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A quick way of measuring
oil loss from a field is called
the "Rill" method. In order to
calculate toil loss using this
procedure, five simple steps
are involved. By following
these steps, you can roughly
determine the amount of soil
being lost due to erosion.
Step 1: Measure or pace off
a lineal distance of 42 or 84 feet
across a slope.
Step 2: Measure in inches,
the width and depth of each
rill along the selected dis
tance. Step 3: Multiply each width
and depth reading to obtain a
product in square inches.
Step 4: Add all the products
of the readings along the
selected distance.
. Step 5: If a distance of 42
feel was used, divide this sum
by 3. If you used 84 feet, divide
by 6. The result is in tons of
soil loss per acre.
EXAMPLE
Width (in.) X Depth (in.)
equals area in square inches.
Measuring the width and depth in inches of each riH in a
selected distance will give you estimated soil loss in tons per
acre.
DERGSTROM NAMED
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30
102
Using a selected distance of
42 feet, the soil loss in tons per
acre is 102 divided by 3 gives a
loss of 34.
The accompanying chart
indicates some ordinary ex
amples of soil loss in Southern
Morrow County. Information
is available from the Soil
Conservation Service on other
areas as well. There will be a
further discussion on this soil
loss equation at the annual
meeting by Elwin Ross, SCS
Area Engineer.
Roland Bergs trom, lone
wheat rancher was selected as
Morrow County's Conserva
tion man of the year.
Bergstrom's farm consists
of 2.000 acres, about 1.600 in
crop land. 800 acres are
seeded in wheat and barley
and 800 acres are in summer
fallow. His farm also has SS
acres seeded to grass with
numerous silt dams, diversion
ditches and grass waterways.
He started his diversion
ditches in 1951 and according
to Bergs trom "lam still not
Finished with the project."
He was born on the site of
his present ranch, purchased
by his father in 1916. He
attended grade school at
Gooseberry and recalls there
were only 8 children attending
the school. Upon completion of
elementary school he attended
lone High School.
H,e served with the United
States Navy for two years
during World War II. and at
the end of the war he attended
Pacific University, Forest
Grove.
While in college he met
Donna Marcura and the two
were married in 1951.
Returning to lone the young
couple finally purchased the
ranch from the elder Berg
strom. They have four dau
ghters. Car ley. who has fini
shed college, Shauna and Kay.
students at Oregon State
University and Lori, who will
start her senior year at lone
High School.
He has always been eager to
follow procedures set by the
Soil Conservation office and
does contour farming, especi
ally contour seeding. He starts
seeding early if possible,
usually by the first of October,
and sets July 20 as his harvest
date. His four daughters help
with the harvest.
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"Good soil conservation techniques " work
like a watchdog in the fields, guarding
against erosion-the natural enemy of farm
and forest.
GUARD THE FUTURE OF
YOUR FARM, FOREST AND COMMUNITY.
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