Kansas Motto Echoes in Modern Conservation Efforts
State Conservationist notes Ad Astra per Aspera fits today as Kansas leads in terraces, diversions, and permanent conservation funding. The 1968 fiscal year shows increased land treated, but farm and ranch plans slipped. watershed work advances with 7 million acres in 60 approved watersheds and Pawnee River project moving forward.
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Docking Praises Kansas Soil Conservation Gains
Gov. Robert Docking cites Kansas progress in soil and water conservation at a luncheon for the State Soil Conservation Committee. He notes 16,730,886 acres on conserved crops, 9,735 miles of terraces now totaling 238,260 miles, and calls for continued work to protect fields against drought wind and heavy rain. He also cites nationwide rehabilitation figures for disabled workers in 1967.
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