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Show SOU, COXSKHVATIOX II) Xoinian I. Hill Prance Miller report thai Carl I Key re plan to practice nome "rough tlllagei' on the field he ha Just leveled. When the tractor came In to replace the horse a few year ago, one thing was probably overloolceel The pressure exerted by a ruh-her tire tractor Is much more than that of old dobbin. So a problem has crept In In most area that Is quite often unnoticed. We aren't getting enough clr In the soil. The biologic production of plant life require noil minerals, air, water, and plant food. All i r vital. Irrigation methods and heavy machinery are excluding the air In many cases. Ilesearch people hae proven It Less tillage Is the answer to this problem This let'smore air Into the soil and makes big t-avlng In tillage operation And there are facts to prove It There seems to be growln-' local Interest In a National Pm-gram that Is known as the Wa-lerrher Protection and Hood Pieventlon Act This Is probably the most Important legislation affecting soli conservation districts since the enabling legislation which set up our districts This act provide for Ped- rnl Aid to much needed and Irng awaited solutions to problems on a complete watershed lasls l.nst week was National Kir Prevention week, so proclaimed b President P.Ienhower lllght now Is a pood time to take stock of our fire rating and our Individual responsibility. !ast jear farm fire cost U.S. farmers an estimated im.OOO.onO in property loss and more than t'OOO people perished It has been reported that rarrli "-.nt-'-1 and Indifference caused most of the fires so we know that much can be done to prevent V lii |