Show anchored soil will defeat dust storms farmers to in the great plains states are heeding a warning that another cycle of dry years may bring back the disastrous dust storms of the early thirties paul T scott south dakota state college writes in cappers farmer the farmers propose to beat nature to the draw by anchoring at least a portion of the susceptible acreage with hardy grasses most important discoveries made mada in the fight against erosion were the 4 anchor the soil to prevent erosion adaptation of certain tame grasses and new methods of seed harvest tor for the he plains natives brome grass now has spread over the eastern portion of the plains states and into the corn belt crested wheatgrass wheat grass is proving a near miracle as a land cover and pasture in the northern part mechanical processes have been developed tor for harvesting and seeding buffalo grass the gramas and wheat grasses |