Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1958 Page: 7 of 12
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Soil Stewardship Week
To End Sunday, May 18
Beginning on Sunday, May 11,
1958, and continuing through Sun-
day, May 18, the more than 2700
Soil- Conservation Districts of the
nation will observe Soil Steward-
ship week. f
According to L. S. Stanford,
Chairman of the Polk County Soil
Conservation District, the church-
es within our District will help in
reminding all of our citizens of
mart’s responsibility to God in Soil
Stewardship. . ■>
In the widespread observance of
a week dedicated to soil steward-
ship. it is fitting that we stabr
the principles regarded as basic in
man’s use of the land; God creat-
ed the world, of which the earth
is a portion, with a purpose.
Through His loving providence He
maintains the world for the good
of human beings. The land is
God’s greatest material gift to
mankind. It is a fundamental
source of food, fiber and fuel. It is
the storehouse and channel of an-
other of God’s great blessings —
water.
Ownership of land involves so-
cial responsibilities. The steward
of land has a duty to protect and
to bnrich the soil he tills and to
hand it down to future generations
as a thanks offering to God and
as a loving inheritance to his
children’s children. The family is
a primary institution, and a main
objective of soil stewardship is a
family strength and unity.
In land use, efficiency is to be
judged—not by material yields
alone, but also by the spiritual and
social values that benefit the in-
dividual, the family, and society.
Stewards of the soil owe sacred
duties and obligations to God, to
the community, and to humanity.
Faithful and honest fulfillment of
their responsibilities goes hand in
hand with their rights and privi-
leges.
Our nation has marked 20 years
of progress, toward this goal. They
have been vastly important years
in the life of our land. For too
many generations, our use of these
God-given resources has been need-
less and wasteful.
The strength of a nation is
closely linked to the soundness of
its agriculture. Not too many
years ago. it was common to hear
the boast in this country that my
Daddy wore out three farms, but
he just moved West each time and
took up a new one. Our problem
in this nation is becoming more
acute since there is not any more
land in which to move to.
.Gerald Johnson, Soil Conserva-
tion Service, states that according
to recent statistics that our popu-
lation has passed the 170,000,000
mark, gaining 18 million in 6 years
for an average of 3 million per
year. The problem: is one of more
mouths to feed with leys land of a
poorer quality upon which to
grow the food.
Our earth is covered with a
gradually decreasing layer of only
9 inches of top soil. It takes from
400 to 1000 years for nature to
build one inch of top soil, essen-
tial to plant life, which is essen-
tial to all life.
Soil is tjie background of a na-
tion. He that contributes to tha
destruction of the soil sins against
God and man.
SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK
MAY 11-11, H5»
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Polk Co. Soil Conservation
District News Column
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tLS. Stanford B. H. J.
T. E. Collins G. T. Hollis
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Timber
Tips
By District Forester
Wood villa
Agriculture has been and still
is our greatest user of water. For
each meal set before an American
family, a ton or more of water is
Used in its production. For in-
stance, the production of a single
slice of bread, including the grow-
ing of wheat, has been estimated
to require 37.5 gallons of water.
Each person is using an average
of 145 gallons of water a day for
domestic use, and is demanding
more and more.
One dominant objective of our
Soil Conservation Districts has
been to convince all Americans of.
the need for a‘Hew appreciation
of God’s great gifts — soil, water,
plants and wildlife.
Future Farmers from Colmes-
neil, Chester and Kountze visited
the John H- Kirby State Forest at
Hyatt during the past week.
Some 100 boys and advisors
from all classes spent two or three
hours going over the Forest.
A. E. Green, District Forester
and Jerry McIntyre, Assistant For-
ester, at Woodville accompanied
the groups on these tours.
The main items of interest seen
on the tour were some prescribed
burned areas and how to mark
and thin timber properly.
The Kirby State Forest located
two miles South of Warren on
Highway 69 has 600 acres of .ex-,
cel lent young and old timber
which is used for research and
The growing observance of Soil
Stewardship Week by both indi-
viduals and groups indicates not
only man’s feeling of kinship to
the soil but also society’s growing
recognition of its dependence on
soil and water resources.
Soil Stewardship Week is ob-
served May 11 through 18. The
scope of this year’s observance
is expected to exceed the partici-
pation of a year ago, according to
church leaders and district re-
ports.
Throughout the ages the sun,
the soil, and the rain have held
an honored place in man’s beliefs.
demonstrations! purposes. Money
received from the forest goes to a
Student Loan Fund for students
going to college.
The Texas Forest Service wel-
comes all the public as well as
school groups to visit the Forest.
Groups can make reservations for
tours by contacting the District
Forester, Woodville. The Forest is
open to the public from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. during the week.
Remember Only You Can Pre-
vent Forest Fires.
SOIL CONSERVATION
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A SUBJECT VERY CLOSE TO
THE HEART.;. THE WELFARE
AND THE CONSCIENCE
OF OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
Good Conservation
Depends Upon
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the Farmer or Rancher
, and His Equipment
Machinery plays a vital role in each of these sound Conservation Practices
Contour Farming
Manuring Fields
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Pasture Improvement
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His dependence on the soil for
life gives man’s use of this life-
supporting resource a deep spiri-
tual significance. It is appropriate
that the churches join with farm-
ers and soil conservation districts
emphasizing to all of us the im-
portance of each doing a good
job of stewardship.
God provided the productive
soil and the rain and the sun to
care for our material needs. As
stewards or husbandmen of the
^oil we honor God and preserve
fais earliest creation. We also hold
in our hands our own welfare and
that of coming generations,
ii In this modem world we have
Solved the mystery of the atom.
We are probing the mysteries of
outer space. While we still probe
Home of mysteries of soil and
plant growth, we have learned
Jiow to use soil wisely and keep
it productive without waste. We
Have made great strides toward
stabilizing, conserving, and using
soil and water resources for the
common good. But we have much
further {6 go.
Do we as a nation have the in-
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telligence and stamina to continue
that progress ,in management of
our soil and water resources? Will
we continue the 'development of
the science and art of using land
according to its capabilities and
treating it according to its needs
at the same time we further de-
velop the other important sfcienc
es?
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Weeping lovegrass could be the
grass to answer the problem of get-
ting something to grow on your
deep, coarse ’’bullnettle” sands.
District cooperators J. B. Cook
of Livingston and ,W. R. Baker of
Goodrich have tried weeping love-
grass on their farms. Baker states
that his lovegrass -survived
through heavy weed competition
the first year and looks good.
Cook has grazed his field of love-
grass early this year. He sampled
it for grazing long before bermu-
da grass was coming out.
K. S. Trostman, District Coop-
erator was assisted by Gerald
Johnson, Soil Conservation Ser-
vice, in selectiqg-a field to plant
the weeping lovegrass thi's year.
Weeping lovegrass should be seed-
ed now. A good prepared seedbed
is needed before planting.
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Jesse Oliver had gullied areas
shaped into waterways on his farm
last week. Oliver plans to plant
bermuda grass and fertilize it ac-
cording to ihe plant needs. Slop-
ing the sides of these gullies and
filling in. the bottom to 'make a
waterway is a part of Oliver's
conservation plan on his farm.
Polk County Soil Conservation
District Cooperators who have
good pastures know why and how
to manage them.
T. E. Jones, District Cooperator
whose farms are located north of
Leggett, has the answer. Why? To
allow young plants to become well
established Jo provide better and
more even distribution of grazing.
To maintain plants in thrifty con-
dition and to get more pounds of
beef per acre. How? Delay grazing
^oung plants until they are well
established. Control grazing to al-
low enough top growth to develop
to keep plants deeply rooted. Main-
tain soil fertility to keep plants
thrifty by fertilizing. Mow to con-
trol weeds that compete for mois-
ture. Cross-fence to control and
get even distribution of grazing
and to use pastures in proper sea-
son. Have plenty of water avail-
able by proper location of ponds.
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’ District Cooperators L. M. York
and Lewis Shrader from Shepherd,
Elgin Mathews from Soldsprings
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1938
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GOOD FARM POND — Pictured above is a farm pond located on W. R. Baker’s farm four miles
West of Goodrich in the Polk County Soil Conservation District. This is an excellent farm pond
according to A. L. Young, Soil Conservation Service Technician. It is surrounded by vegetation.
Cattle have been fenced out of the pond area and the water piped to a trough below the dam. This
supply furnishes water for livestock and also developed into a good fish pond.
The County Agent Reports
By JAMES D. WRENN
I also the quality, if they are not
controlled. To aid the cotton fann-
ers in Polk County on carrying
out a more efficient cotton infcect
control program a meeting was
held in the District Court Room
Tuesday night, and cotton insects
and their control were discussed.
I was in Ft. Worth most of
are getting some good soil condi-
tioning and pasturing from their
crimson clover this spring.
Mathews says the red seed
heads are pleasing to the eye,
which means crimson next year.
Mathews double inoculated his
crimson seed and planted in No-
vember on well drained sandy
soil. He fertilized with 300 lbs. of
10-20-10.
Crimson is an annual cool sea-
son clover which helped these
farmers to fill in the gap in their
pasture conditioning program
when they need it the moat.
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L. M. York, conservation farmer
near Shepherd, was selected the
outstanding conservation farmer in
the Polk County Soil Conservation
District.
York was selected by the Dis-
trict supervisors to receive this
award. The Livingston Lions Club
will present York wit^ a .bronze
plaque in recognition of his
achievement.
last week on a Marketing Study
Sjchooi. The purpose of this school
was to show how the meat proces-
sors buy, process, and sell. This
was a very interesting school and
gave those who attended a "better
understanding of why there is so
much difference in the cost of
beef on foot in comparison to the
retail price. Competition in buying
and selling was very pronounced"
in all of the transactions. ..
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Clear weather is what many
farmers are needing right now.
Some cotton has already been
planted, but many more acres need
to be planted.
Grasses and clovers over • the
county ' are making good growth
and many farmers have crops that
will be put up as hay, provided
the weather remains good.
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The cotton outlook is good this
year for high quality cotton, there
fore, even cotton'producers should
strive to produce this type of cot-
ton that the markets want. In-
sects cpn lower hoth the yield and
The 4-H Clubs are meeting for
the last. time this week. Thera
will be only two meetings held
this summer, and they will be
held in Livinestoh for alL- of the
4 H Club members in the county.
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intersection you move ahead with
the green light before being sure
no pedntrim b Crossing against
the light
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analysis of the land, fits operations to the natural requirements of every acre,
saves soil and water, and pays its own way by increasing and extending farm in-
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We commend the Polk County Soil Conservation district and its cooperators for
using the best scientific methods to preserve our greatest natural resource.
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Kirgan, Joe Lee, Jr. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1958, newspaper, May 15, 1958; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761878/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.