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SOIL-COTTONWOOD RELATIONSHIPS IN SHELTERBELTS OF THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVERVALLEY IN NEBRASKA
Abstract
Since the late 1800's windbreaks have been planted in the Great Plains states of the United States by land owners, often in cooperation with the Federal government. However, it was not until the depression of the 1930's that an intensive and extensive shelterbelt planting program was developed. Drought during the 1930's, accompanied by dust storms, soil erosion, crop failure, and finally financial disaster, provided a stimulus for establishing the Great Plains Agricultural Council (Read 1958A). This organization was created in 1935 and its purpose was to combat dust storms. The Great Plains Agricultural Council listed as its first priority the protection of soils against wind erosion. Among other recommendations was a program for tree planting designed to aid in reducing wind velocities and wind erosion.
Subject Area
Soil sciences
Recommended Citation
STONEMAN, DEAN LESLIE, "SOIL-COTTONWOOD RELATIONSHIPS IN SHELTERBELTS OF THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVERVALLEY IN NEBRASKA" (1967). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI6710680.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI6710680