Show A C A NEWS instead of piling up tip wasteful surpluses surplus eg in ill cribs bins bills cellars or warehouses why not store them in the soil the question is asked by W A frost chairman of the san juan county conservation Corin Conin mUe littee vilo i points olits oll ts out diat a crop reports now lall ested th fi fy 11 i rk nii ic I 1 surp alif ill i number bor f major crops and in ill most cases the chair n said there is no relief in 0 ain ling to some other crop alst t without vit hout exception a few acres shift by many farmers will result in ill surpluses of tile the other indicate that alif n the crops are crops As the chairman explains most fa farmers cannot afford and it is not in the national interest to leave the land idle since it grows up lip to weeds and becomes a I 1 menace to the rest of the farm land about the only alternative is to seed the land to adapted grasses and legumes thus building up the soil for future production and tile the grass that holds the soil and builds up humus at the same time can furnish feed for the livestock and livestock Hv estock products which are still needed mr air frost makes these observations fons in urging farmers to conr cc carefully the problems which ay y make adjustments necessary to 0 keep agriculture on an evon even keel too often he explains lower prices result in increased prodoc tion ion of crops already in surplus in ili the effort to meet fixed costs it results in a vicious circle of increased surpluses lower prices and reduced income until the farmer is finally forced out production in line with consumer needs should be the goal instead of using up soil fertility seed fertilizers labor and equipment to turn out excess food and fiber through the agricultural conservation program the chairman explains farmers may obtain assistance si ti in seeding grass and in obtaining phosphate to improve growing conditions for these conserving crops |