Th Statetman, Sclem. Oregon. Friday. September 18 1949
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About Our Valuable Soils!
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(FoU 4eUU ef BarteU ttrm demonstrates are la section t today)
Landmarks of
Good Farming
Plainly Seen
You can tee the landmark of
tonservation ranching by plana,
train or your family car in mott
agricultural regions of the far
west "Land billboards" show the
signs of good land use in dozens
of soil conservation districts.
Diversion ditches,' strip - crop-
5ing, contour terraces in the up
ands, lush green pastures in the
bottomlands, stubblt - mulch fields
In grainland areasT well-drained
and irrigated fields these are
all part of the nation's new erosion-control
pattern
Soil conservation is a year
around Job, and landowners are
buckling down to it. For most of
them the goal of; an erosion-free
ranch is still a long way off.
The push behind the active dis
trict movement is coming directly
from cooperatora and district su
pervisors. Operating under the "self help"
flan, ranch - owners of districts
re using a handy kit of soQ con
servation practices as working
tools. When conservation probr
loms get too tough, they, obtain
for the asking, the technical as
sistance of the Soil Conservation
Service and other agricultural
agencies.
Today the bulk of range, pas
tures and cropland in the west is
being used. There are no new
"frontiers" for ranchers in " the
shape of easy - to - farm virgin
acres. Less than three acres of
Jood land remain In the country
or each person. Government
economists say that at least two
and one-half acres are needed for
support of each of tht nation's
citizens. ,
Chief H. H. Bennett of the U.
B. Soil Conservation Service re
cently estimated that a half mil
lion acres of cropland are yearly
ruined by erosion and made in
capable of further immediate land
use. This is the same as an aver
age loss of one acre ion each of
500,000 farms or 2,500 average
size farms or ranches 194.8 acres,
U. S. census, 1943). ;The picture
becomes even more vivid when
this is expressed as a loss of
10,000 farms a year f of 50 acres
each. I
Enemies of Land
Are Pick-pqckets
Of Taxpayers
Soil and water erosion have
long picked the pockets of Ameri
can taxpayers and landowners of
both crops and topsoil. Most of
the common causes of sagging
crop yields are traced by Service
conservationist to land misuse and
lack of erosion-halting measures.
The outlook for building a per
manent agriculture I in the Far
Western states depends largely
on how well farmers use the good
land they have left. Most of them
are staking their future around
the "people's movement," the
farmer-managed soil conservation
district program, i
By current trehdj, soil conser
vation's best supporters are the
men who till the soil. But, to
the legions of landowners hold
ing the line against soil and water
losses, soil conservation is every
one's task. i I
Lyons Family Host
For Birthday Dinner
LYONS A family dinner was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Hiatt Sunday honoring Hi
att whose 79th birthday anniver
sary will be September 20. Cov
ers were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs Harry Elmer
and son, Gail, of Albany, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Thoma and sons,
Richard and James, of Lebanon,
and Lof fee Hiatt of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs.. Donald Huber,
Dennis and Donna Lou visited
Sunday afternoon at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Mulkcy of Silvertpn:
Ranchers, Soil
Service Work
In Co-operation
Here's how ranchers and SoQ
Conservation Service technicians
work together.
The first thing they do is to look
over the ranch. They walk togeth
er from field to field, studying each
patch and parcel of land as they
go. Their guide is a land capabil
ity map. They sec what each field
is used for. They look over the
pasture and range.
The rancher tells the techni
cians what he grows, what kind of
ranching he wants to do, whaH
livestock and machinery he has.
The technician points out in every
field and pasture, what needs to
be done to stop erosion and keep
the land productive.
Rancher and technician agree on
erosion control practices to use on
each field and list them for the
year ahead. This program will be
adapted to the needs of individual
ranches. Terraces may be needed
on steep lands, contour tillage and
strip-cropping on others. Some
fields may need cover, or green
manure crops, or stubble mulch.
Pastures may need countour fur
rows, or a water spreading system.
Stock water ponds may be needed.
Where rainfall is heavy, water
ways must be located for carrying
off excess water. These arc some
of the conservation practices which
must be carefully considered and
agreed upon.
When the .rancher decides upon
the practices he will use, they arc
put down in, a written ranch con-!
servation plan, which includes a
simple map of his farm. The plan
is signed by the rancher and the
supervisors of his Soil Conserva
tion District. The rancher is then
ready to apply good land use prac
tices with the help of the Soil
Conservation District, Soil Con4
servation Service technicians and
other agencies. j
FALL OPENING SET
SILVERTON Virtually all
business houses at Silverston arc
participating in fall opening fes
tivities to start here Friday night
at 5:30 with the treasurer hunt
and the unveiling of store win
dows. Each store is planning open
house from-5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday.
Agriculture dub
Fair at Sunnyside
School Tuesday
j ThJ Red Hills Agriculture club
is sponsoring a fair at the Sunny
side school at 8 pjn. Tuesday,
September 20, with Charles T.
Taylor as chairman by appoint
ment of the president, Albert
Brownie.
i On display will be small grains,
fruits, nuts, canning, cooking,
flowers, sewing, curios, antiques
and much garden produce. There
will also be family booths,
i Department chairmen include:
produce, Ray Heckart; nuts, Clar
ence Darby; flowers, Mrs. Albert
Brownlee; fruits, Reuben Nichols;
curios and antiques, Mrs. Charles
Taylor; small grains. Forrest
Cammack;c sewing, Mrs. Norma
Alexander: cooking, Mrs. Irving
Bunse; publicity, Mrs. Guy Wil
liams. Assisting General Chairman
Taylor are Cammack, Heckart
and Mrs. John Neuenschwander.
Mt. Angel Legion
Auxiliary Planning
Installation Meet
MT. ANGEL After the sum
mer recess, the American Legion
auxiliary met at the Memorial
hall Tuesday night for a discus-)
sion of the coventioh held last .
month and of coming events on
the Legion and auxiliary calendar.
First event will be installation
of new officers September 27.
Since post installation will be
conducted by Salem post 138, it
was voted to have auxiliary of
ficers seated by 138. District Pre
sident Gladys Bacon has been
invited to be installing officer.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
Frank Borkenhagen, chairman,
Mrs. B. Bisenius, Mrs. Howard
Uetz, Mrs. Cletus Butsch and Mrs.
Gordon Aman, was appointed to
prepare and serve the lunch that
night.
Silver spoon and fork sets were
presented to Mrs. Wendell Loe for
their Sjm and to Mrs. Larry Sch
wan for their twins, born during
the convention.
The 1935 height record of 72,
395 sfeet set by Capts. Albert
Stevens and Orville Anderson in
a ballojn was still higher than any
other inan had flown in 1949.
summertime.
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Surprise your family with these easy-to-make brownie bars.
But be surt you use Crown Best latent the Northwest's
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Roast of Beef
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slice cold for lunches.
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Marbles with creamy white fat
Swift's Premium
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