memorative stamp marking 50 years of soil and water conservation in the United States was issued by the U.S. Postal Service at the National Association of Conservation Districts convention in Denver, Colo., on Monday. The soil and water conservation movement began in 1934 when the Soil Erosion Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior began to work directly with farmers through demonstration projects. In 1935, the agency was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Later that spring, when Congress passed Public Law 46, it became the Soil Con servation Service. Today, the USDA agency works through nearly 3,000 local conservation districts - units of local govern ment. The soil con servation movement is a voluntary one that has involved 2.5 million landowners and operators since its in ception. The National Association of Con servation Districts is a private group which provides information and support services to aid the nation’s districts in the conservation and orderly development of the nation’s natural resources. The stamp depicts a stylized hand holding a flower against a black background. Bands of color run horizontally across the hand, symbolizing water and layers of soil. The stamp is in six colors and was designed by Michael David Brown of Rockville, Md. U’HEIB.. A Complete Feeding System for Conventional Stall Bams Now mechanize m-barn feeding of high moisture grains, silage and haylage or use the new U-BLEND as a mixer-feeder to mix these feeds and supplements into a total blended ration The versatile U-BLEND does it all You can create a customized feed program that is geared to maximize production from your herd Optional electronic scales permit precise weighing of ingredients Exclusive 1 2-m-T conversion permits individual feeding of grains U-BLEND will quickly pay for itself - it’s the one feeding system you can afford SEE OR CALL US FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION UEBLER I^p This farm, owned by Norman and Paul County, Md., appeared on the official first K & S INC. RD HI Quarryville, PA 17566 717-284-3111 Conservation stamp issued Sellers, of Carol! day cover for the INSULATION R. MAX URETHANE (4xB or to your spec) ★ ★ •J ,T ( r r - .£ JjW' l " RD2, Box 267, East Earl, PA 17519 new stamp issued this week water conservation in the U. Distributor For FIBERGLASS ROLLS BLOWN IN -"I :.„Lf SALES Call us for low prices - (717)354-7561 to honor a half-century of soil and S. WHEELING CHANELDRAIN ROOFING & SIDING Colors InStock • White • Gold • Brown • Tan • Silo Blue • Red • Avocado Green • Plain Galvanized • Light Green I : r v Distributor For ALUMAX ALUMINUM ROOFING & SIDING COMPLETE POLE & OTHER BUILDINGS TRUSSES •NC roof stains •easilt installed
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