Show Silting Rate Increases 1 In Historic York River This historic York river of ot Vir- Vir Is an nn example of at the way ii in ht inI which too much land In clean I I voted crops and land worn Vorn out and abandoned because of too muc much row cropping may Increase sedi In a stream SedIment lias has been accumulating in the York river during the last 27 years year at a arate arato arata rate rata five times as III great as dur dur- durIng durIng during Ing the preceding year 57 period tho the soil conservation service finds findl Carl Brown Drown geologist In charge of the tho studies says this sedimentation Is the result of Increased erosion on tho the slopes draining Into the head head- headwaters waters of the river river slopes slopes on which in recent years there has lias been an nn increase In land IlInd either cither In clean- clean cultivated crops or abandoned be be- because because cause of too much row crop farm farm- In ing ng A comparison of navigation charts prepared by the coast and geodetic survey Indicating water depths on the he stream In 1857 1837 and 1011 shows that during that year 04 period ap lip- approximately ap- ap approximately proximately feet acre of the soil from tram the watershed settled as sediment In the York river estuary Sediment accumulated at the rate of more than feet acre n II year From Prom 1011 to 1038 1930 when scientists scientist of the tho service made soundings to determine the extent of accumulation t I tion feet acre feet acre feet acre a year year lodged lodged In tile the river bed In determining the tile amount and andrate rote rate of accumulation the surveyors took water depths at the same slime points along the river at which measure measure- measurements measurements ments were made in 1011 Low Advertising Costs Of all commodities retailed In the United States agricultural equip equipment ment bears the lowest advertising expense In other words when a farmer buys farm machinery less lessof lessof of his money mOlley goes to defray the cost of ot advertising that commodity than it docs does In the purchase of many other advertised products This is the finding of the Twentieth Century fund An advertising analysis recently conducted by the fund discloses that out of each dollar spent on farm machinery but 10 16 cents goes to ad ad- This compared to 82 cents by tobacco manufacturers 07 67 cents for confectionery and bottled goods 62 02 cents for groceries 61 CI for furniture 4 cents for automo automo- automobiles automobiles automobiles biles 37 for far clothing approximate approximate- approximately ly 3 cents for home furnishings and 22 for hardware |