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Much of the Ferris Demonstration area is in agricultural production. This production consists of 129 acres of wheat and row crop production, which is leased out by competitive bid to local producers. However, three waterways, eight terraces, and a railroad right-of-way are located on the area. Shortly after accepting the deed to this property, the Department, along with cooperation from ASCS and SCS, derived a plan to demonstrate several conservation programs. These programs include field borders, wind breaks, proper terracing, and waterways, round field edges, grass strips to replace terraces, crop rotations, minimum tillage, and timing of tillage and crop residues. Along with these practices, the Department will incorporate what is beneficial for wildlife, including planting warm season grasses in waterways instead of cool season grass, properly planted wind breaks, scrub plantings, and planting of forbs within warm season grass communities.