The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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lis, Roy Wat'
bbock visiting
visited witlj.
Lynn Rober-
lis week. Mrs.
ong the early
wall County,
tends will be
she is grave*
'loyd Harvey
of Fort Worth
Mrs. Harvey's
Mrs. C. M.
end.
Sam Brock,
mother,
mi her eighty-
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ier daughter,
, at Burleson,
™ A8PEEMON* STAR, ASPKRMONT. TEXAS
PAGE THREE THURSDAY, MARCH 16,1961
RGHUM STALKS ARE USED
TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION
Wellll...What Did I Tell You Twenty Years Ago?
"ASPERMONT, Tex., March 8.
—Shown above are two fields
on -a farm about two miles east
of Swenson.
The fields are both sandy land
and subject to soil erosion. As
you can see, one of the fields
has not blown, where on the
other the sand has almost cov-
ered the stubble left on the field.
Tj^e field with adequate residues
has about 2500 pounds of resi-
de per acre, and the other
fieM only, had about 800 pounds
residue per acre. These
ujres were both taken in
April, I960, by the local Soil
Conservation Service office.
When wind erosion is the.
main problem on a field, such
as the fields shown above, resi-
due such as sorghum stalks will
give the best protection from
^ blowing when left standing.
height of the stalks helps
tQ Seduce 'the speed of the wind
Jf he ground. Any early till-
age on sorghum land should be
done with equipment that will
leave the stalks standing.
Conservation farming requires
good planning. A farmer must
decide on what crops to grow,
what type of tillage to use, how
often to rotate the crops, and
many other items. Once the
plan is developed, it should pro-
vide for maximum protection of
the soil.
Proper use of crop residues
is one of the best ways that a
farmer has to protect the land.
Residue left on top of the soil
helps control both wind and
water erosion. Surface residue
protects the land without using
any of the soil moisture. A good
cover of residue actually, helps
to get more of the rain into the
soil. This makes good residue
management one of the most
valuable conservation practices -
in this area.
The local Soil Conservation
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District encourages each farmer
fu protect his land. Farmers
should plan now to grow, high
residue crops where they are
needed and keep the stubbie on
top.
SEN. BLAKLEY BELIEVES
IN PARENTS' TAX BREAK
AUSTIN, Tex,, March 8.—
U. S. Sen. William A. Blakley
believes that a tax break for
parents is needed to further the
education of American youth.
Consideration should be given
the average parents ' who are
struggling to put their children
through school, especially high
school and college, Senator
Blakley declared.
He called for additional in-
come tax exempt'ons for such
families anion" the incisures
that he is advocating for better
educational opportunities. He
urged a $400 e::.:;v.ption for each
dependent child enrolled in
high school, and said he also
would work for a $1200 exemp-
tion for each dependent child
enrolled in a college or uni-
versity.
Senator Blank"/ ha ; -oi out a
clear-cut aid-tc-edueation pro-
gram that would help the
schools without the danger of
federal control.
"I am opposed—I always will
be opposed—to federal inter-
ference in our public school
system," Senator !31 akle.v de-
clared. "But it is not enough
just to oppose.
"We must provide the finest
facilities available. We must
have the best trained teachers,
and they should be paid com-
mensurately with the wonder-
ful contribution they are mak-
ing toward the education of our
growing population."
As the alternative to a federal
aid program, Senator Blakley
proposes that the states retain
five per cent of all federal in-
umo taxes collected in each
tah\ The money would be
used for improvement of the
school system.
'The amount of funds to be
retained would be sufficient to
meet the needs at no greater
cost than is now being proposed
under the federal aid program,"
the Senator pointed out. "This
vculd enable Texas to use ap-
proximately $100,000,000 annual-
—of Texas' money—for the
0f our QWn scflo0] SyS_
. i. Th? Federal Government
V • prn-cmptrd the field of taxa-
•ion to such a degree that there
• no othar adequate source."
Senator Blakley said he has
'a k"d wi'h parents throughout
Texas, and finds that they do
net expect—or even want—the
government to educate their
children.
"They take pride in making
this contribution themselves."
the Senator concluded.
•'VRPCS*: OF SOIL SURVEY
• 1 EXPLAINED IN DETAIL
ASPKRMONT. Tex., Feb. 15.—
"'hat is th > purpose of a soil
survey? and What are soil sur-
( vs used for?
The purpose of a Standard Soil
Survey is lo get a land inventory
of a given area. The fact that
it is standard is that the method
used in the classification of th2
soils is tii.' s'mc throughout the
United State-.
Soil surveys have many uses,
"ne main v*? is in applying the
. r rh and experi-
■ ■ . i i- ; v ' f "Ids or parts
f fields. Pn-uits of an experi-
nce on a given soil in one area
an be applied to tne same soil
in other areas with confidence.
Farmers use a soil survey to
locate the extent and kinds of
soils they have, the ability of
these soils to grow plants, and
their response to use and man-
agement.
Land - capability classification
grouping is another use. In this
classification, soils are grouped
according to (1) their adapt-
ability for farm crops under
permanent agriculture; (2) what
they can be expected to do; (3)
their limitation for sustained
production; and (4) the risk of
soil damage, if they are mis-
managed. Land-capability clas-
sification is used as a guide to
soil and water conservation plan-
ning on farms and ranches.
Land appraisers use soil sur-
veys as a source of information
on which to base land values.
Conservation engineers use
soil surveys to find out how fast
water will enter and pass through
the soil. This information is
used in laying out terraces, de-
' sign of irrigation and drainage
systems, and design of dams for
retarding floods.
Highway engineers use soil
surveys to plan routes of high-
ways.; to locate suitable soi! ma-
terial used as base materials of
roads.
Soil surveys are helpful in de-
termining the soundness of pro-
posed investments in land.
Soil survey information is
published in a soil survey re-
port. These reports are usually
made on a county basis. After
a county has been surveyed, the
report is written and published.
These sOil survey reports can oe
purchased from the U. S. Gov-
ernment. Printing Office at
Washington, D.C.
VETS NEWS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q.—Should I write Washing-
ton, D.C., concerning my GI in-
surance? My home is in Bruns-
wick, Maine, and I pay my pre-
miums to Philadelphia.
A.—The VA district office,
5000 Wissahickon Avenue, Phila-
delphia 1, Penn., handles your
insurance account, and not
Washington.
Q-—Has Congress passed any
of the proposed legislation which
would furnish special benefits
for peacetime veterans?
A.—There are several bene-
fits already established for
peacetime veterans. Any VA of-
fice can give you full particulars.
However, the proposed ' legisla-
tion you mean concerning edu-
cation, home loans, etc., has not:
yet been passed by Congress.
Q.—Can I be admitted to a VA,
domiciliary on short notice?
A.—The veteran should not go
to a VA domiciliary expecting
to be admitted. The veteran
should not be sent or taken to a
domiciliary until prior approval
of his admission has been re-
ceived.
Warren G. Harding is the
only man who went direct
from the Senate to the Presi-
dency.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1961, newspaper, March 16, 1961; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127626/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.