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"Contour Strip-cropping is his Trademark"
Dublin Core
Title
"Contour Strip-cropping is his Trademark"
Subject
Soil conservation
Soil stabilization
Description
This is a short published article outlining the importance of laying out fields in strips that run along the contour of slopes.
Creator
Lewis W. Dameron, Soil Conservationist
Source
James G.K. McClure, Jr. Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University
Publisher
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
Date
1957-07
Contributor
Farmers Federation
Rights
This image may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.
Relation
Farmers Federation News, July 1957, page 11
Coverage
Yancey County, North Carolina
Files
Collection
Citation
Lewis W. Dameron, Soil Conservationist, “"Contour Strip-cropping is his Trademark",” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed September 11, 2024, http://www.southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/736.