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SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK 

 1962 



Zhe earth is the Cord's 



It is the universal liquid of life and part of 

 our very being. It is everywhere around us, 

 in the air and earth. Without it we could 

 not survive, nor could any plant, animal, or 

 other living thing. 



It is a final necessity, for which man has 

 devised no substitute. 



Water can be so abundant as to invite waste 

 and neglect. It can be so scarce as to set 

 man in earnest contest for its vital uses. 



It demands understanding and respect. 

 It has the power under direction to turn the 

 mighty turbines of Grand Coulee. 

 Unmanaged, it can strike in the angry form 

 and force of floods. 



It can produce crops, trees, and grass- 

 or the ugliness of raw gullies cut into an 

 unprotected countryside. 



Water provides the drama of Old Faithful, 

 the majesty of the Mississippi, and the 

 grandeur of Niagara Falls. In its infinite 

 variety it is a thirst -quenching drink for the 

 children of Atlanta, a cooling accessory for 

 the steel mills of Ohio, and vital irrigation 

 for the sunward fields of Arizona. 



It appears as soaking rain on Olympia's 

 forests, the fleecy hush of a Vermont snowfall 

 and the quick excitement of a Kentucky 

 thunderstorm. 



It is a miraculous gift of God, given to us 

 for our refreshment and endless uses. But 

 our neglect can waste it; our misuse can 

 turn it into offensive sewers of pollution. 



Water tests our sense of responsibility to I 

 God and man. It asks for care, requires our 

 self-discipline, and responds to management. 



This priceless water has been here before 

 and by God's plan will be returned again and 

 again for us to use according to our maturity 

 either with wisdom or with shameful neglect 



Consider our water. Consider it well. 



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