Show 1 II Farm News 1 1 Erosion in till the Grocery Grocer Store Storo If the tho local grocery store were to cave in sending cans cans jars boxes and nd sacks of food swirling down the tho river the people depending depending depending de de- de- de pending pending- on that store for food would really get excited about it But Hut when the soil which produces produces produces pro pro- duces the tho food goes down the tho river it is taken as a a. matter Datter of course With this simple analogy J. J J Vern Hopkin Utah State P IA chairman calls cans attention to what soil losses mean to the tha public VT ti d News of a carload of potatoes going g bad or several hundred cases roses of or eggs s spoiling makes the headlines the chairman points out But when potential production production production tion goes under the bridge e in inthe inthe the tho wa way of eroded soil soU it Is viewed viewed viewed view view- ed as just so much muddy water If It in tho the flood swollen river we could see barrels of or flour cases of or eggs s. truckloads of or canned canned canned can can- ned vegetables and fruits and and carloads of potatoes beans corn milk be beef f butter apples and strawberries instead of or so much muddy water more people would understand what Is taking taking- place places is s this country the chairman explains Experts estimate that Ula when the he Pilgrim fathers Cathers landed In Inthis inthis this his country countr we had an average e of or nine Inches of topsoil Now there hero are only six Inches It is startling startling- to estimate the amount of food this lost three Inches of oC topsoil represents More startling is Ute tile thought ht of what will happen happen happen hap hap- pen if with population increasIng increasing increasing ing Ing- we lose another three Inches of topsoil To check soil losses and Insure in- in suro sure continued production Is the reason for tho the Agricultural Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Program J |