The Circle Register (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 6, 1963 Page: 4 of 12
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rOURJJPSCOMB COUNTY SOli. CONSERVATION DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
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ADDRESSED PERSONALLY 10 52'
Coordinated Teamwork & Good Soil
Management are Important
PICTURED ABOVE ARE THE CONSERVATION FARMERS OF THE
MONTH OF JULY. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: KENDALL, GEORGE AND
H. E. SCHOENHALS. KENDALL HELPED RUN THE TERRACE LINES
GEORGE MARKED THEM AND H. E. DOES ALOT OF THE FARMING.
THE FARM HAS ALL THE NEEDED CONSERVATION WORK COMPLETED
NOW. ONE CAN TELL SOMEBODY LIVES HERE ON THIS FARM!
INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE IS ESSENTIAL
Soil Conservation Districts do not aim toward power, but rather to bring
about wide-spread understanding of the needs for soil and water conserva-
tion and to activate the efforts of public and private organizations and
agencies into a united front to combat soil erosion.
It is not the intention of soil conservation districts to give or receive some-
thing for nothing. They strive to instill in the minds of the people that
it’s their individual responsibility to do the job of soil conservation. Upon
their request, soil conservation districts receive aid from many resources.
But with all this help, the farmers and ranchers must exercise the initiative
in applying their conservation program.
ig Tneir conservation program.
This is the democratic way, the American way, the Soil Conservation
District way of getting the job done.
Terraces are frequently
emptied into pasture land
that may be later put into
cultivation. The terraces
and outlets should be
planned so that the opening
of new fields will not make
it necessary to change the
terraces already built. One
of the first things that
should be done in terrac-
ing a field is to consider
its drainage with relation
to surrounding fields. Ex-
treme care should be taken
in selecting outlets in soil
subject to gullying and
caving. In such soil the
terraces should be emptied
into waterways or pasture-
land.
An instrument should
be used for running all
terrace lines. A few terrace
lines have been run by
guess or by the “natural
eye”, but are usually un-
satisfactory. The point is
that every line should be
run by some kind of fairly
accurate instrument and
then the line followed
as closely as possible by
the terrace. The terrace
should be built with a
broad base so they will
have the strength to hold
large rains and be more
easily farmed. They should
have a 20 foot base and be
at least 16 inches high.
These broad base ter-
races are now being con-
structed on Chas. H. Imke,
Dick Meyer, Prank Punan,
Clarence Helfenbein, and
Max Suess. Come by the
SCS Office in Follett to
get assistance on terrace
lines NOW.
Glenford W. Fowler
DO YOU EXPECT,
A DROUTH ?
When do you expect a
drouth? Do you farm or.^£h ;
like the next drouth fill *
start tomorrow? Sinc^r ivj5g
we have had above
rainfall. Two years
native grasses produc*
they were being irriga!
If we had stocked in M60
and 1961 to take apprefi-
mately half of ourtgras?
growth, we would be over-
stocked even in years'of"
average rainfall.
Our rainfall history n^s
us that drouths are Justus
normal as years of high min
fall. There are more*year&
below average rain fall tian
there are above &vei*ge
rainfall.
There are several hvajfe
to prepare for drouths, ftie
way is to stock our
land on the basis of< diiert
years, and our grass will be
in good condition ti?
the drouth. Several farmers
and ranchers carry-over
enough roughage such a^s
hay, bundles and inswap
to last at least one yrar.
This gives them a chllfSfe
to slowly reduce their; herd.,
without damaging their grass.
The best way to ^re|%e a.
for a drouth is to carry out
a good conservation pro&iUfa
such as brush control, de-
ferred grazing, proper r*c)fce
use, stubbie mulching, ter-^
racing and contour farmilg.
)g|r
Such a conservation iirog|;m
will help us to go through a
drouth in a much letter
shape than if no conserva-
tion is practiced. Wens
to be carrying out this ejo-
gram before the droffthlor*
dry years start. If we
a conservation nrogf
FOLLETT NATIONAL
BANK
OVER 50 YEARS
OF SERVICE”
MEMBER OF F*D.I.C.
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YOUR FARMER jT
OWNED CO-OP . !
DARROUZETT CO-OP4
Intorchona+obU-with 7~yi3H4'tpocir»i8
Joe Hershey, Manager
Wendell Hennigh, Ass't Mgr
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Wi^e range of quick positive feed settings
Board of Directors
4
Most advanced grain drill in the industry
LEON G. MEIER, Higgins
Distributor
Merle Cross
Char les_ Custer
Alex Meier -A,
C.T. Phillips
J . C . Woods*
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Ehrlich, Dorothy. The Circle Register (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 6, 1963, newspaper, August 6, 1963; Follett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth835543/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Higgins Public Library.