Iowa's Remarkable Soils
Iowa's Remarkable Soils

Author: Kathleen Woida

Publisher: University of Iowa Press

Published: 2021-05

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1609387503

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In language that is scientifically sound but accessible to the layperson, Kathleen Woida explains how Iowa's soils formed and have changed over centuries and millennia. Its soils are what make Iowa a premier agricultural state, both in terms of acres planted and bushels harvested. But in the last hundred years, large-scale intensive agriculture and urban development have severely degraded most of our soils. However, as Woida documents, some innovative Iowans are beginning to repair and regenerate their soils by treating them as the living ecosystem and vast carbon store that they are.

Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Environment, Soil Conservation, and Forestry

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Published: 1980

Total Pages: 342

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Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 84

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Knots in Second-growth Pine and the Desirability of Pruning
Knots in Second-growth Pine and the Desirability of Pruning

Author: Benson H. Paul

Publisher:

Published: 1938

Total Pages: 1026

ISBN-13:

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The pruning of young trees in sparsely and unevenly stocked stands will greatly improve the resulting lumber grades. In northern white and red pines, even in fully stocked stands, artificial pruning is essential for the production of any of the best grades of lumber in a reasonable time.