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Section: Plant & Soil Science

Unit: Soil Management

Lesson Title: Determining slope

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Slope finder to be mounted on a board

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Wind Erosion• The greater the slope-- the greater risk of wind

erosion

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Water Erosion

• Too severe of slopes create excessive run-off with a snowballing effect

Top of hill

Bottom of hill

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Irrigation Method

• Slope limits how we irrigate our crops.

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Types of crops to be grown

• Severe slopes require close growing crops to be grown

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Farming Methods

• Slopes dictate farming methods such as, no-till, ridge-till, contour tillage

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Specialized Equipment

• Severe slopes require special equipment such as hill-side combines with floating headers