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wlnd, whlle per-rnanenl erop, lerlaelng lorurry, and (m
lhe ease ol gulllesl diversion and spreader drum plus
gablons help reduee or heal seoured areas Tunnel
eroslon may eall lor de—sroelrlng, eonlour dralnage,
and lhe eelabllshmenl ol deep—loosed planls, wlnle lhe
problems ol desalling need lhe eomblned raelors cf
runonslahen llo lower groundwaler lablesl lollowlng
deep lnlereeplor dralns lo rlll on sall seepages m
surlaee sorls (see chapler m
Emsmn lollows deloreslarlon, soll eompaelron,
dramrbed sollewaler balanee llnereased overland new
and nslng waler lables or sall seepagesl, overgraalug
plough agoellllllle on lhe broad seale, episodes ol lugh
wlnds or ralns in droughl perrods, or severe
dlseurbanee eaused by anlmal hacks. roaalng, and
lll—advlsed earlhworle.
Insofar as landicip: design ls roneemed, soll eroslon
reparr ls lhe pnoruy wherever sueh eroslon oeeurs
Apln lrorn lhe physleal laelorr, no desrgrler, or llallon,
ean rgnole lhe eeonomle or polr leal pressures rhal
rnevrlably ereale erosion by requlrlng or permrlnng
rnapproprlare land use and lorelng produelron or
overeploduellon on In lhe fragxle slrusrure ol soils
Thnd world debl and weslern world overeproduelron
are boln primary laelors in sorl eollapse ln a
eonservalrve soelely, lhe very basls el land use
plannlng would enmmpnss lhe soneepr ol permrlled or
reslrleled use 0) solls, rarelully plolled rn reglons
lollowing analyses ol slope, soll slabrluy, rn nlmal
loresl elearlng lor reallureslallonl, and permllled
maarmum levels ol slop produellon, or Ilvesmck
denslly, lollonlng lhe procedures or good sorl
husbandry
lh assesslng erosron rn lhe u.l< Charles
Alden£larkl and Davrd Hodges (Nrw Srmmsl 12 Feb
87) polnl onl lhal ~many ol lhe leeenl oulhnaks ol
severe erosion are elearly lmlred lo lalllng levels ol
organle maller rn lhe so lhe more organre maller
lherers ln lhe soll, lhe more slable ll rs ., rhls slablllly ls
Minx m gm soll slnlelule and fillnmm ol waler,
whereas an rnarganre sell may break down under raln.
w h lhe lollowlng rnerease in overland llow, musk
soils wrll lhen erode as nlls or gullres, or lhe deslreyed
surlaee ran powder and blow away wuhoul orgame
mallsr lo bond ll
On many delreale sorls lover ehallrsl lhe only answer
rs lo replaee erops wrlh pasmre or laresls. lnlenslve
arable use and wmler erupplng bolh ereale more
eroslon The very radreal mndusmn ls lhal mulching
green manure. grass leys on rolnlran, hedgerows, and
m1nim|mluvinnn are nor only urgenr bul lrnperallve
Thus, "the lime lo eaamlne lhe organis llarmrngl
appluarh has passed, lhe lune lo adopl ll has arnved ~
llbrd l Al long lasl. some sslenlrsls are saylng lhal
enough evrdenee ls enough, we need lo mm lo known
elleellve land managernenl based on pennanerwe and
organle melhods Thls wlll rake rhe romblned good
wlll ollanners, selenrlsls, hummus, and rereumers
9.19
SOIL REHABILITATION
Careiul gardeners lalre rare nol lo break up, olerulrn,
or eompael lhelr valunbk' rolls, u g mslead ralsed
beds and reeessed palhs lo avord a deslrnellon ol
enllnb srrnerure lzesponsrble larrners lry lo govern lhe
speed and duct or lhelr lrnplemenls m order lo pre.
serve lhe soll slnlelllre. and ran gel ouue enlhuslasllr
about a dark. humus—neh, erumbly soll We seldom
grye rarmers llrne or money lo ereale or preserve soll.
bul exped lhenr to llve on |ow rneomes lo serve a
eommodlly markel, whose commflus eare llllle lor
sorl, numllon, er nanoual well-being
Ne rnalleren whn| subslrale we sun, we can ereale
rleh and welleslruelured soil in gardens, ollen wrlh
some lnpul of labour, and always as a resulr ul addmg
ergame marerlal or green mauures renl rropl No
mm" haw neh a soil rs, ll (an be rulned by bad
ruluyauon plaellees and by expusum lo lhe elemems,
wind, sun and manual raln.
Worms, lerrnrres, gmbs, and burrowels more sorl
erumbs I: ma. bulus or manure piles, and lhey wlll
evenlually recreate loose suds it we leave lhem lo ll ln
paslure am we also have olher ml; lo help relleve
eornpaelron, lhey ran be erploslves, speelal
lmplemenls, or met;
We use lhe expalelve and explouve rnelhod rarely,
perhaps lo planr a lew valuable lrees ln non—hard
ground by snarrerrng People llke Masanohu
Fukuoharw are more pa l and elleenye, rasllng oul
slrongerooled radlsh seed ldarlron varlellesl, nee
legume seed, and deep—tooled planls sueh as eomlley,
lueerrle, Asasvrs, and evenmally lolesl lrees Muen lhe
sarne subsurlaee shallering oeeurs, bn| slowly and
nolselessly. lhe sml regarns slruemre, aerallon, and
pen-nus waler rnnllaanon
A measure enne ehange wrouglu by green manure-s,
rnuleh, and pernlanenl windmw ls reeolded by link
Vin der Werl lprmveullnre Narnhour Nrrusll-llrr,
Queensland. Dee. was and Mar/Apr "3367 Workmg in
Chum al tn: Agomzda Agnenhural l'lvlecl, he lepdrls
on lhe rmprovemenr ol saumb slauerule by measurrng
lhe hulk densrly lwelghl per volume ralro lg/eel alsoll
samplerl ls given ln 1able u
um u
lmnmvumam m crumb Sllvelllls
Soil neallnenl Bulk
3/“ Densrly
Annually burnl bush l as
bush leh 1 years wllhoul llre l,27
Farmlandtulhvaltd 2 years l 29
Farmland, Pcmunzntly mulehed
and cropped tor a years aw
~Even wrlh eropplng lhe mulshed solls show how
humus alone resleres good aeranon, snll lernperalnres
were lower by IOC, and berth erop graln ylelds and a
mere llrnes lnelease lrl organre rnalrer ploduellon were
noled.
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