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Assessing Erosion on U.S. Cropland: Land Management and Physical Features

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  • Bills, Nelson L.
  • Heimlich, Ralph E.

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The taxonomy of soil erosion presented here delineates land resources with high potential for erosion control . More than one-third of U.S. cropland is inherently nonerosive under all management regimes, about half requires conservation management to keep soil loss within tolerable limits, and the remaining 8 percent is so erosive that acceptable soil loss rates cannot be achieved under intensive cultivation. Nationally, no statistically important relationships were found between characteristics of farm owner-operators and erosiveness of cropland.

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  • Bills, Nelson L. & Heimlich, Ralph E., 1984. "Assessing Erosion on U.S. Cropland: Land Management and Physical Features," Agricultural Economic Reports 307957, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307957
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307957
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    2. Economic Research Service, 1986. "An Economic Analysis of USDA Erosion Control Programs: A New Perspective," Agricultural Economic Reports 308012, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    6. Heimlich, Ralph E., 1985. "Characteristics Of Landowners Converting Land In The Western Great Plains, 1975-1977," Staff Reports 277683, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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