soil soil is a valuable natural resource.. why? because everything that lives on land depends on...
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SOIL Soil is a valuable natural
resource.
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Why? Because everything that lives on land depends on soil.
People & animals eat food that grows in soil.
Plants need fertile soil to grow well to make good food.
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Soil can be damaged by loss of fertility:
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LOSS of FERTILITYIn the South in the 1800s –
where cotton had been grown for years, the soil was
exhausted, not fertile enough to grow healthy crops. Farmers left
their farms.
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George Washington Carver came up with a new way of farming with peanuts to bring nutrients back to the soil.
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Soil can be damaged by loss of topsoil:
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LOSS of TOPSOILThe grasses of the
Plains had been plowed for crops (when soil is uncovered, wind and water can erode the
topsoil), then drought caused the crops to die and dirt to blow away, resulting in The Dust Bowl in TX, OK, KS
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Since the Dust Bowl, farmers have found ways to take care of
the soil and prevent its destruction called soil
conservation.
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SOIL CONSERVATION:(4 methods)
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1. Contour Plowing – farmers plow along the curves of the land to prevent water from washing away
soil; rows of garden look curvy instead of straight
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2. Conservation Plowing (No-Till Plowing) – farmers leave the dead plants to
keep the soil covered and in place; don’t cut down or
plow old crops
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3. Crop Rotation – farmers plant different crops each year that use different nutrients from the soil(corn/cotton oats/barley/ryebeans/alfalfa)
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4. Terracing – farmers plant crop on different levels on a hillside to maximize the area
of usable land and keep healthy soil in place; looks
like steps on the hill
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WHY is it important to take care of our soil?
HOW can we take care of our soil around our houses and school?
A farmer growing corn wants to maintain soil fertility & reduce erosion. What
conservation methods could he try? Explain.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: