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Show i rTarm Conservation Report e of ACP Stressed purp sf w chairman Jt TlP mers prevent soil Oration is the primary pur-nf pur-nf ti e soil and water con- , oractices which farm- tr 8lS'out under the Agricul- ' ffiscrvatiorf Program says xfaxficld, chairman of the fic County Agricultural .. Nation Committee. X & rAn& to the chairman, AclSm stresses such pri- Problems as: (1) Keeping e&,VZ washing and blowing S 2? Rebuilding soils that 'become depicted and run- Retaining and lmprov- t productivity and tilth; i , rrnvin2 permanent pas- V3 S?gePland; (5) Pro-fwatersheds Pro-fwatersheds as an aid in Irntrol; (6) Protecting and BtSJl farm woodlands;?) b gSfing better use of irriga- , tiSSs which in reality are i on v to increase production ' fhe current season or the im-' im-' "Xe future and which make ; BC Sntial contribution to a " of conservation" farming, ! g no Place in the Agricultur-i Agricultur-i Conservation Program, says ' rarogram is a means of as-e as-e MM farmers in carrying out 1 Sation practices over and h ffihose which would be per-ned per-ned without program assis-S2j assis-S2j the chairman adds. It is a Sed, says the chairman, the 1 Stance provided for approved r Sices will stimulate addition Knservation activities on each - Li. In the many years of oper-f oper-f S this has proved to be the ie chairman states: "As the ctcward of his land, each farmer , " w a key responsibihtv in pro- J Mjng the land from erosion " ud depletion. The program is ' to help him with basic conser- t ration practices which he would not carry out otherwise and for i ytuch assistance is necessary to s get the work done." I Ho Many Acres To The Gallon? In jest farmers have talked about producing so many gallons of corn to the acre, but seriously, all farmers can ask how much of their soil there is to the gallon gal-lon of water, which has just run off their farms. It is a simple test and one conservation-minded farm leader used it to determine how much soil was being lost. Following a terrific rain the river was swirling swirl-ing with thick dark mud. The farmer filled a gallon bottle with the muddy water. A test showed that each 15 gallons of water carried a pound of soil. Measurements Measure-ments of the river flow showed . that on the basis of this sample, 276,182,010 pounds of soil had been carried down the river every hour. Two days of that would have scraped off. 6 inches of soil from 4,416 acres. The top soil on many farms is not more than 6 inches deep. What is 4,416 acres of good top-soil worth? -According to the Duchesne County Agricultural Conservation Committee, the answer to . that question determines deter-mines the worth of the conservation conserva-tion practices which hold the soil to the farmer to the community and to the country. coun-try. Water Where The Grass Is One of the most practical conservation con-servation practices for both range and pasture land is that of providing enough watering places for livestock. Water where the grass is and grass where the water is means less trailing and trampling out of vegetation. This protection to the vegetation also means protection to the soil. Under the Agricultural Conservation Con-servation Program farmers are encouraged to build dams, drill wells and develop springs where the additional watering places will mean better distribution of I livestock on the range or pas-lure. pas-lure. Where there are loo few watering water-ing places, livestock trample out t the grass and other vegetation around the watering places. With the vegetative cover gone the soil is easily carried away by water. Trailing livestock long distances to water cuts paths which may become gullies. Livestock also do better where there is plenty of water within easy distance of where they are grazing. Many ranchers in the west have greatly improved their rangeland by building stock-water stock-water reservoirs and pits. Where water holes dry up some ranchers ranch-ers drill wells to supplement the reservoirs and springs. These wells where possible are spaced so that livestock will have short distances to travel to water. In many parts of the country, the chairman states, these water supplying sup-plying practices are a vital part of the conservation program. Postage Reduced On Foreign Relief Packages Relatives and friends now won't have to pay as much postage pos-tage on relief packages sent to certain European countries and China, the Economic Cooperation I Administration has announced. (Through an ECA subsidy of ocean transportation for such 'shipments, authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948, international parcel postage rates have been reduced 4 cents per pound. Countries to which the subsidy sub-sidy applies at present are Austria, Aus-tria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, It-aly, China, France, Greece, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, as well as the zones of Germany and Trieste under occupation bv the United States, the United Kingdom, or France. Contents of the parcels are limited to non-perishable food, clothing, and clothes-making, material, shoes and shoe-making materials, mailable medical and health supplies, and household supplies and utensils. Regulations for sending relief packages under un-der the reduced rate will be 'available at local post offices. |
