The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-04

90 / one way, however, you are
W oao,bably like all other farmers
wv continually make plans about
.;u, sy to run your farm. You may
E;starp all your plans in your head
3O ayou may put them down on
10.30er; but you do have a plan
neeti1 plan what crops to grow
h year, which livestock to
8.Oop or sell, when and how to
Wednodel the farm buildings or
all running water and cleo
- ity in them and hundreds of
Chuer details. Also, you probably
|niste a. lor If planning about how
recincrease crop yields and how
lndayprotect your land so that ii
sket continue to grow good crops
will after year When you make
MS about how to conserve
=tr land for the future while
ptist reasing its production now,
Rstor are doing conservation farm
o'oo ming.
- lore than half million farm
r;r;r+ in the United States now
lo.oo,e written conservation farm
IN. These farmers get technic-
,urcbelp from their soil conserva-
for i districts in making these
o,2o ms. There are over 1000 soil
= reservation districts in the ma
~ d. Sixty-five Of Ohio's eighty
q Stht counties now have organ
[eakeI districts. Their main job is
,medhelp farmers make conserva-
= N farm plans and carry out
7.3O plans. Each plan is made
Rev yially to fit certain farm.
farmer who runs the farm
- "A trained conservatlonist of
+ Soil Conservation Service
Ike the plan together. They de-
Gin it not only to control erosion
Min also to increase production
nori the farm.
Wf you live in a soil conserva--
e Sel district and want help on
he of your conservation prob
Chms, you should go to see the
Zip, trict governing body. The dis
cond.t is governed by a group of
Chulr neighbors called district
ip, 7arvisors. They will ask you
cond deut an application, because
ally dSsrict furnishes help only
ices. farmers WHO apply for it.
After the district supervisors
Meve approved yotS application,
istery will send a soil conserva-
10:(aist to see you. He will help
work out a conservation
dist m plan. He will have with
ter n a land capability map of
9.4g farm, made by a soil
0 a. INST. 1t shows what every
Of your farm may safely be
N Cd for-whether for crops, pas
k, Ne, meadow or woods. 1t also
9:3,ws how much protection each
wore needs. This map is used as
the basis for making your con
walton farm plan.
seThe conservationist may first
you to meet with a group of
lr neighbors who are also
king conservation farm plans.
lodl will explain the land capabil-
# maps and you will discuss the
S;neral principles of farm plan
es, lg together.
oa;rhen you and the conserva-
:. mist 60 over your farm. The
,oo of you discuss the kind of
Id you have to deal with on
ranah field. You tell the conserv-
Iinionist the kind of farming you
9:int to do-what crops you
lpt. mt to grow and what livestock
hipu want to keep. Together, you
eide which field to use for
IIPps and where the pastures,
aadoWs and wood lots are to
u. yoaN may wish to change
21tne field boundaries so that all
I'd in each field is suited for
re- same purpose. You may de-
fe to plant trees or grass on
Dine badly eroded land that you
We been using for crops. If you
e short of cropland, you may
aselde TO ploW up some pasture
clear off some woods on land
stable for cultivation.
nicbWhen you have decided what
ch acre is to be used for, you
d the conservationist discuss
-e conservation measures need
= on each field. You decide
aeS1at crop rotations to use and
LAW much fertilizer you will
2 led on each field. You decide
sssx xiich fields to cultivate on the
&ntour and where to strip-crop.
-su determine whether any
Ids need to be drained or ter
--ced and where to build ponds
I'D grassed waterways. You de-
!, lie which pastures need to be
Utilized or Teseeded and work
At grazing program. You work
t how you will manage your
S|5od lots. You may want to give
acial attention to wildlife areas
ch as marshes. And you must
), 10 figure out how many live
- ~ ick your farm will feed under