B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26, 1964 slope, permitting and ertcttuf-' — aging widespread erosion from ownership and use of all graz- water. Contour farming Is un in? 9f*«6 This liclc of in - hnown ( fit l®ist is not prw* dividual ownership of land se- tjoed, Tribal custoins prevent verely limits and prevents in- th * cast^ 01 } dividual responsibility in the not breeding pur conservation of natural re- P°? es or * he ®f sources, construction of ani- *n>™ils *> fednte livestock mal shades, and preservation numbers to the carrying ca of roughage for annual dry pacity of the range, , periods when pastures do not *eea weeas provide adequate feed. Animal feeds to supplement In olive groves, cultivation local feeds tuffs are not free is usually up and down the (Continued on Page 9) • Agriculture (Continued from Page 1) rolled in school in Libya. Agriculture in Libya exists chiefly in a narrow coastal zone and the Gebel (moun tain), a plateau about 2,000 feet above sea level that ex tends a lew miles into the desert. Beyond the Gebel there is only sparse vegeta tion, an occasional oasis and miles of sand. Rainfall in the coastal zone and Gebel permits olive and date production The Barce plains, a lelatively small area in the Gebel, are farmed with tractors for the production of barley. Heie the rainfall is 15 to 20 inches each year but occurs only from October to May Historically, the Barce plains produced giam for the expan sion of the Roman Empue which included North Africa more than 2,000 yeais ago. Still piesent, are cisterns, ir rigation ditches, and sewers showing how water was con served and used to support a population about twice as great as now livestock Industry Animal wealth, as the in dustry is termed, consists of about 2.5 million animals with sheep and goats representing 1 million each, camels about V 4 million and donkeys and cattle the remainder. Grazing is the only source of feed for range animals on which they do fanly well when rainfall occuis from October until April During the annual dry period, most severe during July, August and September when no ram falls, animals exist on dried up range, stub ble and built-in body reserves Sheep are of the Baibary and Awassi (fat-tailed) breeds m which 10 to 12 lbs of fat may be stmed in the tail dur ing the glazing period. The animal exists on this stoied fat for 100 to 150 days when grazing is limited About every five years an extended drought occurs, causing tremendous loss of animals from hunger Recent ly the entire lamb crop m the Tobruk area was lost in two successive years because of pre-natal starvation Each year there is a great loss of animal performance due to starvation early in life, which causes the death of many lambs, young goats, calves and severely limits mature body size Donkeys were observed to become progressively small er as one tiaveled into the drought area, indicating nat ural selection and adaptation to environment Some of these donkeys appealed to be too small to accomplish any pur pose except to graze and re produce Major income fiom the live stock industry is market lambs in April and May, wool production and hides of slaughtered animals Camels, “ships of the desert,” also represent about one-third of the total meat produced Agricultural Problems Severe over-grazing of de nuded areas has created tre mendous losses of soil and Water resources. Lack of veg etative ground cover causes rapid run-off of rainfall, car rying top soil and fresh wa ter to the sea. Vast wadis (Water courses) now mark the route Libyan soil has been carried by fresh water to the sea for centuries. Attempts to limit grassing to one adult sheep for each 20 to 30 hectares (one hectare equals 2% acres), the recom mended carrying capacity of the range, is limited by tribal .t Get the BIG silo unloader value! VciiiDcile Delivers more silage faster I • Double auger ays- / Jk \ tem digs the silsge /B \ faster and non / B evenly under all con* / b\ dltlons whether ill agi 1» frozen, wr 's*r=Or-Sv s ordry. •Exclusive, adjustal drive hub gives mi positive tract!* keeps the machl •pirating even and requires |r 'pewer. DELIVERS II The double augers, operating in conjunction with the patented V-paddla Impellers, digs the silage, mixes It thoroughly, and then throw* It down the chute. 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