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ers and ranchers with their conservation plans.
Taylor noted that Secretary Butz, in a recent statement, said: “As the No. 1 guardians of the nation’s natural resources, farmers have a responsibility to themselves and future generations to use the soil wisely. Farmers have made great progress in the last 35 years in conservation farming, and with good planning they can meet the increased demand for food in 1974 without stepping backwards.’’
FARMERS are expected to bring several million acres of former “setaside” land back into crop production in 1974, as they did in 1973, to meet in
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