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Show V n V and Congress are 'ivi , ' nt ' r.o syndrome and get the farmer off that big breaking plow, says Peter Myers, head of the SCS. Weve always gone at erosion as a moral issue, but now we also want to appeal to the farmer in dollars and cents. We have to be careful not to paint a distorted picture. Soil erosion is not a today problem; its a tomorrow problem, but you have to work on it today. Bill Fryrear, head of the U.S. Agriculture Departments Agricultural Research Service station at Big spring, Texas, thinks the potential for erosion is greater now than it was 50 i1 jRnU ' '.t -- T ; & ,, 'r , years ago. Q If it gets as dry as it was in ,1T; s3&. K the 1930s, The desert-likregion, appearance of a farm in the Texas Panhandle, a productive shows the ravages of a windstorm that lifted the silt and left the sand. Texas accounts for 17 percent of the nations cropland erosion, and many Texans fear a return of the 1930s Dust Bowl. Some think its already started. In 1977, the Soil Conservation Service estimated, three billion tons of plowed soil were lost to wind and water. e cotton-growin- . . wont. In 1935, the blinding storms that uprooted the Great Plains destroyed his wheat crop at Dalhart, Texas. Hogue stuck it out. With hard work, he survived the Depression, and today he farms 20 verdant square miles of Texas grain. He drives a Coupe de Ville and winters in Palm Springs. His land is irrigated with water pumped from wells; natural gas powers the pumps. Still, he is apprehensive. A lot of people say well ; t . never have another Dust Bowl, he says. The hell we cant. With the price of natural gas, we could be back to dryland farming soon. A lot of farmers already are. Eroding cropland may cost the United States $1 billion a year in polluted and sedimented rivers and lakes. But soils are complicated, and the extent and causes of erosion vary. In 1977, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service estimates, some three billion tons of soil were lost from cultivated fields, from water and country. Without soils there would be no grass, no cows, no bread, no us, he writes. When we think that man runs the show on earth, we might recall that earth is mostly rock and life only a veneer on it, sustained largely by a sheet of soils derived from and covering the rock. Nature beats up the landscape, says Dick Arnold, director of the SCS soil survey division. But man accelerates it. Soils are important to survival. Lets not beat them up if we dont have to. Some soils are born from rot-- 1 ten bedrock, as in the Piedmont area of the eastern United States. Others evolve from rock moved in from elsewhere by wind, water, or glaciers. In many ways, soils are still a mystery, says Arnold. We know some basic physics and chemistry, but we still have a lot to learn about how soils THE 61 Middle plow-u- p p of the Wests erodible soils is FFRfj'S SERVICE i inevitable if exports and prices soar again, Gibbons concludes. He writes: Those men on the plows churning up High Plains range are hoping for rain and a few bumper wheat crops to pay off a 1010 North Main, Nephi We do tune up, engine overhaul and brake work! If you need any mechanical work For done, see us first Inspection work Brake relines Engine Overhauls Tune-up- s using the Sun Electronic Tune-u-p Machine We use Quality Parts For all your Tune-u- p printing needs, see the Times-New- s today!!! 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In 1983, the federal government spent $1 billon on erosion control and $28 billion on subsidies to farmers, the subsidies up dramatically from $7 billion ; two years earlier. The Reagan Administration 3 Another big COUPON DAYS AT man-mad- The holds the cards. in his infinite wisdom did not improve upon. he told Gibbons, survey investigations. VIn e erosion some cases, be others in slower, faster, may National Geographic. There than geologic erosion. Crop yields have been increasare, he explains, upwards of 30,000 different soils in this ing for years, despite erosion, Views on soil erosion depend on where one lives, Boyd Gibbons wrote in the September were in for some real trouble. gamble in country where glass Youre in country now that man returns slowly and drought g Erosion may bring back 1930s-styl-e dust bowl National Geographic News Service Harold Hogue has lived through one Dust Bowl. He isnt anxious to see another. But hes not confident that he erosion- efforts on areas deemed to need them most. The trick is to crack the tj'' :'h targeting -control Money Saving Coupon Hours: Sunday thru Thursday 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. s Nephi, Utah October 25, 1984 form. Landscapes alternate tween cycles be- of erosion and stability. Clay and organic particles can travel hundreds of of miles in a from wind. big storm. the eroded cropland came from Most people have no idea Texas. how fast landscapes can The entry of American change, says Ray Daniels, farmers into the export busi- former SCS director of soil ness, spurred by grain sales to the Soviet Union in 1972, sent Shop prices soaring and led to a fivefold increase in the value of U.S. farm exports by the end of the decade. It also aggravated the erosion problem, as farmers plowed up an additional 60 million acres, . much of it previously protected ' by grass. one-thir- d two-thir- One-fift- h ; Forsey's o o o i'Ve StfV0 Historic Juab County Courthouse 1926 Buick at Brough Antique Autos WE JUDGE ANTIQUE AND about 1896. AUTOMOBILES HISTORIC BUILDINGS BY THEIR WORKMANSHIP AND BY THEIR Sf ENDURANCE. Shop Forsey's Where you get the best deal around Our contracts are financed at First Security or Valley Bank Juab County Commission Candidate Richard M. Brough WE JUDGE CANDIDATES FOR POLITICAL OFFICES BY THEIR QUALIFICTIONS AND BY THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE PROPER DECISIONS ON NOBEMBER 6, 1984, YOU WILL Vard's Drive Inn Nephi, Utah I Weekly Special Fish FSet & Srisd Small salad bar & side order of fish, choice of 12 items from salad bar & choice of dressing A $1199. BE THE JUDG- E- WE ASK YOU TO JUDGE OUR CANDIDATE, RICHARD M. BROUGH, ON THE POSITION HE WILL TAKE ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: He will constantly work to lower taxes. Further, he will stand up to such agencies as the Utah State Tax Commission whenever they try to impose unfair and unjust taxes upon us. He will work with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers to establish a museum to preserve our county 's historical heritage. He will work for the completion of the Central Utah Water Project He will work to help establish new industry and more jobs in Juab County. He will work to give our residents the best possible medical services at reasonable costs. He will work with all parties concerned in an attemp to retain the NRP Hose Products in our community. He will render decisions without long delays. He wil be consistent in his decisions. He wil seek advice from those to whom he is responsible. ELECT RICHARD M. BROUGH JUAB COUNTY COMMISSIONER HMmI Uurtlwml kjr CmbIUm U EM Brvagfc C ! lw. Shirley Newel, Ckirwi. j |
