UTITZ - Here’s a money- SOIL-SAVING
saving recipe to save precious STRIPCROPPING
topsoil for farmers concerned with 1 farm in need of conservation
turning over their cropland fields 1 farmer who sees topsoil washing
economically. Most of the away
ingredients will be on hand. Tune 1 hand level
in preparation can vary depending 1 100-foot measuring tape or
on whether you want to make the equivalent in binder twine
contour or even-width version of several bundles of marking flags
the recipe. (two color minimal)
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Follow the flag markers and the recipe for ,and - 11,5 00 new recipe, just one that's time
conservation and you’ll learn just how good tested and true, and can be varied somewhat
stripcropping can be good for you and your su 't each farmer's taste and operation.
1 helper or Soil Conservation you’re by yourself, keep sighting basically they range from 80 to
Service technician (optional for back on the flag you just stuck in yjo f e et wide and are geared into
contour strips) the ground the bubble should be die farm’s planting and harvesting
1 tractor on the level-line when sighting equipment widths.
I plow from top of flag to top of flag. For even width strips, the
With the basic ingredients If you’re planning to lay the field process starts off the same with an
gathered together it’s time to start ou f 111 contour strips, you can do initial contour line being staked,
cooking. the job solo since ah the lines will This line serves as a base for the
The first step is to study the crop be running on the contour without res t 0 f the strip boundaries. The
field and decide where the most one stn P width. However, keep m width is taped and marked by two
limiting point is (such as a rock mind, depending on the field’s people with one person walking
outcrop, access'lane, etc.). Then, slope, the recommended width of the base line and sighting in the
with flags and hand level in band, die strip varies. Just how wide other person at right angles. Even
strike off across the field, marking your strips should be can be
the line with one color of flags. If determined by the SCS technician (Turn to Page Dl2)
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