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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1977
Page
13
Sediment runoff from erosion harms water supplies, health, recreation, fishing and industry. It flood hazards and wastes exceed sewage discharges. Changing farming to small grains, mulching, strip cropping and contour cultivation cut soil loss up to 80 percent. terraces and rotation further reduce erosion, preserving land long term.
Kansas State foresters promote Timber Stand Improvement to enhance vigor stocking and timber quality across the state. Federal cost share funds support landowners in applying TSI practices including weeding thinning and pruning to remove unwanted trees and pests and to increase growth of key crop trees in the residual stand.
A playful yet informative piece frames a grass plant as a factory producer of forage. It explains how roots absorb water and nutrients, leaves convert them with sun, and overgrazing harms leaf growth and future forage. It urges adopting Planned Grazing within a Resource Conservation System.
The article argues that contouring and terrace systems greatly increase soil water storage, claiming 2.5 to 8.5 percent gains on wheat land, 5 to 15 percent on row crops, and potential doubling when combined with terraces. It links two extra inches of water to higher corn yields and reduces soil loss by about 16 tons per acre, with nitrogen and phosphate savings and a $4.95 per acre value.
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