—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 29. 1975 20 The Sixth Plate - Will We Have Food To Fill It? by Clair Gerberlch Executive Assistant lA'banon Count} Conservation District Today there is an in creasing world population of nearly 4 billion people! In creasing world population, perhaps a population ex plosion would better describe the upward trend in population. Today there arc some 213,000 more mouths to feed than were fed yester day! 213,000 more to feed tomorrow than were fed today! By the year 2000 there will be approximately six 1 6 ) billion mouths to be fed m this world. A fifty (50) percent in crease in population to feed' In other words, Clair Gerberich, Executive Assistant, Lebanon County Conservation District, says there will be six plates to fill for every four that are kept supplied today. The American fanner is admirably stocking the supermarket shelves of the world. Political con sideration by nations that intercept distribution channels .are the major cause of starvation deaths around the world today. Restrictions on exports of food stuffs, with the thought of holding down domestic prices will cloud the production picture of 'the future. American farm land has Ik. v*? aP is *r • Spring Seeding Time is Just Around the Corner FOLLOW THESE THREE IMPORTANT STEPS FORA SUCCESSFUL CROP YEAR. > SOIL TESTING Be sure that your Fertilizer and Lime ' requirements are at the proper level. SEEDS Our stores are stocked with the finest in quality V Alfalfas-Clovers-Grasses-Seed-Oats-Northrup King and Pioneer v Seed Corn varieties. "Have you heard about WL-305 ALFALFA?" CHEMICALS * Protect your crops from weed and insect damage. We stock a complete selection of weed and insect control chemicals. Red Rose ANIMAL FEEDS jr ' I ~ \4 V i? (r* ~ v\. »' £ «? Jj V>t ; r. >-]' h. \.~ been and will continue to be the bread basket of the world. Undeveloped nations experienced an 0.3 percent increase in food production in the decade 1962-1972. In developing countries American agricultural expertise has been largely rejected. They prefer to develop industrially and depend on the American farmer to fill their food shopping carts. Given an equitable political and economic climate the American far mer will respond to world food demands. Meeting the demands for domestic and export food needs will place unprecedented demands on the soils of the country. To maintain the produc tivity of the soils, to fill that sixth plate of the future, will require the application of wisdom, skill, financial resources and technology. One of the technologies available to farmers today is that of soil conservation. Soil conservation concerns itself with using the decreasing land resource as efficiently as possible while protecting the soil from erosion. The soil conservationist, a trained professional in the many disciplines of the environment, will devise methods to produce crops and at the same time protect the soil from the elements. Techniques that increase rj3 ■** -st. fe *St L t - Div. of Carnation 'sr^'rp?> Free Soil Testing Service Available Bulk Fertilizer, and Lime Spreading Service Available Three Steps to Success AGRICO Fertilizers - Bag or Bulk Quality Seed and Grains Proper Chemical Controls * , « 4 ii - r /v 7 t. % ,“ t/ I * y t „ yields do not necessarily prevent erosion. As fields have been increased, so have the tons of soil eroded from our farm land. Annual soil losses of 12 tons of soil per acre from cultivated crop land are excessive. Just because a soil is deep and well drained and produces a good crop today docs not assure that this soil can produce in definitely. An all-out effort on the part of everyone is needed to conserve the soil resources, and achieve a favorable, political, and economic climate. This unified effort will assure the capacity of the land to produce, and the com mitment of the farmer to produce the food for that sixth plate. The Lebanon County Conservation District will assist all landusers in developing conservation plans for their land at no charge. So that they too can make a commitment to fill the sixth plate of the future, the Lebanon County Con servation District can be reached at 272-6621, Ex tension 407. Aunt Eliza bounced cheerily up the walk, greeting her young nephew "Good morning. Willie Is your mother m 7” “Sure she’s in ” frowned the lad “Do you think I’d be working in the yard on Saturday morning if she wasn’t 7 ” <1 -i *• < For Prompt Courteous Service Give Your Local Independent Red Rose Dealer A Call! k *r* \ , t. s , . - , f. r % *1 I? ’>/ ‘ . ~ c. {5 > r w t> _ ' ~ a <t *«£> J ' of la f naiion WORKING MAD W <: OS < r" «r >", fej ■ 1 i£i, fe?‘ iijSV Farm Youth Calendar Thursday, April 3 FFA Dairy products Judging contest at the Penn Dairies in I .ancestor 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 4 Pequca Valley FFA Banquet at the Pequca Valley High School 6:30 p.m. Silver spurs 4-H Horse Club meeting at the home of Sue Baker. Saturday, April 5 York 4-H Hort Club clean-pp meeting at the 4-H Center in Bair. Thursday, April 10 Lititz - Manheun Community 4-H Club meeting at the Fairland Elementary School at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Lancaster County 4-H Council hoagie sale. Feeder Pig sale for 4-H members at the Lebanon County Fairgrounds. 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