The Day the Wind Blew the Farm Away
A survey reveals that a five-acre plot of land near Finley has literally blown away, leaving only a fraction of an acre behind.
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Talk about your wind—we have had our share this spring too. Just to prove it, up along the north line of Section 17 there was a five-acre piece originally completely covered by sand. So deep was it covered that the owner couldn’t dig out the taxes and the C-Ds were issued some years back. The owner of the C-Ds recently made complaint that there were not five acres in the piece so last Tuesday County Assessor Wheaton and County Engineer Wright came down to measure it up and found that there was but 57-100 of an acre. The rest had blown clear away.
“The rest had blown clear away.”
Soil erosion remains a major environmental and economic concern for farmers in the Tri-Cities region. While modern conservation practices have mitigated the catastrophic 'blow-outs' of the early 20th century, the landscape still reflects the volatility of the region's topsoil.
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