water with dikes and spreaders to flood 60 to 160 acres of pasture, extending stock water depth in dugouts and enabling even grazing. It notes construction by farmers, with spreaders distributing surplus water to grassland, silting reduction, wildlife habitat, and con tour furrowing plus controlled grazing as key components.
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Bjorklund
Suraus
Mechanical Bait Spreader Aids Grasshopper Control This Spring
A new mechanical poison bait spreader built by the Huron CCC Camp with the South Dakota Extension Service promises to speed grasshopper control on idle lands. The unit uses a Model T Ford axle and simple fabrication to spread bait at 30 to 50 acres per hour. It can be pulled by a vehicle or horses on rough ground, with a variable opening to adjust bait coverage.
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Elvin C. Bjorklund
Huron CCC
Raymond Antonen
Ted Hansen
South Dakela Extension Service Office
Oversubscribed Forest Service Shelterbelt Program in South Dakota
Forest Service reports high demand for shelterbelt strip planting with 251 farms filing applications across South Dakota. More than 1 200 miles of requested belts cannot be planted before 1909, and current applications already extend three years ahead. Huron office will process applications, prioritizing concentration areas planned for 1999.
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Forest Service
South Dako
Pr Ent
Huron
CCC Men At Work On Erosion Control Drive
CCC crews shift from water conservation to a full erosion control program. Previously they worked on dams at Third Street Miller Boy Scout Camp and James River Spink County. The Huron CCC Camp now concentrates its efforts entirely on erosion control projects.
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CCC
Third Street
Miller Boy Scout Camp
James River
Spink County
Huron CCC
Cooperative farming efforts expand across Huron area
Bjorklund notes a regional cooperative program extending from Spink to Sanborn counties and around Virgil and Huron. Activities include Centaur wind strip cropping, basin rising, grass and legume seeding in crop rotations, windbreak tree planting, erosion control, and sorghum crops in Camp area.
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Huron
Spink County
Sanborn County
Virgil
Centaur
Cooperative
Bjorklund
Corn Harvest Implements Aid in Reducing Windblown Grain
A high stubble left after cutting corn or ghams helps prevent wind from blowing loose grain, acting as a protective barrier to reduce losses and preserve the harvest.
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B-T
Lottle Ies
Hurom
Iman
Howard
Bjjork- Jund
StRee
Barnsdall
Pennsylvania
America
Huon CCC
S. D
Chase. Arnold Real Estate— Loans Insurance
ROKON
Kingsbury County
Lincoln County
Minnesota
Hyde
Best & Williams Land Co
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