The Dust Bowl is the common name applied to a large area in the southern part of the Great Plains region of the United States, much of which suffered extensively from wind erosion during the 1930s. The area included parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. In its original state, the region was covered with hardy grasses that held the fine-grained soil in place in spite of the long recurrent droughts and occasional …showed first 75 words of 419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 419 total…grass, 3-year planting rotation of wheat and sorghum and of lying fallow, the introduction of contour plowing, terracing, and strip planting, and, in areas of greater rainfall, the planting of long "shelter belts" of trees to break the force of the wind. Dry spells in the 1950s, '60s, and late '70s were responsible for recurrences of dust storms in the region. Lets pray that a dustbowl never happens in these parts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**