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The Economic Impact of Improved Drainage on Northern New York Dairy Farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Frederick W. Wackernagel ,
Robert A. Milligan  and
Wayne A. Knoblauch
Frederick W. Wackernagel
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Robert A. Milligan
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Wayne A. Knoblauch
Affiliation:
Cornell University
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Nearly level terrain, heavy soils, and impermeable subsoil horizons commonly cause poor drainage in Northern New York. Forty-five percent of the cropland in this region is classified as poorly drained (Lucey). The soils in this area dry slowly, consequently restricting the effective length of the growing season. Production of corn is marginal and the establishment of legume seedings is prevented by poor drainage. Poor drainage is only a single characteristic of a farm's soil resource, but it has multiple effects. Farm managers have adjusted to poor drainage by using grass hay crops as a forage base and by adopting other management practices which utilize land more extensively.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , October 1979 , pp. 73 - 85
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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