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The Dublin Progress, Thursday, August 6, 1964
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It is our duty as fanners and tices. We should under graze will help as so'il builder
Americans to carry out a good our range land. By doing so it prevent wind erosion:
9oil and water conservation pro- will reseed. By under grazing
gram. As young and hot so young j ouif ranges we leave good cov-
farmers we must try to keep up’ er, thus slowing down runoff
with new idpas id soil and water after rain. , ■
‘ '"•* " ’ f We shotttd maintain » good
terrace system where, terraces
are needed to prevent erosion
caused by J^atcr. We must try
to prevent wind erosion. Strip
cropping \yorks well in the sum-
« Recreation Committee. But
| much more consideration o f
| these needs is required to miti-
1 gate damages to fish and, wild-,
| life habitat by drainage aspects
i of watershed development,
j member:; said. Legislative auth-
! arity and administrative. proeefl-
| ures seem adequate to provide
g for development of „ these resour-
ces in PI - 366 programs, But
[local sponsors, technical work-
needs o!er5_ state approving agencies
i—a----- o—-» =- ■ as State Soil and Water
. _ . . test- These tests may be obtain- kind dK ferterlizer his * a n ^ Copser\ation Com mitt ees'^'h n d
Most farmers need a good led for a small cost When fer-~ needs. Soil tests will provide: state an(j conserva-
Young tamers Aid Water, Soil and
Other Conservation Development
Bv Wilbur jamev lout good soil and wader prac-. fertilized ewer crap in winter, fertilization program To get tilizing. the farmer
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and‘ this program going get a soil know the exact amount and
conservation practice*- Each
j farmer must determine the
practice that fits his land and
farming program.
Every farmer needs a farm
plan to go by and a goal to
Camping af water’s edge, water tuul trees are two essentials
for good camping. V >st flood prevention lakes, such as this
one on B:-n Kob'jins farm, have these two neeessarv items,
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A Good supplemental .Income can be had bv adding picnic tables
work toward. Young farmers i mer growing season and follow-
should lead the way in carrying ed by crop residue and a well
Stewards Cf The Soil Apply Sound
Conservation Methods In Land Use
and fire pta es for rooking-
SCS Staff I*hof->
CONSERVE THE SOIL-
For The Children of Tomorrow
Bv •). E. Morton. Minister
If we are not careful when
we come to consider this matter
of Soil Conservation we fail to
see any further /than the end, of
very heart of the matter is our
very existence as children of
God and as Stewards of His
creation. -I
Soil Conservation is taught
— — . state fish and game conserva-
these facts. Fertilizer is not only - tjor, aj,epc-es foust be enequr-
; helpful in reclaiming and re^ jgpjJ to take positive action to
building soil but necessary for
a,greater profit. Another reason
i fertilizer is. important is that a
lot of farmers, especially dairy j‘
f farmers, find crop rotation im-
! practical.
protect habitat- and develop
proper recreational facilities.
Senator, Clinton P Anderson
Of New Mexico recently said <m
the floor of the U S. Senate that,
As young farmers we try cur "Even with full development of
best to follow these principles, j water resources, the Nation will
It is my belief that a farmer have inadequate water supplies
with a love for his land will car-[ in 1980 to meet anticipated m-
ry out a good soil and -water j creases in population and eco-
| conservation program- I rtomic activity.”
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SOIL CONSERVATION WEEK
our nose and consider it only!over and over again in the
from the angle of continued ma- j Scriptures. We are reminded
terial achievement, when at the that “the earth is the lords and
--- the fulness thereof,” but up un-
1 til comparatively recent times
we have ignored the.,,admoni-
Campsite and recreation area prose* a i ipiilar spot for sum-
mer vacationers, as well as local people. Recreation Is major
side benefit of flood control structures SC’S Staff Photo
How will we feed 'em all in 1975? This
presents a real problem — and can be
solved by sound SOIL and WATER
CONSERVATION.
The Upper Leon Soil Conserva-
tion District Is doing a wonderful
job in advising along these lines, and
stands today, with technicians who are
able to help with the various Conserva-
tion problems of thp area. Consult them
often.
... a good tip, too — see us for all
veterinarian supplies.
HALL & CLEVELAND
PHARMACY
Crop Residue Being
Put To Good Uses
By G- K. Desha, Agronomist,
SCS, Stephenville
The time was when farmer
was judged pretty well by how
straight a furrough he could
plow and how well he kept all
the trash turned under out of
sight. The man who let winter
creep up on him with crop stub-
ble still on the land was an ob-
ject of pity and ridicule by his
neighbors. These were the years
when a haze of smoke hung
over the countryside all sum-
mer from burning piles of stub-
ble. This was also the time when
children were commonly sent
off to school with a bag of asa-
fetida hung around their necks
to ward off disease.
There was some reason be-
hind these actions. Medical
scienct* hadn't progressed to the
wonder-drug stage. Neither had
farm equipment been developed
that could handle a trashy seed-
bed. Now there is available an
implement to do almost any job
a farmer needs or wants to do-
With today’s equipment crop
stubble or ‘‘residue” ca nbe
handled in almost any fashion
the farmer wishes. And a great
many have found that working
the residue in such a way as to
■ keep it on the surface is a pay-
j ing proposition.
nfer are several advantages
j to using residue this way. It
I forms a protective cover on the
i land, reducing erosion and run-
! off. It keeps the soil cooler,
which cuts down on evaporation.
Crusting of the surface is re-
duced. And the fertility balance
is not upset.
When large amounts of stub-
ble from maize or small grain
is turned under, these oil nitro-
gen is temporarily tied up by
bacteria in rotting the stubble.
The next crop may suffer from
nitrogen deficiency. This nitro-
gen tie-up is not nearly so likely
when the residue is kept on the
surface.
AH ih all there has been a lot
to say in favor of this type of
crop.
tion to, take c<iro of the soil. SOIL
CONSERVATION should be prac-
ticed first of aU- because
earth was created for us by
God. Second, if we do not take
care of it, then it will serve no
useful purpose, and we, as chil-
dren of God, are poorer be-
cause of our failure to be good
Stewards of God's Creation.
There is a very close connec-
tion between Soil Conservation
and Soul Conservation, when
will wo ever learn that this is
God s world loaned to us for
our use under His direction.
When we fail to listen to His
Soil Improvement Benefits Society
Pays Dividends To Owner, Builder
Bv Joe B. Henderson j that says, “Leave the soil a lit-1
Perhaps no other generation tie^tter than y^ jound it£ Hi I
has ever lived and looked at the
land of our country with such
addition to being a' good moral
and social creed, his idea o f
longing desire'to own a piece of j improving the soil has pa/d
Mother Nature.” Nearly every S«>d dividends to the owner and
young family living in the cities
dreams of the day when they
can save enough money to buy
a piece of land, either small or
large. This love and desire for
land has created the biggest
teachings we are inviting a | land boom in years; consequent-
testing of the statement, ’’What- j ly the owners of land are able
soever a man. soweth” — or to fight inflation by investing
fails to sow — that shall he [ and building land resources,
also reap,” take care of the j There is an old adage handed
Soil to take care of our Soul. > from one generation t-o another
Interest In Soli Conservation Is
A Universal Safeguard For Future
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THE FUTURE IN FARMING
AND
RANCHING IS GOOD SOIL CONSERVATION
OUR CONGRATULATIONS
To farmersond ranchers of the Erath Soil Conservation
District for the great work they are doing to further soil and
wdtit coreservation.
STEPHENYILLE PRODUCTION CREDIT
By Walter Hamilton
Our thanks to the Soil Conser-
vation District, the Work Unit
personnel and the Farm and
Ranch operators.
You have made a f’ne contri-
bution to health, happiness and
prosperity of our community.
Let us work under the stimulus
that we are safeguarding the fu-
ture of our Nation
The science of Soil Conserva-
tion is not a formula program
that can be applied indiscrimi-
nately to all farm lands; it is
based on the concept that eve-
ry acre has a proper ifse and
must be treated according to
its needs and capabilities We
do not want some Archeological
Researcher digging into the rub-
ble of one of our forgotten cities
to ponder over the results of ig-
norance of the people who neg-
lected their basic resource —
The Soil.
The only way to safeguard
our future, as a people and as
a nation is to safeguard out
soil.
Give your job the best you
have, in energy, intelligence,
perservance and faith and the
program cannot fail.
Since proper soil conditioning
is our, greatest means of pre-
venting runoff and for under-
ground storage as well as the
and need becomes universal,
for Soil Conservation.
We spend billions of dollars
for construction of dams, reser-
voirs, and waterways, but until
we control the land use prac-
tices all these other efforts will
be of little permenant value.
Water is not only valuable v
Agriculture but is essential Tor
industry as well. One rubber
plant requires 85,000 gallons of
water per ton of rubber, one
airplane factory in Texas uses
20,000 gallons of water each day
for cooling purposes, 65,000 gal-
lons of water to produce a-ton
of steel’; many other manufac-
turing plants require huge
amounts of water.
Finally — an excert from a
letter by the late Dr. Bennett,
Father of Soil Conservation in I
the U.S.A. and the world. “I j
sincerely hope that every family
within the Upper Leon Soil
Conservation District — wheth-
er on the farm or in town —
will become fully informed of
the permenant rewards that
may be expected 'through the
wise use of Soil and Water re-
sources.”
builder. The Soil Conservation
Service has been the pilot teach-
er in helping to promote and
show the land owners the best
methods of preserving and
building land resources.
Stores of grain, abundance of
food supply and our ability to
feed the people of the world is
one of our greatest strengths, I
had much rather pay taxes on
stored foods than to have to buy
our food requirements from out-
side, unfriendly nations as the
Russian people are having to do.
One hundred dollar land that
was too high for Grandad to
make a living from has proved
to be a snap for Grandson, all
because of new id Peis, new meth-
ods and various improved seed
and machinery.
We are happy to join with others in
the encouragement of conservation of
the soil.
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We believe that this is and will cont-
inue to be the one thing that will hold
up our economy to it’s present level.
We commend those who practice
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Stephenville, Texas
Early Spanish soldiers’in Tex-
as, regarded as employees of
the government, were required
to furnish their own uniforms, j
production of crops, the interest1 horses, arms and feed.
IT PAYS
We know that soil Conservation pays.
Our greatest responsibility is to meet crop
ari food production goals without endangering
our land.
A Sound Conservation Program Is Good
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for other types of Insurance, See Us!
ALUS0N INSURANCE AGENCY
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CONGRA TULA TI0NS
To
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Soil
Conservation
District
Members
The Soil Conservation District of Texas, numbering some 175, have
contributed immeasurable to betterment of farm and rangeland. Today,
over 188,000,000 acres of Texas soil have felt the influence of these agri-
culturalists, through proper maifcgement of soil, water, foilage, and re-
seeding programs. We congratulate these toresight^d individuals and their
continuing efforts in improvement of our state’s land resources.
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Member Federal Deposit Tnsurance Corp.
Stephenville, Texas
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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/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.