loess soil

Due to the fertile loess soil it was for long an agricultural area.

Yellow-brown loess soil is found in the western parts of the state.

The loess soil is crumbling where roots don't tie it down.

It is characterised by its heavy deposits of post ice age loess soils.

The rather flat land and very fertile loess soil have it an agricultural area from ancient times.

Predominant here are loess soils, which are of very high quality.

The rich loess soils proved very fertile for cotton cultivation.

The floor had been carved out of the fine loess soil of the riverbank and was below ground level.

The district has a very warm climate, together with the fertile loess soil it makes the area favourable for growing vegetable.

Besides the loess soil Achkarren has over 50% of volcanic soil.

Where precipitation amounts are sufficient, the deep loess soils have been extensively cultivated for wheat.

On top of the bluff lies a thick coating of windblown loess soil.

The wet and swampy landscape that persisted well into the 19th century is now fertile terrain covered with loess soils.

Conditioned by the mild climate and the extensive loess soils, intensive crop production prevails here.

Besides well functioning farms on loess soil there are many areas with poor soil and meager incomes.

The hollows in the area with their deposits of loess soils encouraged early arable farming during the Stone Age.

The fertile loess soil has traditionally favoured a non-specialised agriculture, with crop production being largely organised into strips.

The average annual temperature is 10.6 C. The farmlands are highly fertile and have Loess soil with a low water table.

Recurring droughts can alternate with torrential rains, and the area's sandy loess soil is prone to erosion.

Strong north winds deposited the loess soil in layers between 0.2 -2 m thick, the upper layers of which became loam.

In the west the loess soils of the Hellweg Börde continue into the Westenhellweg region.

These Touchet beds are often covered by windblown loess soils which were deposited later; the number of layers varies with location.

The Yellow River in China carries yellow sediment from eroding loess soils.

A gusty, fitful wind, holding the fine loess soil in suspension, swirled around them, obscuring their view of the spear holders.

The wall is made of standardized bricks, made from the local loess soil, and fired in kilns along the line of the wall.