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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1949
Page
16
Downey area farmers show growing interest in pasture improvement through conservation mixtures in the Potrneuf district. Early spring and late summer demand good stands. crested wheat, Sudan grass, and irrigated mixtures are advised, with notes on planting timing, irrigation needs, and soil limits for Downey Flats.
A historical note presents an added commandment for humanity to inherit and protect the Earth. It urges sustainable farming, soil conservation, and avoidance of overgrazing to ensure future abundance, warning that neglect will turn fields to sterile stones and cause descendants to suffer poverty or vanish.
The first soil conservation district in the world began 12 years ago in Anson County North Carolina after a farmers vote. Since then about two thirds of U S farmland and three quarters of farms have joined these district efforts now totaling over 2 000 districts covering more than a billion acres across 48 states and territories with district enabling laws in place.
Portneuf soil conservation district and communities Grace Downey Lava Hot Springs and Pocatello report wide benefits from land use programs. Contour strip‑cropping on Grace hillside lands reduces erosion and boosts yields. surveys cover 7500 acres to guide soil and water conservation efforts. several farmers report improved alfalfa grass hay and better irrigation through improved water disposal ditches.
The piece explains how soil conservation varies by region from erosion control in the Great Plains to river management in New England and pasture improvement in the Pacific Northwest. It stresses that modern soil conservation is a dynamic, scientifically based approach using terracing, contouring, crop rotations, drainage or irrigation, wind strips, fertilization, and soil surveys to sustain land and water resources for future use.
A note mentions seeding to crested wheat and sweet clover at the rate of 15 acres per year, with continuation referenced on page 5-A. The fragment provides limited context about land management or planning details.
The piece warns the United States faces danger from land misuse as 150 years of erosion have damaged about half of farmland. It cites roughly 100 million acres of cropland ruined and a third of topsoil lost, with 500,000 acres eroded annually preventing cultivation.
The article states that SCD supervisors are not paid even a nominal salary and receive no money for their duties. It emphasizes they are not dollar-a-year men and perform their responsibilities without compensation.
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