—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3, 1962
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From Where We Stand...
Conserving The Sixth Resource
Fear was one of the prime movers
oi the early conservationists Fear was
one of the principal reasons conserva
tion became such a widespread and
going program
Conservationists feared that soon
the population would overtake the pro
ductive ability of the land unless sorae
:hing were done to bring about a halt to
the destruction of the land.
Conservation caught on because the
pieople began to fear that the conserva
tionists might be right and soon famine
might come upon the land.
This fear was based on experience
and founded in truth If landowners had
gone on treating the soil as they did in
:he first few decades of the agricultural
revolution, the productive ability of
much of our soil might now be so low
that it would now require extensive re
lovation by drastic and expensive
means
If conservation of our natural re
souices had not "caught on" with land
owners, we might now be_ in a food
situation where the fear of famine
would be greater than the problem of
surpluses
But latest estimates now indicate
that bv 1980 ve aie likely to need about
hO million less acres than are now in
production to teed a vastly expanded
population It now appears that techno
ogv in the business oi farming is going
ihead faster than the population is in
creasing
Now does this mean that we have
iversold conservation 9 Does this mean
■ hat there is no further need to con
serve 5
Not at all
In the past most of us thought of
mnseivation in terms of saving our na
cuial resources
We have had the ‘tree savers” who
did not want to see any tree cut down,
oven if it were ripe and ready to rot
We have had the “bird lovers” and
die lovers of other wild animals who did
lot want to see any game laws that
vould allow killing of wildlife even
when that wildlife ovei populated its
nabitat and began to staive to death in
great numbers
We have had the “stream lovers"
who did not want to see any change in
ihe natural waterways even though
some lands nearby could be made pro-
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to tin uniiint, s>sfcin Emhv
plow lin low ,iml diltnitoi
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rain and soil switllj down the
slopes
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all we can got by with Josns on
A one occasion gave a strong hint
A to the Pharisees that they were
Jmm cheating the Roman government
by not paying taxes Saint Paul
-'•.fy/fh (Homans 13 7) found it necessary
to instruct his fellow-Romans to
ductive and beautiful by the applicator tawnu . unii«n> Ws/h p,lv lll , el f ld ' ceb t,ie 00m "
„ J ,3™ Wmm monesl forms of theft in Amor
of irrigation water. ')*lii'lM ma is beating the government out
We have even had those who havef*> • W o f j ax mone y Business firms
complained about plowing and tilling muir Matrriti Exodus. 20 is Luke would even make a joke of it, cx
the soil because the “natural beauty” ism ° s UJJ pcnse accounts were known as
disturbed thereby . -2 lirvotloi>al Itradlnn Ephesians 4 2a- ‘‘swindle sheets ”
About the only natural resources-- ..... —— Another common form of steal
we have not had fanatics screaming for »» '"i S ls . to i! a n m « n ey from people
, 1 , i j u. sj. - , ran NTAalin? who are helpless. Ta be sure, few
us to save are the mineral deposits un- O grown Americans would actually
der the surface We suppose this is so Lesson for March 4, 1962 take money ftom « child; but
because it is rather difficult to wax ro-| some Americans have slow and
mantic over a puddle of oil or a vein of--TS HTTr , p ., . haH Wl)r .i Nn creaky consciences when it comes
iron ore. * . T f ody w .nt. to be caUed one. taking advantage of their post-
But true conservation is not justEven,a thief himself will complain nce S^ ng nu C a Ses ° we ut al i
saving natural resources. True conserva-about other thieves. Ive been . . , ~ .. . . .
tion entails the wise and intelligent use^^ e^Jw Col |' n \°" complaint woUk , have to pay enormous sums
of the resource in the best interest .'?f e for electrical equipment, because
the greatest number of people \a| robntheis To be the blds were ‘ r ‘SSed” and not
Now we believe it is way past | sure, there aie c ° m P elltlve A landlord will
time to begin thinking in terms of con- twisted nunds,
servation of the sixth resource We be- % 4 J busy , ln devis ’ the tenant has nowheie to go A
heve there is great need for us to con- in 7 - Ol^ hones r union will chaige its-mcmbeis,
tmue to use wisely the five natural sciemcs and ( >r a surgeon his patients, or a
sources of soil, water, wildlife, timber, J& su °cess when l )lun,ber I ,IS customers, with a bill
and mineral deposits, but of what value they do work lbat ls ./ b out . of tca ‘ ,on ’ lust be ‘
,+ , „ 4; 1 . n r n.rMiiii r> cause the workman or patient or
are all five it we fail to conserve our 01 - oreman B ut hen theie ulstomei hjb no choite bui to
human resources are twisted minds clever in all
Within the past few years several™ 1 s °/ tume , jnd Sl , n J' hat « e L „ ood callse
, , v tan call noimal people cion t like n goon cause
, \ our yocabu-, 0 jj C ca u ec ] (jueves It is a fatal The incident of the money
iary A generation ago we had never objection to a man (hat he is dis- thangeis in the Temple (Mark
heard of ‘Uiban Sprawl”, “Suburbia”,honest Nothing else makes up 11 1)19) illusliates two fmms of
“Ruiban”, (or as it is sometimes wntt-fm the lack ol honesty He is dealing at once The temple taxes
en, Rubanl or “Megopolis ” a gmieious, haul vvoiking man—had to be paid in a special cur-
Growmo up in these areas is a bllt 1011 bave to walch him cver y lenc > r Thcsc money-men would
J? n q minute ” ‘ He's a pleasant gentle exchange (say) Roman money
b , Op p e who will never see marij but don’t have any business into temple money, chaiging a
wide open spaces and vast uninhabitedclealings with him ” Those aic not veiy high fee for the service Now
areas on this planet They may never“lecommendalions” any cl us hey weie cheating the public on
sit beside a pure mountain stream, orwould enjoy ovei-heaung about sacied piemiscs, but stealing is
walk through a tract of large timber, O r ourselves dealing no matter wheie it’s
learn to appreciate the life and habits of® lll are wo honest? ,one AmeliCa uncounted sums
i , , , , AT , , . ~ are lost even tear in gambling
wildlife unless we begin to plan right Ncveilheless, such is the , in celtaln ehlll . ch
now to conserve the natural resources- strai , 1 “ e natuie of the sell dece.v- flvals .. and “picnics” ami the like,
for the human resources ? ng , , llll .V an mlnd ’ that ulb ® 3i,y not to mention double priced white
We must keep water supplies near^° c molf honest ° than we ’‘ lephdnts al chulch bazaais I 1 t ’ s
centers of oooulation rmre and dp an ' C u‘ le mole honest Ulan we dl tor a good cause, we axe told,
centers 01 population pure and clean ically ate One way we deceive . even nromment mibhc lead-
We must preserve areas of trees and ourselves is bv taking lefuge in , b d examnle of eambhnff
grass—not just in out-of-the-way places, " ha ( is undeniably a fact It does ” Nun fo a t h e benefit of a
and not just for the sake of saving them malve a rlhlcience where (he L , ancei fun[l or some charitable
but we must provide areas near the ! 110ne 14 ta^ ken honi 11 15 ;, w .°, rse atgam/ation But it’s still steal
cihes where people caught up in the ”, ' a b.J "’r mW Vn '° Sf ( than T °„ to
fast pace of the space age can rejuvmate ,1 is woise to take money ft om a ‘^LrZfjanJors
their tiled bodies and minds We knowpoor man than Horn a rich one and other sexvants eten the mim
a nation must be healthy both bodily 0 / but stea'mg is std mum stjndaid Wd „ es i A church
and emotionally in older to be a strong s , tea , 8 ’ e ' en 110 ! a ! of has no more right to underpay
nation «stealing aie equally had. allloims &mplo>cos than any mdivulual
F°r this reason we must learn to'V”e KrVft'm lo K “ t p, oTlh?r'“h.m| l s "ifstS
USE every square inch of our land to whom we withhold what is their beir banc s 15
the utmost ot its potential for the con-nghtiul due is rich enough- 5 on oullin(s cop}rlehled bjr
servation 01 our most precious not a person at ali but a the i>iMsion of Christian Eduoatfon,
people coipoiation or a goveinmcnt, / h V!“ t n -‘ 1 l l> s' ' bsi««" bj
At least that’s how it looks irom thenall «B ht to do them lor
where we stand
TiMiit oik* One imu l<u L
i*- < lent sail < oiiM j i ui Lion no
l‘>nc.t r In sjms C mci ends on the
l.ii ni Ii 1 1 n lies oat into the
< t onom n life o| non m Inin
■in (I siilhii hin
well
< oiiiiiuiml \
\\ li\ Soil ( ons< i\ at ion *
r j Ik plumloi inv ol
(.t n uui.il (s is a l.i-
n'll n si 01 \ Oni loi e-1 n Ikm s
s.u\ on tins i out Hunt in m
ixhmsiihU soiuce ol ( iHh
'I ho' <ni .ml Inn m d the toi
(si and i h ned the land loi
l.u’ns In plate ol tlu blanket
ol Hies and ?! iss that spout, -
id up i.■inl n II thtv ei eatt d a
|i,i Him oi K ot ii \\ e.n i hen
fields mnoi imi tin l.i\ ol the
land
Kai mei s milled the soil
null I u i If thought loi lli'
Ilium Sni-,lt -< i upiiim; and
soil i \hauslion lapsed In )<•-
itoi uii, (top lol.ition ,iie .sad
ihaptiis in iln liMon ot ihe
Aim ik,in am n ulniie At the
In Feiinsi l\ aina i,ii mint, up
cllUi cio« II lull Jl,|s (Osl up "Jo
to 77 pi i lent ol oiu topsoil
shei t ,ukl tpilh eto
moii In uato*i The mli washed
it oiu l.n has filled (ount
h SS site 1111 ihantuls ( loa-n d
<it\ uatei intakes hm k d (isli
spau Mm;, hods and hlitd up
leseiioiis Himh Helmel I \\ is
ii~,hl The s(|uo icier m_ ol out
-'Oil iisoiiii(s has 1 1 nI v Ixt'ii
Amoi I-
I national displace
Fveiv inmfi didn 1 .illow
urn out i oiled i u noli to <,ui\
Ins soil seed ,ind leitili/ei a
vv av In 1 ,i< t some ol the e.n
liesl elloils to Imht elusion
with snip (j opium; wine in i
de in LMonniU! Counts I’l'iin-
svlvarua ovei KHI je.us .mo
ICdiK at ion.il .HPiuus (‘iKoui
((l til. in l.iiniini; p.u-
li((s lint In mini; li.ibits .nul
tin niwuedlv indiv idnalistu
tlnuKim; ol lanneis ]innod
to bo tou"h ohslades It be
(<mit‘ olimous that a (oiuen
tiated liht would have to he
vv.iv.ed auainst soil ei osion
The fust ma )or step was
tin oi tani/at ion of the C S
Soil Cousoi v at ion Seivice Op
el.itini; lust in the Intel ioi
Oepai tment mid later the De
partment of Agriculture its
(Continued on pace 5)
spjo
Sn.v£_
Ssl
Now Is
w Spunn is approat Inns; lapidlt and many
* * seed puic liases «ill lie made All growers
' aie umed to buy (lie best ol all types of
Tj? 3 ' seeds in oidei to obtain i,ood \ields ol a
v, j. (juahti (i op Mam unknown seeds that seem
lo bo bamams at the stall maj turn out to
M V\ SMITH
Caih spun;; is a mood nine to identify
the swniß ot many wet spots these seepage
spots will be tunning walei at this time of
veai and should be tnaiked
this will enable the in ojiei
pl.u ms: ol a \liti b oi diain til>
hi let in (lie ve.n it tins is not
done now the e\.n 1 ai ea niav
b< moie dilln nit to loiate and
(oik <l Diomid th.it is low and
siuip is pooh aeiated and
will not usiiallv ;np uood
(top v iclds Faun diain til >
v> ill pav dividends in this (vpe
ol soil
To establish Contour Strips
Spi inis one ol the best
i ines to btait a svstcm ot ton-
tom stnp-i loppma; on a slope
oi hillside Them is little e\-
(iise toi the continued loss of
soil fiom a slope if it is still
boms; tanned m one larjfn
field Alternate strips of row
crops and sod crops are
The Time . . .
MW SMITH
f lo HrU'iif' Ol >s.n a*m>
To M.uk \\<l Spots
fatrongh lecom in ended and
ha\e pio\en their meuts many
times Free assistance is a
\ a liable to all those who need
it
To Permit Cattle Outside
Cattle feeder* are urged to
picnide outside exercise for
their tatlening steeib i loso
< onfniement usuallj means
warm, stiilli air conditions
and less steei comfort For of
tuenl gains catto should have
then choice ot inside and out
side
To Keep l.uost<M k Off Ot
Pasture* Vrea
Karlv spring whea th*
gionnd 'is \'erv wet and so'fD*
Continued o
Kxercisr