Show Company Seeds Mile Pipe Line Way Right How to maintain a farm that is 50 feet wide and over miles mlles long That problem recently faced one of the nations nation's largest natural gas companies when it wanted to properly properly properly prop- prop erly care for the soil soll bordering its long thin pipeline stretching from Texas to Ohio To carry out its program the company company com com- pany set up a soil conservation department department de de- and endowed it with nearly nearly nearly near near- ly a quarter million dollars for la la bor seed fertilizer and equipment Eight crews crew went into the field and seeded an average of a ratio mile a day The crews crew used carefully prepared prepared pre pre- pared seed mixtures to provide temporary cover crops according to the individual farmers farmer's wishes Plants chosen for seeding were selected selected se se- to suit each locality after consultation with local and national agricultural authorities on the beat best methods of soil soll conservation |