Traditional methods of soil cultivation in the Corn Belt of the United States leave the land vulnerable to erosion by wind and water. Studies at Dixon Springs have shown a very marked reduction in soil losses under the “no-till” system, both for continuous maize-growing and for double-cropped wheat and maize, a factor of considerable importance in soil conservation.
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