The soil sample I chose for this report is a piece of land I rented two years ago. On the land, I ran three one acre inbred increases and a seven acre isolation plot for Pannar Seeds. I chose this particular field because of the degree of flatness it has in certain parts of it. In order for the yield results of the 1,250 different inbreds to be accurate, it was extremely important that the isolation plot was placed on level ground and all the same soil type. The field has a total of 114 acres it is located in Kandiyohi County Minnesota. The legal description of the land would be the South East one-fourth of section eight of the Lake Andrew Township. The GPS coordinates are 113◦N and 59◦W. The average annual air temperature is 48◦F and the annual rainfall is around 33 inches. The depth to the water table is around 40 feet in this area of the county.
This past year there was soybeans on the field. It has been on a corn and soybean rotation at least the past ten years. My management practice for this field would be the same as it has been previously but with possible tiling and soil sampling throughout the field to put down a variable rate dry fertilizer application. The tile would help to drain the two low wetland areas in the field and make them farmable. The variable rate fertilizer is an easy step up from your normal broadcast application. To be able to do this, the field should be sampled throughout, not just in certain small locations. I believe this would add great fertility to the spots needing more nutrients than what the average application puts down. Erosion is not a big issue in this field due to the flatness and the small stream running through the east side.
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...tat to live and breed in. The issue everybody does not consider is how to feed the ever growing population of the world. By increasing the amount of farm land, we increase the production of crops that will feed the world, such as: corn and beans. I believe there needs to be somewhat of a balance between the two, but if there is prime farmland that can be tiled, it needs to be done. Therefore, all of the people can be fed and the wildlife is good at adapting around its always changing environment.
Once the wetland is drained, it will be time to put fertilizer down in the spring. It will be spread using different blends of dry fertilizers. I want to get 250 bushel corn which is on the high side but that is why it is a goal. Also, I don’t want my fertilizer to be the limiting factor, if I am able to achieve 250 bushel corn with factors such as water and heat.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the soil sample they chose for this report is a piece of land they rented two years ago.
- Recommends tiling and soil sampling throughout the field to put down a variable rate dry fertilizer application. the field should be sampled throughout, not just in certain small locations.
- Describes the seven soil types in the 114 acre wadenhill-sunburg complex field. the taxonomic name of this soil is course loamy mixed superactive mesic typic hopudolls.
- Explains that klossner muck is made up of organic material over loamy deposits. they chose it as their bad soil for its inability to drain any water that runs onto it.
- Explains that the soil data for the good soil had adequate results, however, they were not as high as they expected for nitrogen content; there was only 18lbs of nitrogen per acre.
- Explains the soil data for the bad soil they selected were what they had expected. the 68lbs of nitrogen per acre was from organic matter decomposing in this low spot.
- Explains the management of the soil for a corn-bean rotation. the erosion and wetland limiting factors are not that bad.
- Opines that draining a wetland is bad for society and the environment, but wildlife needs habitat to live and breed in. by increasing the amount of farm land, we increase the production of crops that feed the world.
- Explains that they want to get 250 bushel corn, which is on the high side, but that is why it is a goal. they don't want their fertilizer to be the limiting factor.
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- Explains that the agriculture department helps state agencies, planning commissions, and county governments by reducing farmland being affected by conversion and development.
- Explains that illinois employs 1 million people, and agriculture contributes $11.5 billion annually to the economy. lesas stands for land evaluation site assessment system.
- Explains that john charter invented the tractor in 1910, whereas in 1970, there were 5 million tractors. tractors changed communities, and farmers shopped locally.
- Explains that the agricultural adjustment act was created to increase the size of payment on small family-farm operations. when large farms went up, the population of smaller farms would go down.
- Explains that farmers gambled for rain and a good harvest, but could lose all their crops if they didn't have the machinery we have today. illinois had the lowest population at the time.
- Explains that the settlers picked wild berries, which were eaten raw or made into pies, jellies, and jams. over time, more pioneers and farmers came which led to less game to hunt.
- Explains that illinois's prairies were different planets from different galaxies. the settlers took the land by chopping trees and building their homes.
- Describes calhoun as the "apple kingdom" or "the land of the big red apple".
- Explains that farmers were forced to give up their farms because they couldn't fund them anymore. the great flood of 1993 in calhoun county left people stranded at home.
- Opines that agriculture will always be a part of illinois' history of today and tomorrow.
- States carlson, anna, the tractor changes rural life, vol. 53, springfield, illinois, 2000.
- Explains kohlmeyer, fred k. changing land use is illinois. vol. 32. springfield: authority of the state of illinois, 1979.
- Opines that toppmeyer, kelly, and ity of the sate of illinois have published a book on apples and more apples.
- States that valentino, thomas f., farming in young illinois, vol. 53, springfield: authority of the state of illinois.
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- Explains that in 1915 yazoo clay was discovered in the yazoo river, and a suitable drilling location was selected near the discovery. continuous cores were taken from depths of up to 46 feet.
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- Explains that the top 6 to 7 meters of sediment in the eastern mississippi cone consists of repetitive vertical succession of gray and silty clay mixed with a few layers of fine sand.
- Describes bennett, frank, and winston's soil survey of pontotoc county, mississippi.
- Explains that there are seven types of soil in pontotoc county, including orangeburg clay, orangeburg sandy loam, lufkin, and monroe clay.
- Describes the mississippi geological, economic and topographical survey's 1964 geologic research papers. bicker, alvin r.
- Explains bicker, alvin r., "byram marl at by ram, hinds county." mississippi geological, economic and topographical survey, 1964.
- States hilgard, eugene w., "age of the orange sand." jackson, ms: e. barksdale state printer, 1860.
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- Explains krinitzsky, e. l., and willard jay turnbull. loess deposits of mississippi.
- Explains that huang, ter-chien, and florida state university, sedimentological research laboratory, study the sediments and sedimentary processes of the eastern mississippi cone, gulf of mexico.
- Describes bennett, frank, and winston's soil survey of pontotoc county, mississippi.
- Explains that byram marl was discovered in 1918, but later usage expanded the term to overlying bucatunna clay and glendon limestone.
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- Explains that the mississippi barrier islands are a completely different world than landlocked mississippi because they are protected from man’s abusive influence.
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- Opines that agribusiness may be the next economic boom or bust as farming becomes part.
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- Opines that as more farmers and investors are willing to incur debt, there is also an increase in debt.
- Explains that debt is expected to increase to $277.4 billion this year.
- Explains that adjusters and claim agents were paid off up to $1 million dollars.
- Opines that farming is a lucrative business, and while corporations look to invest, there are still challenges.
- Explains that government spending isn't regulated and hard to control. farmers become part of fair.
- Opines that land, water, debt, and fraud will continue to be global issues.
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- Opines that as crop prices surge, investment firms and farmers vie for land.
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- Opines that gmos, safety concerns and international trade: developing countries’.
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- Explains sherrick, b. j., mallory, m. l. & hopper, t. what’s the ticker symbol for farmland?
- Explains that agriculture is considered a stable economic activity as it provides products, jobs, and supplies to the local community.
- Analyzes the recent water wars as evidence of control issues and an attempt to purchase natural resources. investors are now looking at ways to improve roi.
- Explains that the number of farms in the united states peaked at 6.8 million in 1935. food demand has increased and food security is still a priority for all countries.
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- Explains that farmers' debts have risen by nearly 30 percent since 2007 and the bulk of those loans were made by farmers.
- Explains that there are still hungry people in the world due to the inability to purchase the supply.
- Opines that farming and agribusiness may be the next economic boom but it may also be bust.
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- Explains that scottsbluff's sugar factory has allowed farmers to grow, harvest, and process sugar beets, making the process substantial for the area.
- Explains that the sugar factory has been beneficial for society economically, but it has also been detrimental to society environmentally.
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- Explains that scotts bluff county plays an important role in beef production in nebraska.
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- Explains that improper management of animal waste products from cattle feedlots can pollute rivers, streams, and underground drinking water supplies.
- Explains that cattle grazing on land for food can be beneficial to both the producer and the cattle.
- Explains that climate change can have an impact on how land remains for grazing. during a drought, the ground becomes too dry, and the vegetation will not have enough moisture to survive.
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- Explains that idiocracy's food shortage is based on brawndo, a green drink that has electrolytes in it. joe bowers, the protagonist, realizes that the sodium in the liquid is what is killing the plants.
- Concludes that idiocracy presents an interesting outlook on evolution, although they believe how human are today are more a result of our society rather than genetic change.
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- Opines that unless we call for a revolution on the global scale, we will witness an ever-growing hunger rate around the world.
- Explains that the green revolution has already shown admirable progress in the northern part of india since 1950. by 1997, northern india increased its grain production by 37 percent.
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- Opines that farmers who take the first step in the revolution will most likely succeed and have more money to invest in further development.
434 wordsRead More - Cath 125 Week 3 Lab Reportargumentative essayThe Garden Soil specimens showed a less consistent rate of growth, between days ten and thirteen there was no growth at all and between days thirteen and sixteen a much higher rate of growth was achieved compared to all previous measurements, and between days twenty-one and twenty-four the specimens only grew on average 0.1cm. The Garden Soil specimens achieved the second greatest height of (on average) 6.8cm. The Sand & Manure specimens showed the least-consistent rate of growth achieving a maximum average height on day 19 of 3.5cm, reducing in height on day twenty-one by 0.3cm remaining at 3.2cm until day thirty where the specimens lost an average of 1cm and on day thirty-three the specimens grew on average 0.1cm, achieving an average final height of
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- Compares the growth rate of the potting mix and the sand & manure specimens.
- Analyzes how the potting mix, garden soil, and sand & manure specimens grew at the same rate between day seven and day ten.
- Compares the potting mix, garden soil, and sand & manure specimens, which continued to grow at almost the same rate between days ten and thirteen.
- Explains that the potting mix and garden soil specimens grew on average 0.5cm, while the sand & manure specimen was 0.2 cm.
- Explains that the potting mix specimens grew on average 0.4cm, while the garden soil specimen and the sand & manure specimen did not grow.
- Explains that the potting mix specimens achieved the most consistent rate of growth, with an increase in height each day of measurement, while the garden soil specimen achieved a much higher rate.
560 wordsRead More - Black Bear Population in New Jerseyargumentative essayAs the world evolves, the number of problems facing it increases with each passing day. The population numbers of many species are rising extensively. Several environmental factors along with scientific factors combine, resulting in over-population. As more buildings, homes, and businesses materialize, natural habitats where animals live are destroyed, leaving certain species intruding in rural areas where they once roamed freely. One particularly
In this essay, the author
- Proposes a two- or three-day black bear hunt consisting of professional hunters to control the bear population in new jersey.
- Argues that a sharp-shooter hunt would reduce the risk of incidental injuries obtained by inexperienced hunters, and would also lessen the cruelty towards the bears.
- Explains that targeting and euthanizing overly problematic bears serves as the second possible solution to dealing with the black bear population in new jersey.
- Argues that non-violent measures to allow bears to live harmoniously with society are less cruel, but also less effective.
- Concludes that the division's wildlife control unit is dealing with the complaints on an expanding bear population as best it can, but its resources are limited.
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1272 wordsRead More - The Yellow Starthistle Plantexplanatory essay... resources available to them. Due to this it results in decreased animal diversity as well as plant diversity.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that yellow starthistle is considered one of the most serious rangeland, grass, and wildlands weeds in the northwestern united states. it spreads very quickly and grows in any climate which makes it difficult to manage.
- Explains that yellow starthistle is poisonous to horses and causes nigropallidal encephalomalacia, which causes the horse to lose its ability to swallow.
- Explains that yellow starthistle infestations may reduce wild life habitat and forage, displace native plants, and decrease native plant and animal diversity.
- Explains that as centaurea solstitalis, also known as yellow starthistle, takes over california, many people are trying to slow and hopefully stop the spread of this invasive plant
- Explains that the california department of food and agriculture is dedicated to stopping the yellow starthistle from spreading and the impact that other invasive species have on the community.
- Explains that integrated weed management plans out where the majority of the weed is and how they are going to execute it.
- Explains that the change group is going to go to oakland and work on pulling out the yellow starthistle weed to make sure it is taken out before it can spread to more places.
- Explains that yellow star thistle has covered about one tenth of california. it also affects its recreational values by invading campgrounds and reducing biodiversity.
- States that yellow star thistle is a serious cause for economic loss in rangeland, displaces vegetation and degrades the quality and economic utility of public wild lands, roadsides, and recreational areas.
- Explains that yellow star thistle affects native wildlife, which depends on threatened plants for food and habitat, reducing their resources.
- Explains that it's one of the most famous and a plant that has invaded over 10 million acres in california.
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905 wordsRead More - The Benefits of Huntinganalytical essayAnimals can totally obliviate an ecosystem by becoming so large in number that they destroy all the vegetation of the area. When a population becomes so large that an ecosystem can no longer support them, diseases and mass starvation come upon the population. This forces some of the population to seek another suitable habitat. This is when it becomes dangerous to people. An animal crossing a highway can cause a motorist to swerve off the road to his or her death, or a hungry animal searching for food may work up enough courage to attack an unaware hiker or camper. This is why hunting is essential for controlling animal populations. It is a safe, humane way to regulate populations and keep them at a level that an ecosystem can support. Many may argue that alternatives, such as sterilization of the animals or transporting them to other areas, are better than hunting. However, these control techniques are very expensive and not always successful. It is not necessary for one to agree with hunting, but only necessary for them to see that it is the only way to inexpensively and successfully control animal populations.
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- Explains that deer damage is a prime example of why hunting is absolutely necessary to prevent overpopulation and consequent destruction of farmland.
- Explains that exponential growth of animals leads to mass starvation and disease among the animals.
- Opines that hunting is the only viable way to control populations. over-population causes yet more problems, but this time the danger is for humans.
- Analyzes how walro advocates extending the gun season in ohio to prevent road-killed bucks.
- Explains that anti-hunting groups propose the use of antifertility drugs on animals to reduce animal populations while providing a safe alternative to killing the animals.
- Argues that hunting is the only viable way to control increasing animal populations and avoid the negative effects of over-population.
- Explains that 60 out of 100 animals died from the tranquilizer dart, while 90 died as a result of the cap chur gun. anti-hunters must accept that hunting is the only practical way to control the ever-increasing animal populations.
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