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The American Steppes - The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s (Paperback)
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The American Steppes - The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Environment and History
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Beginning in the 1870s, migrant groups from Russia's steppes
settled in the similar environment of the Great Plains. Many were
Mennonites. They brought plants, in particular grain and fodder
crops, trees and shrubs, as well as weeds. Following their example,
and drawing on the expertise of emigre Russian-Jewish scientists,
the US Department of Agriculture introduced more plants,
agricultural sciences, especially soil science; and methods of
planting trees to shelter the land from the wind. By the 1930s,
many of the grain varieties in the Great Plains had been imported
from the steppes. The fertile soil was classified using the Russian
term 'chernozem'. The US Forest Service was planting shelterbelts
using techniques pioneered in the steppes. And, tumbling across the
plains was an invasive weed from the steppes: tumbleweed. Based on
archival research in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, and
Kazakhstan, this book explores the unexpected Russian roots of
Great Plains agriculture.
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