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Shelterbelt Planting Reduces Wind Erosion Damage in Western Oklahoma 1
Author(s) -
Stoeckeler J. H.
Publication year - 1938
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1938.00021962003000110005x
Subject(s) - windbreak , sowing , tree planting , citation , aeolian processes , library science , history , environmental science , archaeology , agroforestry , agronomy , computer science , geology , biology , geomorphology
OHELTERBELTS of trees and shrubs have long been used in O Russia, Italy, Hungary, and Canada and in certain fruit growing sections of our own Pacific Coast to give protection to crops and reduce wind erosion. They have been used to some extent in the subhumid Great Plains area where tree growing is a difficult proposition and"success depends on correct choice of planting site, careful ground preparation before planting, proper selection of species, and clean tillage for three to 5 years after planting. One of the most outstanding areas in the Great Plains in which tree planting has been carried on with considerable success for over 30 years is located in northeastern Greer County, Oklahoma, about 15 miles northeast of the town of Mangum. The writer will endeavor to record here for the benefit of those interested in wind erosion his observations of this planting program and a resume of information obtained by personal interview with a considerable number of farmers in this vicinity.