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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
12
Irrigation has ancient roots with early canals ditches and underground pipes. The article notes pipe materials, conservation goals, and 1962 buried pipe data plus a long list of growers and a concluding quote on shared responsibility for land stewardship.
Extension agronomist says not enough conservation is promoted amid push for production. He argues for combining conservation with production, noting soil loss and the need to train county agents, stay current with research, and develop sound county programs in southwest region.
The piece argues that soil and water erosion can be controlled on most cultivated land through terracing contour farming and strip cropping, tying conservation to treating every acre by its needs. It warns that ignoring soil capability leads to erosion and costly mortgages, urging long term stewardship.
Furrows made on the contour form small terraces while furrows plowed up and down hills are likely to become gullies.
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