Contour Furrowing, Pitting, and Ripping on Rangelands of the Western United States

Abstract

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Increasing range production from fodder shrubs in low rainfall areas

“…This decline takes the form of depletion of high fodder value species and their replacement by plants that are less productive, less palatable, and less nutritious than the original plants (Juneidi and Abu-Zanat, 1993). Thus, artificial revegetation is thought to be the remedy for rehabilitation of these degraded rangelands (Branson et al, 1966).…”

Influence of supplemental irrigation and soil surface furrowing on barley yield in arid areas affected by surface crust

“…Water which does not infiltrate into the soil surface will flow as surface runoff causing soil erosion (Bradford et al, 1987;Remley & Bradford, 1989). Branson et al (1966) reported that soil moisture storage increased by using contour furrowing at 1}1)5 m intervals, and the yield of perennial grasses increased to about 560 kg ha\. In the desert grasslands of southern Arizona, furrowing produced 2)5 times more grass than the adjacent untreated area, while soil moisture storage was 66 mm in the furrowed area compared with only 30 mm in untreated soil (Brown & Everson, 1952).…”

Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine, Red Rim Site, Carbon and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming

“…Some form of surface treatment, such as contour furrowing with check dams (Branson, Miller, and McQueen, 1966) or gouger pitting (Sindelar and others, 1974), may be required for erosion control on slopes steeper than about 10 percent.…”