Posted by moline_guy on September 03, 2009 at 23:17:33 from (66.231.24.97):
In Reply to: Re dust bowl posted by ken in texas on September 03, 2009 at 18:29:00:
I wish when i was younger and my grandparents were still alive they would have told about those times more, but i think it was something they didnt want too dwell on much. Yes it was a costly mistake breaking up all that land, but no one had ever seen drought that severe before either and people were trying to make a living and raise food for their family. I dont think the Dakotas had as much of the soil blowing as the other states, but our soil is heavier and not as sandy which might be the reason. I do remember grandma telling they had twine or rope from their house to their cattle barn, it was mostly used in the winter time for blizzards, but they used it in the 30's also because of blowing dust.
Like others mentioned, history does repeat itself and around here prairie and hayland are being farmed more and more all the time. The crops are mostly no tilled, but if the multi year drought conditions they had in the 30's come back it could be a similiar replay. I have seen many no till bean fieds blow during an open winter. We have water sitting everywhere right now, but just read in the paper they are expecting hot and dry 2010 for our area, time will tell.
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