Stallings, James Henry.

Soil conservation / J.H. Stallings, Foreword by R. B. Alderfer. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1957. - 575 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Prentice-Hall field crop production series .

Contents

Part I : Introductory and geographical aspects
man's ancient struggle with soil erosion
soil erosion and related problems

Part II: Fundamental considerations of soil conservation
how water erodes soil
how wind erodes soil
soil aggregates and how they are formed
maintaining soil structure
soil surveys
soil testing
plant cover and conservation

Part III: Conservation practices
interrelationship of land, plants and animals
erosion and productivity
water-erosion control
wind-erosion control
e.tc

Part IV: Farm and watershed planning
land use capability and land judging
planning and farm program
irrigation
farm drainage
watershed management
the conservation movement

Includes references and indexes


Soil conservation.

631.45 / STA