Show green strip plan halts loss of valuable soil some crops are enemies of soil erosion on and other crops are allies some crops protect and bind the soil and others induce soil losses accordia according to the soil conservation service nearly all forage crops such as alfalfa the clovers sudan grass and lespedeza chieck soil washing and blowing much more effectively than such cash crops as corn cotton tobacco and potatoes the soil conservation service is recommending om orn strip cropping to thousands of farmers operating cooperating co in its demonstration on areas throughout the country csirip strip cropping means planting strips of close growing soll soil protecting crops on the contour between strips 0 of f clean cultivated soil depleting crops each close growing strip ch checks ecks the speed of water running down the slope the strips of protecting crops catch the soil that washes away from clean cultivated strips combined with terracing and terrace outlet drainage ways strip cropping provides the best protection against cropland erosion in many regions strip cropping also Is effective in retarding wind erosion close growing rawln crops break the wind and in addition help build up fertility and conserve moisture in the soil strip cropping is comparatively new in erosion control procedure but is being used on nearly dearly all demonstration projects in 11 41 states |