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Virginians Observe
Conservation Week
Natural Resources Conservation Week in Virginii. Octob-r 13-10 heralds renewed emphasis on the wise use of th< stale’s forests, soil, water, and wddlir-.
At VPI sr>c '1st' say that although much has been" done, much remains to done. There are • am ,s througho t the statec \vh: h v ...Id double • even i.uad’up e the1 produc*' > t if 'lev wie r -i .ged und "■ a sound Mid • ! iv ■'« . conser .. m plan
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ria Soil C . rst rvn-t.’o.i I' ■' r-efs law, all b it one of Virginia's rn . lies have been ore? • '<1 ait
! . onservation distnrts. ^lore that’ *4.1.000 V*'i yii■ it. landowners V.i.e la-en heitie.l v/ith ti.' . . . svvation progi 11 Mo.e "h i T’l. (.00 ac.es of contour str.ps ha.e been es a W l, nearly 5, (X)0 miles of open dit 'l dra itage and about 1,500,000 feet of tile drainage have been installed. Pasture ..land improved on the cooperating fanns covers iir.r than 1,500,000' acres, and more thaii 14.000 farm |x>n<!< have beenconstructed..
This week, agricultural agencies, civic clubs, farmers, churches, and oh ter groups an cooperating in special programs and tours to emphas/.ies the fact that ‘conservation is everybody's business.
Oil. PROC.RI.Ss WITH Ton’ll be hearing a lot about oil during the Octob-r I CIO period. That is when the 1057 Oil Progress Week will be observed. Nnd the oil men vvli make their report to the nation they serve.
We live in a nation on wheels— : :.! o’l makes a’’ rho-" wheels Mini. There is a c.v tor every three Americans, and today there are more than If*1,7*M* servin'' '•atiore to meet th- v a s' need- "t motor in,’ America. Ai’d gasoline is a real bargain, ’.i.v- t'f’s. itcost has risen only 12.! per c-nt — far less than for most commodities.
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