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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1965
Page
5
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District reports 1964 practices including grass seeding 435 acres and strip cropping 1954 acres. The district lists cooperators, plans, and Great Plains contracts, plus staffing support from the Soil Conservation Service and a note on stewardship rooted in religious guidance.
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District, formed in 1946, notes progress from terrace shaping to grassed waterways across Cheyenne County Nebraska. It tracks national soil conservation milestones from 1935 onward and lists early leaders W. P. Bullock and Lee Girardot, along with current supervisors Wendel Mathewson and others.
The ASC Committee and SWCD Board collaboratively established a county ACP program prioritizing permanent practices in line with the Districts long range conservation plan. Cheyenne County Commissioners provide full time clerical support and several meetings urged use of District services to address road problems. Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission supplied funds and personnel for technical and clerical help and public meetings. The Sidney Telegraph continues strong publicity including a special April conservation edition. A ten minute radio feature sponsored by KSID, taped by SCS staff, District supervisors and cooperators, has generated good response.
An Educational Program sponsored Soil Stewardship Sunday with a breakfast and tour for county ministers. The Cheyenne County Ministerial Association aided planning while churches received booklets and a District film The Earth Is The Lord's for group use. SCS technicians and district supervisors led tours and classroom instruction for about 150 students. Boy Scouts 4-H and schoolchildren participated. materials and films were provided through SCS. the Annual Conservation Picture Award will be presented at the Chamber of Commerce chuck wagon dinner.
Three group watershed projects completed this year tackle flood damage to cropland roads and farmsteads with district led action. Future plans include several more projects and continued adoption of native grass seeding, tree planting, and erosion control practices aided by district equipment and contractors.
May 23 to 30 marks Soil Stewardship Week with the theme Challenges of Growth. Wendell Mathewson of the Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District urges urban residents share responsibility for land stewardship as sermons and church visits highlight conservation through May 30.
The Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission will sponsor a Neighborhood Youth Corps program under the Economic Opportunity Act. Eighty six soil and water conservation districts will serve as local sponsors for county youths. District supervisors plan participation to aid local youths ages 16 through 21. Interested youths should contact the local district office at 1125 Alvarado Road.
The NYC program assists economically distressed youth to earn money while staying in school and trains out of school youth for future employment. Participants must be unemployed and permanent US residents. Pay is $1.25 per hour. Out of school workers may log up to 40 hours weekly, while in school workers are limited to 20 hours unless on vacation when 40 hours are allowed.
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association urged state action to boost drought relief by allowing farmers to plant forage sorghums and sorghum Sudan hybrids on acreage out of production under government programs. They said the move would help farmers grow enough feed during the critical drought period as the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service had begun to authorize the plantings.
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