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Some years
are good...
"In every State, elected farmer committeemen
helped their neighbors
work out individual farm plans for
conservation practices."-ACP Annual
Report, 1946.
WHEAT PRODUCTION - 1947 -
millions of bushels
North Dakota Kansas
South Dakota I I Oklahoma
Nebraska Toxas
Montana o'l Colorado
Wyoming 947 New Mexico
Some years
are not so good...
"Because of starvation and thirst,
1,485,704 cattle and calves were unfit
for food purposes and were condemned,
leaving a net balance of
6,794,444 which were processed."AAA
report, 1933-35.
WHEAT PRODUCTION - 1934 -
millions of bushels
North Dakota Kansas
South Dakota * Oklahoma
Nebraska Texas
Montana 1 %4 Colorado
Wyoming 223 Now MexicoWhat to do
about it . .C
*
It
"Soil blowing in portions of the Great
Plains was unfavorable for winter /
wheat and some damage was re- /
ported .....
"Austin, Tex. Dust and sandstorms/
in west and north central, midweek." /
"Oklahoma City, Okla. Some wind
erosion damage to wheat, where plants
small."
"Albuquerque, N. Mex. ... some
damage by soil blowing in east."
-From Weekly Weather and Crop
Bulletins, April 1948. Weather Bureau,
U. S. Department of Commerce.Every year some dust blows. Sooner or
later drought will be serious again.
Here are a few things you can do
about it:
Keep permanent cover on "blow" land.
Have all crops and fallow in strips or
small blocks.
Protect fallow with stubble and trash.
Keep a proper balance between grain and
sod crops.
Provide plenty of water for livestock.
Regulate grazing to the grass supply.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
PROGRAM
can help you with these jobs.
See your
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16--586-5-1Production and Marketing Administration
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREPA-51
June 1948
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