Terraces Save Soil On Curtis Hillside Field
Howard W. Curtis of Centropolis farms 31 acres on a steep hillside with an underground gas line and three waterways. Terracing reduced topsoil loss from six to eight inches on top to 18 inches at the bottom, after 1976 waterways and 1978 Soil Conservation Service funding delays. Curtis notes contour farming and straw use, contends conservation effort has grown recently, and praises Franklin County LCS for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Curtis
Willow
Centropolis
Curtis
Robert Lane
Kansas City
Osage County
LCS
Franklin County
Windbreaks Guard Soil On Great Plains Says Conservationist
Forty years after the Dust Bowl windbreaks and crop residue management are reducing wind erosion. Windbreaks lower heating costs, protect gardens and cropland, boost cattle gains, and provide wildlife habitat while staff urge renovation and planning assistance through soil conservation services and cost sharing programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Kansas
Points Conservation Service
Ottawa
Norwood
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Winter Cover Aims To Boost Kansas Pheasant Population
Readers learn that lack of winter cover threatens Kansas pheasants and other wildlife. The piece urges farmers to leave stubble, unmow roadside areas, and plant windbreaks and hedgerows. It notes a 1981 joint Soil Conservation Service and Kansas Fish and Game Commission program and promotes WHIP assistance to expand permanent winter cover across western Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Soil Conservation Service
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
The
Commission
SCS
Waterways A Proven Soil Saver from a District Conservationist
Grassed waterways protect against erosion with permanent grass cover and act as outlets for terraces. They channel runoff and can allow water passage from other land. Proper maintenance is crucial to keep erosion-control systems functioning. Crossing waterways with modern equipment is feasible due to gentle slopes.
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Howard Curtis
Diane Ye
Bankers Conservation Award
Prairie States Forestry Project
Merle Brockus Richmond
Harold Bennett
Mrs
Tommy Orender
Frank Mance
Kansas State Bank
FDIC
N. Main
South Bank
By Herman Norwood
Franklin County Farmers and Soil Conservation Personnel
Ottawa, Kansas
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