Show Iv u t f Erosion Prevented By Y Sound Practice Growing Crops Help HelpIn In Saving the Soil By W. W J. J DRYDEN The late spring floods and heavy rains made many farmers realize real real- ize he that losses from water erosion can be serious Michigan State college col- col 4 c cr ath r r lege specialists list four rules to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce water erosion on farm land 1 Never leave the ground bare longer than necessary Vegetation is important over the winter 2 As the slope of the land increases increases increases in in- creases use more crops of grass and small grains and fewer cultivated ed crops 3 If medium sloping land is cultivated cultivated cultivated cul cul- cul- cul practice strip cropping cross slope seeding and tilling and use sod waterways and terraces 4 4 Keep the soil in as high a state of fertility as possible Add lime where necessary use commercial fertilizers and add humus through natural manures green manures or crop residues |