Conservation and
Improvement of Sloping Land
A Manual of Soil and Water Conservation and Soil
Improvement on Sloping Land
Volume 3: Practical Application: Soil and Water Conservation
P. J. Storey
ISBN 978-1-57808-234-6; 2003; 368 Pages, 215 x 270 mm; US $ 72.80
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Volume 3 takes the subject of better land husbandry further. The book first
points out the sort of things which have been, and are being used, but are failing
to deliver what is required. It then explains the causes of erosion, the theory
and practice of soil and water conservation, and practical and lasting ways
to construct terraces, including such details as how to build different kinds
of terrace walls. Nothing grows from the top down, as also with soil improvement.
It explains in detail the way of achieving practical and sustainable soil and
water conservation, practical ways in which farmers can themselves make and
use practical and lasting ways to construct terraces, including such details
as how to build different kinds of terrace walls.
Contents:
Part 1: Chapters Relating to Soil Improvement
. What will the Future Be?
. Some of the Wrong Ideas and Practices Concerning Soil Conservation
. Erosion
. What Do We Mean by Soil Conservation?
. How Do We Plant Soil Conservation?
. How to Compare Fields and Decide What Each Field Needs?
. Soil and Fertility Conservation: Part One: Non-terrace Conservation
. Soil and Fertility Conservation: Part Two: Terrace Making
. Water Conservation
Part 2: Chapters in Common with Volume 2
. Livestock
. Forestry, Agroforestry and Bamboo
. Appropriate Field Trials
. Weed Control
. Research and Development Needs
. Extension Policy Methods and Related Considerations
. To Close
Appendix 1: Assessing Soil Moisture Content
Appendix 2: Glossary/dictionary of Terms, Words, and parts of Words which
help us to understand the meaning of the Words
Appendix 3: The Effects of Soil Management on Soil Erosion
Appendix 4: Bulldozer
Appendix 5: Grasses and Legumes for Soil Conservation
Appendix 6: Waterways
Appendix 7: Surveying
