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A word from Conservation Charlie 

CONSERVATION FARMING PROGRAM IS A ROOF FOR THE FARM

      The roof on a hosue and a conservation farm program on a farm are different breeds of cats. There is no similarity between the two - or so it would appear at first glance. Actually, they serve the same purpose.
      In the case of the house the roof and its function is obvious. It protects the house and its contents. The condition of the roof is important, however, in determining whether or not it is fulfilling its duty. If all the shingles are on the roof everything is peachy. But if some of the shingles are missing the roof's effectiveness is reduced. The piano, the refrigerator or the bureau is apt to get wet and damaged. If there are no shingles on the house the wind and rain and snow can really have a field day. These rascals claw and scratch at the house and it starts buckling at the knees. It deteriorates rapidly. In a relatively short time it ceases to be a house and becomes a heap of dilapidated debris. Whatever value it had is gone.
      A farm also needs a roof. When the land is used intensively and all of the needed conservation practices are used the farm stays green and productive. The farm has a roof. The conservation practices are the shingles. They are all in place and the roof is complete. However, if some conservation practices are used but one or more needed ones are neglected the roof has a hole. Some of the shingles are missing and it leaks. The wind and the rain and the snow wriggle through and start scratching and clawing at the land. The productive soil seeps away. This loss may not be fatal but the farm slowly deteriorates. The more shingles that are missing the faster the rate of ruination. If no conservation practices are used the farm has no roof - it goes into its death throes quite rapidly. Soil runs or flies off of the farm in every direction. The farm is reduced to a mass of denuded and desecrated real estate. Whatever value it had has practically disappeared.
      Every farm needs a roof. Some farms need only a few conservation practices. Other need many. Unless all needed practices, whether few or many, are used the roof will leak and damage will be done to the farm.
      A conservation plan is the blueprint for a complete, productive roof. The conservation plan starts with the soil of the farm. It recognizes each soil type and the needs and capability of that type. It designates the practices needed for each soil type - and for the farm. A conservation plan for the farm insures a leak proof roof.
      The aim is to have a roof over the entire district. The only way to accomplish this is to haev a roof over each farm and ranch in the district.
      How's the roof on your farm?