Show feed goals for 1952 point conservation need the call to all farmers of san juan county to increase forage and feed grain production for livestock in 1952 emphasizes the need for more soil and water conservation practices which step up yields per acre says clement johnson chairman of the county committee conservation of soil and water resources ac cording according to t the he chairman means carrying on farm operation in such a way that the productive capacity of the land is improved to that each year it produces more than it did the year before W with ith the amount of land we have limited and our population increasing at the rate of a little more than four new people every minute per acre yields must be increased or else living standards will be lowered mr johnson says conservation says mr johnson means such things as crop rotations that improve of the soil adding fertilizers to provide plant food for maxi 1 mum growth of crops providing cover crops to hold the soil and i restore fertility aana organic I 1 matter terracing and conto contouring urine sloping land to make better use making better use of irrigation of moisture and check erosion water through land le velling lining canals installing structures providing overnight over night and other storage facilities an and d any number of other measures which are essential to full production from the land as well as protection against erosion and depletion ion because this type of conservation is so essential to the welfare of the nation special assistance si is made to farmers to help hell establish and carry out conservation measures mr johnson explained under the agricultural conservation program for instance the nation offers to provide part of the materials rna and services or otherwise share the cost of a number of approved conservation practices service technical assistance is through the soil conservation provided on such practices as running contour lines laying out drainage ditches and staking out land for le velling every farmer in the county by give method of contact ie by mail meetings or personal visits by community committeemen under the 1952 agricultural conservation program mr johnson explains every farmer will be encouraged to check his farm for needed conservation practices and then to determine those practices which are th the e most needed in meeting production goals for t the he defense e effort and in protecting and b sliding bul iding his land for the future since assistance provided under is on a share the cost basis with farmer himself in most cases putting up the biggest share of the cos cost t it is to the farmers advantage as well as an obligation to the cou country to aget get as much conservation as poss possible le for each dollar spent this applies to the funds put up by the farmer as well as to assistance farmers should devote a as s much time and attention as is is necessary to planning the best possible use of any labor materials machinery and technical services used in carrying out conservation practices this calls for care carefully full y going over the farm field by field to determine what should be done to check erosion and deterioration it also calls for the yields from each field in line with production needs as indicated in the production goals announced by the county agricultural mobilization committee |