Agricultural Practices Agricultural Practices in Kansasin Kansas

Comparing Agricultural Comparing Agricultural Practices before and after the Practices before and after the

dust storms of the 1930’sdust storms of the 1930’s

Dust StormsDust Storms

CausesCauses

Tractor replacing the plowTractor replacing the plow Poor farming practices – over-Poor farming practices – over-

plowingplowing Over-grazing by farm animalsOver-grazing by farm animals Bare land exposed to the windBare land exposed to the wind Severe droughtSevere drought

SolutionSolution

Soil conservation practicesSoil conservation practices STUBBLE MULCHINGSTUBBLE MULCHING

is a soil covering composed of unused stalks of crops/plants.It can prevent erosion from wind or water and conserve soil moisture

TerracingTerracingContour farmingContour farming

Shelter beltsShelter beltsCrop rotationCrop rotation

IrrigationIrrigation

TerracingTerracingand contour farmingand contour farming

Terracing = creating ditches or even Terracing = creating ditches or even ridges that go with the shape of the ridges that go with the shape of the landland

Contour farming= plowing and Contour farming= plowing and planting crops around hills or the planting crops around hills or the natural shape of the field.natural shape of the field.

Contour farmingContour farming

TerracingTerracing

Crop rotationCrop rotation

Crop Rotation:  Changing the crops Crop Rotation:  Changing the crops grown in a field, usually in a planned grown in a field, usually in a planned sequence. sequence.

ShelterbeltsShelterbeltsor windbreaksor windbreaks

Trees planted in rows to help break Trees planted in rows to help break the wind and reduce blowingthe wind and reduce blowing

Soil ConservationSoil Conservation

The Dust Bowl resulted fromThe Dust Bowl resulted from

A.A. years of drought and over plowing years of drought and over plowing and over grazingand over grazing

B.B. The damage done by damming up The damage done by damming up Kansas RiversKansas Rivers

C.C. Too much wheat grownToo much wheat grown

D.D. Too many years as a consumer Too many years as a consumer economyeconomy

AA

During the Dust Bowl the During the Dust Bowl the government encouraged government encouraged

farmers to farmers to A.A. join forces in a political movementjoin forces in a political movement

B.B. Sell their land to developersSell their land to developers

C.C. Use terracing, contour farming and Use terracing, contour farming and stubble mulchingstubble mulching

D.D. Move to California where the Move to California where the weather was better.weather was better.

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Planting trees in a row to help Planting trees in a row to help protect crops is called:protect crops is called:

A.A. Stubble mulchingStubble mulching

B.B. ReforestationReforestation

C.C. ShelterbeltsShelterbelts

D.D. TerracingTerracing

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An agricultural practice that means plowing An agricultural practice that means plowing and planting crops around hills is known as:and planting crops around hills is known as:

A.A. Contour farmingContour farming

B.B. Crop rotationCrop rotation

C.C. Conservation plowingConservation plowing

D.D. IrrigationIrrigation

AA

14. The flow chart below shows 14. The flow chart below shows changes in farm practices in Kansas.changes in farm practices in Kansas.

Which best completes the chart?Which best completes the chart?

A) sodbustingA) sodbustingB) single-crop plantingB) single-crop plantingC) stubble mulchingC) stubble mulchingD) slashing and burningD) slashing and burning

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