SOIL CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR 1939
FROM THE EXTENSION OFFICE
For1 1939 the. farmer can get paid
through the 3oil Conservation
program by doing the followong
things.
1. Planting land entirely to for
est trees or wind break trees.
2. Planting forest trees on the
sides or crests of gulches or on
erosion scars.
3. Contour plowing on hill sides
for the prevention of erosion.
4. Constructing permanent ditches
on slopes tc prevent erosion.
5. Filling small guioh.es and con
struct i nj che ck dams„
6. Establishing good stands of
erosion resistant perer.ial grasses
in gullios,
7. Strip cropping.
8. Interplanting protective non
depleting cover crops with other
crops.
9. Planting protective non-deoleb
ing cover crops .in rotation with
other crops.
10. Plowing under crops for green
manure•
11. Planting perenials varieties
of protective non-depicting cover
crops on properly prepared land,
for permanent pasture or 1cr cut
ting green for livestock feed.
12. Seeding pasture lands with
adapted varieties of perenial
grasses or legumes which do not
require seed bed preparation.
13. Applying ground limestone or
its equivalent.
14. Applying 20% Super-phosphate
or 50% muriate of potash or both
to the soil.
15. Applying crop residue on. the
surfrco of soil subject to ser
ious wind erosion to promote the
establishment of perenial veget
able cover.
For further information, especial
ly on items No. 3,4,5,7,& 15, con
tact the District Extension Agent.
The farmer this year wiil bo paid
for planting oats and pea3, or
oats and vetch, providing the
following recommendations put out
by the Ilatanuska Experiment statior
arc followed.
They are as follows:
For Anchorage and Matanuskn
Valley (these are minimum amounts)
1. Eighty five pounds oats mixed
with thirty five pounds of peas.
2. Eighty five pounds oats mixed
with eighteen pounds of vctdh.
3. Eighty five pounds of oats,
twenty five-pounds of pea3 and
ten pounds of vetch.
Mix these thoroughly and sow at
the rate of 120 pounds to the
aero on did ground or 140 pounds
to the area on new ground. The
increase to 140 pounds on new
ground is to help prevent the
course rank which gives so much
stormy material that is refused
by livestock.
For field'peas to be used for
thrashing, sots? a minimum of 1501bs.
to the acre. An incrcas of fron
180 lbs. to 200 lbs. will help to
keep the weeds down and give a
slightly bettor tonage.
For canning peas in the Matanuska
Valley follow the recommendations
set forth by the Matanuska Valley
Co-op. This information can be
had fron Mr.Snodgrass or Mr.Stock*
For oat and.pea silage, sow a
minimum of 130 lbs. or better
still 140 lbs. of equal parts
oats and pca3.
If'you purchase your seed or fer
tilizers be sure and take rcciepts
for your purchase. These will
be required in your application
for soil conservation payment.
No payment will be received on
fertilizer used as a source of
nitrate, such as nitrate of soda,
sulfate of amonia, or bone meal,
Fortilizrers will have, to be appli
ed to crops on which you get paid
before they will qualify.
The agent is required to measure
all feilds with a steel tape at
the tine of application.
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