| Show soil conservation and improved farming methods available now merican american farmers today are being called on to produce more than they have ever produced before even without the present emergency er our needs will continue to increase at the present rate of increase in population by bv 1975 less than 25 years from now there will be nearly million people in the united states roughly it will be like adding 50 more cities the size of st louis or 72 the size of san francisco or 92 the size of new orleans the production needed by the increasing numbers must come largely from the same acres that are producing today land that can be reclaimed or shifted from other uses to that of foo food d production is comparatively lim cited how well we eat in the years ahead depends primarily upon how effectively we protect conserve build up and use the land and water resources now in sight A limited number of pamphlets stressing soil conservation and improved methods of farming have been sent to the office from the united states department of agriculture and I 1 are available free to those f farm arm ers who are interested |
