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For The Land's Sake 



(Continued from page 25) 

 Since its organization on the present 

 basis, approximately 125 projects have 

 been tackled. Some arc finished. Many 

 are in the process of completion. Ap- 

 proximately 200 men are available at 

 all times for Capt. Nickerson, in crews 

 of around 25 each. One of the big 

 things, says Nickerson, "is the de- 

 velopment of leaders among the boys. 

 The amount of turnover in boys is 

 largely up to the conmanding officer 

 of the camp and the superintendent. 

 We are developing initiative and char- 

 acter and leadership. When a boy 

 demonstrates he has it, then he is given 

 the responsibility of leading his crew 

 under the direction of the foreman as- 

 signed to his section." The boys, once 

 they leave the camp or go out on a 

 project, are under the direction of 

 Capt. Nickerson and his men. When 

 they are brought back to the camp they 

 immediately pass under the jurisdic- 

 tion of the military. At present that 



CLIFFORD SMITH (sighting |, WALTER 

 Waggoner (looliing). In more ways than one 

 they tell you how your land lies. 



includes Lt. C. L. Snyder, comman- 

 dant, Lt. C. W. Swank, junior com- 

 manding officer, and Lt. J. S. Altman, 

 M. D., medical officer. The camp is 

 under the direct supervision of Col. R. 

 C. Dedi, 5th sub-district commander. 

 The work of the Pike County Soil 

 Conservation Association consists of 

 farm planning, reforestation, gully con- 

 trol, restoring soil fertility, terracing, 

 strip cropping, buildfng outlets and 

 check dams and the dissemination of 

 information about erosion control. The 

 labor is furnished by the camp. Local 

 materials are used i:. all cases. The 

 farmer, when he follows the plan as 

 set up for his farm bv the Association, 

 can obtain limestone for the cost of 

 crushing, in many cases from a quarry 

 on his own land or from one nearby. 

 Where possible, timber is cut on the 

 land where it is used. Limestone for 

 building dams and outlets is hunted 

 out and quarried on the land where 

 used. Where a farm needs complete 

 "reconditioning," the Association maps 

 and lays out a new set up and requests 



MARCH, 1936 



that the farmer follow it. He is re- 

 warded by being able to obtain labor 

 and supplies in greater quantity and at 

 less cost than he could, operating by 

 himself. 



The Association has opened up eight 

 limestone quarries and effected a tie- 

 up with the owners of a number of 

 crushing plants. As it stands now, 

 farmers can get crushed limestone of 

 high quality for 65 to 75 cents a ton — 

 the cost of crushing. They must haul 

 it themselves and see that it gets on the 

 land. The Association does not attempt 

 to go into the limestone business and 

 is using only that equipment now 

 available. The same holds true of ter- 

 racing equipment as well as heavy ma- 

 chinery — "we use th-^ power that is 

 now available on the farms in the 

 county," said Capt. Nickerson. 



The important angle of the Pike 

 county idea is that it is building for 

 permanency and is broad in its scope. 

 It is county-wide in every respect. For 

 that reason Pike county's program as 

 now set up has features other counties 

 might well copy and incorporate into 

 their own plans. 



Let's Be Cons+ruc+ive 



(Continued from page 24) 

 so intimately interwoven that a single 

 move disturbs all. Real efforts to redeem 

 the promises are being made. A drastic 

 move would upset all business. Dare the 

 administration move rapidly? Is the 

 choice between E-volution or R-evolu- 

 tion? 



"Patrick Henry, and others, were 

 grand at tearing down, but when build- 

 ing up (the Constitution) their names 

 do not appear; they could not constri -t 

 a political hen-coop. We prefer the 

 maxim of the greatest thinker of all 

 time, Aristotle; his 'Golden Mean,' — 

 'Neither rashness nor cowardice, but 

 courage; neither wastefulness nor 

 stinginess, but liberality; neither boast- 

 fulness nor cringing, but humility.' " 

 J. P. DOYLE, 



Jefferson County, 111. 



Conservation Bill Enacted 



(Continued from page 6) 

 be made against it," he said, "yet I do 

 hope we consider it as a piece of eco- 

 nomic legislation not as something for 

 the Democrats to laud to the skies and 

 for the Republicans to kick around. 

 Whatever the final vote may be I trust 

 that no Democrat will vote for it simply 

 because it is a Democratic measure 

 or that no Republican will vote against 

 it for the same reason. Farmers are 

 getting tired of that sort of thing." 



In urging support for the bill, he said: 

 "This measure will at least enable 



Baseball League To 



Meet Peoria Mar. 31 



Plans for opening the 1936 Farm Bu- 

 reau baseball season will be discussed at 

 the annual meeting of the Illinois Farm 

 Bureau Baseball League set. for Tues- 

 day, Mar. 31 at the Pere Marquette 

 Hotel, Peoria. -■'_ .' ..,* - 



Last year 21 teams competed in the 

 various districts. The state champion- 

 ship and the I. A. A. trophy went to De- 

 Kalb county. Henry county was runner 

 up. 



Widespread interest in soft ball which 

 has made great strides since 1931 has 

 led to the suggestion that the Farm 

 Bureau League organize a soft ball di- 

 vision. Such a division would give coun- 

 ties representation in the League which 

 no longer have baseball teams but are 

 actively promoting county soft ball 

 tournaments. 



This subject has been scheduled for 

 discussion with the idea of arranging 

 districts and inter-county soft ball games 

 if the demand justifies such action. The 

 leading teams in the various counties 

 where there are several teams compet- 

 ing would be eligible to represent their re- 

 spective counties in inter-county matches. 



the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis- 

 tration to continue with its program 

 of farm rehabilitation and in the next ses- 

 sion of Congress it will be possible to 

 reconsider the problem and make such 

 changes as are necessary to meet the 

 situation. I urge that in the interim 

 members of Congress, economists, farm 

 leaders and the six million or more Amer- 

 ican farmers give their most serious 

 thought and study to the situation so 

 that the Congress which meets next 

 January may have the benefit of their 

 views and suggestions." 



The conference committee accepted an 

 amendment approved in the House 

 modifying somewhat the basis for com- 

 puting parity so as to protect the con- 

 sumer. This amendment provides that 

 the Secretary of Agriculture shall not 

 use his powers to discourage production 

 of supplies and food sufficient to main- 

 tain domestic consumption on the same 

 level as it was in the years 1920 to 

 1929. 



In making payments to soil conserva- 

 tion co-operators during 1936 and 1937, 

 the Secretary also is required to take 

 into consideration the services of tenants 

 and croppers and any loss sustained by 

 them as a result of changes in farming 

 practices adopted during such years. Up 

 to $500,000,000 annually is made avail- 

 able to carry out the act. The tax pro- 

 gram to reimburse the treasury for the 

 expenditures has not been announced. 



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