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Show 15 r-r-v r"""" P R O G R A AA I From tte County PHft- Committee Sr. tf Nation Faces Great Conservation Needs ' ' More widespread adoption of ex conservation systems of farm-! : J ing will be necessary if the na-tion na-tion is to maintain its position l as a world leader, J. Vern Hop-kin, Hop-kin, chairman of the State Pro-0l,fe; Pro-0l,fe; cuction and Marketing Admin-. Admin-. istration committee, said this Urn'rJS producers to take part (j in th3 Agricultural Conserva- 0 tion p ogram, a national pro- j gram adapted to fit local conser-1 ; vation problems, Mr. Hopkin j 3 pointed out that the need for ierv improved systems of farming is .;"- underlined by the estimates of 4 conservation1 needs which are Qr irac'e and used as the basis for : allocating' program funds. . While great progress in soil and water conservation meas-! meas-! ' ures has taken place in recent years, national needs for par- 1 " ticular types o f conservation practices are still enormous. Mr I a, Hopkin cited the following as (Hf examnles of current estimates of 'I conservation needs: Mechanical practices primarily primar-ily for erosion control Ter-races, Ter-races, 100 million acres; con-V con-V turing row crops, 71 million , acres; contouring close - sown : crops, 50 million acres; contour strip cronp'ng, 40 million acres; and dams for erosion control, i; 1 million. Reorganization of farm irrigation irriga-tion systems Ditches, dikes, and later als, 399 million cubic 1 II yards. x la Protective and green-manure 5 crops 109 million acres an-15 an-15 1 nually. j; Pasture and range Seeding and reseeding- pastures. 130 million mil-lion acres; grazing land man- agement, 257 million acres; and A3 dams for livestock water, earth. 1 million. Forestry Tree planting, 30 million acres. Inorganic materials Liming v materials, 79 million tons a year; k and phosphate, 17 million tons annually on grasses, legumes, i and cover crops. Seed Needs Stressed tFor the want of seed there was no grass and clover seeded on the land taken out of al-... al-... lotment crops. And for want jfj of a good protective cover the land grew up to weeds or washed wash-ed away. For want of the seed the crop was lost. For want of the crop the soil was lost. For want of the soil the food was lost. This paraphrase of the old saying about the horseshoe nail applies to the nation's position with respect to grass and legume le-gume seed, according to Douglas Doug-las Bertoch, chairman of the j Duchesne County Production 'and Marketing Administration committee. A survey made by 1 the PMA committees indicates a shortage of many grass and legume seeds. In addition to the regular needs for grass and legume seed, the chairman points out, there will be the land taken out of allotment crons, much of which should be seeded to sod croos. "This is of vital importance "o the country," says the chairman, chair-man, "and soells opportunity 'or the fa mers able to produce needed varieties of grass anc 'ecume seed. Here, also, is a" opportun'tv to help conserv 'he 30 million acres corning ou of allotment cros. to hfln huilr" -eservs for the future whn thf copulation i not 151 million but 170 or 180 million." |