Palmer, Alaska
Dorothy M, B ell,Editor
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1945 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM for ALASKA
CONT. from last week.
Practice iTo. 5 Contour strip-cropping land of 2 percent or more slope
with protective irops which will prevent soil washing—$1.00 per acre.
The strips to ho planted must be laid out along correctly
■terminod lines having not more than 2 percent fall. The protective
reps should occupy at least 25$ of the total area strip-cropped, and
must be one of the following: adapted grasses, vetch, clover, lespedeza,
lupines,
Practive Po. 6
Seeding pasture land with good seed of grasses or legumes vd
which do not require preparation of a seed bed—$0.20 per pound of seed
sown.
The seed sown must be adapted to local conditions and must be
properly distributed over the area sown, a sufficient amount being used
to insure a good stand at maturity. Kny one of the following varieties
of see'"' may be sown; adapted grasses, vetch, clover, lespedeza, lupines.
Practice Ko. 7
Applying crop residue on the surface of soil subject to wind
erosion—$0.10 per cubic yard of material applied.
The crop residua must be spread evenly and to a proper depth
over the area covered in order to provide adequate protection against
wind erosion and to promote the establishment of a permanent vegetative
c iver.
i ractlce K'-, h
planting and cultivatin land of 2 percent or more slope Hong
lines having a fall of not more than 2 percent-—$4.00 per acre.
All operations must be performed during 1945, except that the
land may be plowed in 1944 in preparation for planting in 1945. Lines
must be carefully determined so that any fall of more than 2 percent
vill be avoided.
Practice No. 9
Listing land along lines having a fall of not more than 2 per
'•ent for fallowing or for planting leguminous or protective crops. —
\50 per acre.
The land must be listed along correctly determined linos at
'.ntervals which conform to good farming practices,
"ractlce No, 10
Constructing permanent ditching on land of 6 percent or mere
overage slope with suitable outlets for the diversion of surface water,
(a) When constructed on land where the topography, stoniness, or sire
of fields requres that the ditching be constructed entirely by hand
labor. —$0.80 per hundred linear feet, (b) »»hcn constructed on other
land —$0,40 per 100 linear feet.
Practice No. 11
Constructing contineus terrace for protection against erosion
$1.00 per hundred linear feet of terrace.
A sufficient amount of continuous terrace must be constructed
to give adequate protection against erosion. Credit will be allowed
only if the terraces are properly laid out, adequately protected atainst
overflowing and washing, and supplied with outlits for the discharge rf
water accumulated. Jlaugum-type terraces are not considered effective
on land of 8 per cent or more slope, nor Nichols-type on land of 20
percent or more slope. Bench-type terraces will be recognized as effect
ive on land of 20 per cent or more slope if the depth of soil permits
their construction,
iractlce N^, 12,
Establishing a good stand of erosion-resisting perennial grass
es in gullies-$0.05 per 100 square feet,
A solid, vigorous stand of grasses, particularly suited to the
prevention of soil washing must be established and maintained in the