Show soil replacement isnow Is y now essential soil food drainage must be replaced no enemy bombs hit american soil during world war II 11 but the nations farm land nevertheless was mined in order to produce the gigantic crop yield which helped make victory possible ac according cordin g to j a statement made public by th the 6 middle west soil improvement corn com 1 wartime crop goals which were necessary to produce f foodstuffs stuffs 4 meat dairy products oil and fiber crops at a rate never before attained in history says the state ment drained the soils resources felt adding life giving substance to i pasture la in new london county connecticut i of nitrogen phosphorus and potash faster than they could be replaced I 1 As a result the need for carrying eroslow ca oslon out soil rebuilding and er erosion i control practices will be great for many years to come american farmers increased their production at least one third above prewar records in order to meet world food demands and pre vent famine overseas they are be ing asked to continue their crop out put at high levels steps to repair the damage done j to the sons soils fertility level during I 1 the war and to make the land con dinue to yield crops enough to solve the world food crisis are therefore imperatively necessary the means tor for accomplishing this lie in providing the soil with alib all available plant food containing nitrogen phosphorus and potash and in following intelligent farm man argement practices such as 23 the rals rais 5 ing of nitrogen fixing legumes reg ular crop rotation pasture improve i ment and where necessary contour plowing |