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What Is
Conservation**
’ *T. G. RagsdbU
*’ fWhat
is conservation ?
Many answers can bc given 6 this question. It means differeit things* to different people. To some it means building huge dams to plant breeders it could be s rarching for ' new plants and trees to control wind erosion To a farmer it may mean plowing on the contour instead of up and down hill, seeding J, grass waterways, improving pastures or draining wet land. To some it means food and caver for wildlife or trees and good forestry management. Conservation to the f gardincr and flower g ower means rich soil made loose and loamy with organic matter.
Most everyone will ell you they ’believe in conservation, but! give it very little thought because It doesn’t concern their daily life, lIThis is a wrong conceit Everyone who sleeps between clean sheets, eats a square meal or fakes a drink of clean water should be djeeply concerned with where thes^ life giving blessings come From. [ - Will these blessinge be id ample supply in the years .head? This Will depend on how well wje do the conservation job today. The Culpeper Soil (Conservation District will always need the help and cooperation of all our agricultural agencies and all other groups in carrying out the conservation program.. :V: ;*/’:] s This week has been set aside by the governor as “Virginia Natural Resources (Conservation ), Week”. It is hoped that everyone will give some thought to this sub ject. There is something every person can do to help in some snail way the conservation of our soils, water, forests and willtife resources, in order that we may live well today and be proud of this God given heritage as we pass it on to our children. - > + *
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