Show conservation notes by W barl 11 quite a lot of information about tho the famine situation in w war ar torn europe and asia and what w hat we can do to help has recently been brought to my attention one article released by the U S department of agriculture states at ates that soil conservation la is recommended in fighting famine bamin e it was brought out that farmers working to increase InC Tease food crop production for famine relief can hoost boost their yields substantially by using certain soil conservation practices the conservationists emphasized that we should use the mos most t productive level land tor for intensive cultivated crops and keep the steeper land in hay and pasture using fertilizer and crop residues for increasing soil fertility and organic matter also Is a dual soil conserving measure the results of the combined practice Is maximum production with minimum labor and seed outlays another g good 0 0 d conservation step Is to be a little more careful using irrigation water supply particularly in the southwestern localities loca litle s where wh e r 0 water shortages sh ort a ge 9 have been forecast for this season on the basis of the short snow crop and reduced holdover hold holdo o over ver of water shortage similar attention A to operation of drainage systems Is also urged looking ahead to the predicted repetition of world food shortages in 1947 the soil conservation service suggests planning now to put still stil lother other soil and water saving practices into effect some of these are cover crop planting grass and legume pasture seeding irrigation and drainage system improvement and preparation of idle lands that are suitable sul tabla tor for cultivated crops pasture or hay bay production by such means as by clearing and drainage |