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- - Soil conservation and diversified farming is the
only hope for the successful farming in Eratb
‘County. We urge-every farmer to consult with
conservationists, and take steps to SAVE the
SOIL.
When It Conies To • Farming • Ranching
YOU Can't Beat Soil Conservation!!
You Can't Beat Higginbotham's
_ LOW LOW LOW
PRICES
In the first decade of its life,
PL-566 has helped watershed de-i
velopment leap ahead. Federal!
investments rose from J7.3 mil-!
lion in 1955 to $63-4 million in!
1964. State, local and private ex-1
penditures have also risen
sharply. Out of the $743 million
involved in the first 500 pro-
jects, about $441 million are
federal costs and $301 million
are non-federal.
In Southeast Texas Vice is
planted with grain drills during
March, April and May.
Postal Employees Salute Farmers
Producers of Foods and Fiber
By Bill Cowan , the phrase, “dust thou art”
Soil conservationists tell us! k«T>s us ever humbly aware of
that perhaps Dublin's most val->ur divine origin and complete
uable possession is its few in- dependence upon the good earth
the vry ecapable
ches of rich top soil which we
in the postal sen-ice recognize
as essential to our very exis-
tence. Man, according to the
Bible, was made from it, and
Bob Branuin Is pictured checking the irrigath n system on h!»
coastal Bertmidagrass pasture at Proctor. He uses a program of
watering and fertilization which produces a heavy cover, and
enables him io run 3 cows and calves t,-> the acre. Branum
started using coastal in the spring of 1956.
SCS Staff Photo
and the vry ecapable stewards
who are doing such a fine job
of preserving our soil and water
resources in this area.
Perhaps the closest postal
employees to the soil are the
rural carriers who deliver and
1 collect agricultural and live-
stock survey cards, letters, pub-
lications, technical material,
parcels, and other mail matter
that is essential in the ever pres-
ent task of soil and water con-
servation. City carriers, how-
ever, will be quick to tell you
that there are a considerable
number of farmers, dairymen,
and ranchers who live in Dublin
and still receive large quantities
Of conservation mail. And re-
gardless of whether the mail is
for a rural or city carrier, a
postal clerk is involved in it’s
separation and' distribution.
Farmers, ranchers, and dairy-
men in the Dublin area, assist-
ed by a very dedicated Soil
Conservation Service organi-
zation, have gained wide ac-
claim both as individuals and
groups for splendid achievement
in soil conservation. We in the
Dublin Post Office, whether as
part-time farmers' dairymen,
ranchers, gardeners, or j u s t j
consumers of farm and ranch
! products, join in saluting the
people who produce what we
eat and drink and w-ho at the
same-time with religious dedi-
cation are preserving our soil
selves and future generations.
_ _ ......*
Upper Leon
I>ablin Progress, 1964 Soil Conservation Edition
Spll
ly on site 4,ion the Green Creek Watershed. I .a nil belongs io J. II. Butler. Note good stand ami
growlh of grass. Dams and spillways on flood prevention structures nre seeded and sodded to
grass tor protection from erosion and livesioek grazing. SCS Staff Photo
Your land is an important investment: How you manage it
now will be reflected in the years ahead ... your prosperity
and your community’s. Reap the profits that come.from a
sound soil conservation program ... siart yours today!
By Richard Gary
The question is often asked,
“Can 4-H members contribute to
Conservation'’' Yes, in a good
many wkys. Even though they
art1 young, own no farms of
their own at present, they still
can and do make a contribution
to conservation.
Members of 4-H receive train
ing in conservation at their reg-
ular meetings, as two programs
are given each year on® some
phase of conservation. -The pro-
grams vary each year, so that
over a period of years a mem-
ber has had training in many
phases of conservation. This
past year’s club programs were
on Upstream Flood Control and
Brush Control.
You may wonder, “Are the
young members interested in
conservation?” A definite “Yes”
is the answer. For example this
year 24 club members partici-
pated in District and State con-
tests. In the senior division, or
those eligible to compete on
State level, club members were
entered in Grass Identification,
Soil Evaluation, and' twp Soil
and Water Conservation Demon-
stration teams. ‘ With 11 mem-
bers going to College Station
for the state Round-Up. The
Upper Leon SCD assisted in
- training and financing these
! teams. Contests such as these
give members a good look at
conservation in practice and will
make them more conscious of
conservation needs, if they go
to college and become doctors,
lawyers, teachers, or remain on
the farm- Education is a vital
part of conservation of our re-
sources for future generations.
Yes, conservation contributes
to training of 4-H members and
they contribute to the education’
on conservation. As an example
this year the Conservation Dem-
onstration: team, composed of
Oma Lee Pettijohn and Jody
Thiebaud gave a demonstration
before four civic clubs thus
bringing conservation ideas be-
fore business men. And who
can sell ideas better than Young
People? v
Included in Project Agree-
ments executed during IRfne
were two “New Starts,” These
were ih the Logan-Slough Creek
and East Bay Bayou wafer-
sheds.
Coastal Bermuda
For Grazing Use
By Bob Branum
The spring of 1956 Bill Heizer
-jSked me if T would be interest-
ed in Coastal Bermuda- He said
it comes to him highly recom-
mended. So Bill Heizer, Ed
Leatherwood and I went t6 Iowa
Park and brought back a bob-
tail truck load, some of it go-
ing to several parties. The ex-
periment has proved very suc-
cessful for me, selling roots in
the spring and grazing coastal
after the harvest. By watering
and using 1050 lbs. fertilizer this
year I am going, to average
about 240 bales per acre after
a late start.
I think it is one of the best
grazing grasses we have for dry
land and with irrigation you
get double assurance through
these precarious years.
In an average year you can
run a cow and calf per
and by watering you ca
three cows and calves to
acre.
Praise for PL - 566. A dynam-
ic and effective mechanism for
federal-state-local cooperation in
community development — this
was the judgment of Watershed
Congress participants on the
Public Law 566 program, now j
10 years old.
Soil Conservation
Farmers and Ranchers
Of "Jhe Dublin Area
HARELIK'S SALUTES YOU
Visit Your S.C.S. Office
and let them help you work out a
conservation program for your farm
or ranch . . . you will benefit from
it . ... and so will your community.
in Dublin
F.HJL Provides Credit To Farmers
Assisting Development - Land Use
By Bay TurkneU _
'Hie Farmers Home Adminis-
tration is an agency of the
United States Department d f
■ me ursi uana Kigms Agree-
I ment by and between the Serv-
f ice and Bedias Creek Soil Con-
j servation District and Madison
| County Commissiorfers Court,
| has been executed. This Agree-
The eligibility of all Farmers *“*!*£“” cost ,shari!'f of
»» -------lan<i foments and nghte-of-
I way m the lo«?lr Branch water-
Home Administration loans? air
determined by a County Com-
ymicu oiair* uqwuueni o. mU,ee The committee consists
Agriculture whose function is j ^ farmers who know local ................—— —
to provide agricultural credit to ‘arm'nS ar|d c edit conditions
farmers and ranchers on terms wiutt “ :akes fer a-farmer j Construction report for the
and conditions necesssrv for to succeed Joe Palmore Route I**11?' end.ng June 30 s.wws 927
- -. . . , (loodwater retarding structures
7r Dublin, is the chairman of I completed, under construction
farm to assist them in develop- !** FarmCrS|* undcr contract
ing, conserving, and to make om< Administration Commit-, Project Agreements) to be con-
proper use of their lands and wa-. tee Palmare is assisted by Cash' strqcted. It is expected that
Eberhart of Route % Bluffdale, j construction jof the lOQCth struc-
and S'. E. Keith, Jr., of Route lure will have been commenced
3, Dublin- I during the current fiscal year-
and conditions necessary for
their success.
Loans are made to owners of
ter resources.
Soil and Water loans are made
only no applicants who are un-
able to obtain the credit they
need from private and coopera-
tive sources at reasonable “rates!
and terms.
Loans may .be had tp drill
wells, purchase pumps, con-
struct and repair ponds. These
loans may also be used to carry
out basic land treatment prac-
tices, including fertilizing, seed-
ing, and. establishment of per-
manent pastures. Funds may
also .be used to build terraces,
waterways and other erosion
control structures. ■ In addition,
loan funds may "be used to
clear land of brush and prepare
for cultivation. ri
Each soil and water loan is
scheduled for repayment within
a period consistent with the bor-
rowers’ ability to repay. The
interest rate is five percent perl
year on the unpaid balance
Each will be adequately secured
to protect the interest of the1
Government. Usually, a loan
will be secured by a real estate
mortgage. In certain cases, a
loan may be secured by a lien
on chattels.
4 What Can 4-H Clubs Contribute To
Soil and Water Conservation Now?
— We’re proud to number among our
customers . . . many of the outstanding
Conservation Farmers of this area.
HENDERSONS SUPER MARKET
Guy Jones, Manager
Higginbotham's
w* give Gold Bond Stamps ——
AND REDEEM aij. departments except lumber
Soil Conservation
— District——
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Turney, Frances. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), No. 20, Ed. 2 Thursday, August 13, 1964, newspaper, August 13, 1964; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth530106/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.