anaheim-gazette 1935-02-28

When a man says "Fight or Starve" he's using pretty strong words, but gentlemen, it isn't a man that is dictating the terms of this problem—it's man-made erosion. Man made! "What do they mean by man-made erosion?" you are apt to ask, and it might be well to answer the question before we wipe the specks off our glasses and prepare for a closer look at this erosion business. There has always been natural erosion since time began, but nature takes a million years to rub a mountain down and fill a few valleys, and we're not going to shoot off any firecrackers about that. We civilized men (?) however, accomplish by improper framing, in 50 years, what nature would take ten thousand years to do. We rip the protecting layer of grass or trees off the land, pulverize the underlaying rich soil, and leave it lay to be carried away by the first rain, or wind, that comes along. We burn off forests because we think it makes better grazing, and the rains turn the slopes into rock-ribbed wastes where a Scotch rodent would starve. We plow a furrow, or a whole flock of furrows, straight down the side of a slope, and that's sending an engraved invitation to old man gully to more than the tick of a watch in the passing of a day. There's a second choice. Erosion—man-made erosion, if you please, has robbed this nation of billions and billions of dollars since white men first landed on our shores. We could reclaim that land. It would be a gigantic undertaking that would make the digging of the Panama canal, or the building of Boulder dam look like backyard engineering when Junior has sneaked his mother's stirring spoon out of the kitchen. The ancient Incas, those master farmers who lived four thousand years ago, are said to have packed soil seven hundred miles on the blacks of their spindly-legged llamas. We could do that with freight trains—but we won't. That will be a task for your children and mine a thousand years from now. What are some of the factors to be considered in planning a nation-wide control of man-made erosion? First, the pocketbook. What will it cost? No definite figures are available at this time, but it is being done in the garin fields of Kansas for $2.50 an acre, and in the bean fields of California for $4.00 an acre. Sheet erosion (the sneak thief) can be controlled at a minimum Wine, Beer Take Slump Month on Increase of 10 Difference Month Year As Truer I A sharp decline in sales at the close of its revealed from the assessment roll for J by the state board of Last month's tax was based upon a 4,190,288.5, as contrast gallons taxed in December decreased a decrease of 1,121 per cent. Beverage taxes for putted at 2 cents per ounce against $106,458.60 Although this marks 652.63 in the state resource, it is $7,830.2 amount of the beverageary, 1934. California beer and 94.7 per cent of the This preference for found both in beer and 92.5 per cent of the formia was produced wine was accountable of one per cent of the tax. Decline in the yield January as compared considered merely a tion by the equalization has issued the foll analyzing the figures. "The true trend of the beverage tax is to be parison between the for January and th ten thousand years to do. We rip the protecting layer of grass or trees off the land, pulverize the underlaying rich soil, and leave it lay to be carried away by the first rain, or wind, that comes along. We burn off forests because we think it makes better grazing, and the rains turn the slopes into rock-ribbed wastes where a Scotch rodent would starve. We plow a furrow, or a whole flock of furrows, straight down the side of a slope, and that's sending an engraved invitation to old man gully to come help himself to a hunk of our farm land. Now, do you see what we're talking about when we speak of man-made erosion? Now to the business of putting old man erosion on the witness stand. There are three main types of erosion. First, there's sheet erosion (he's the sneak thief of the family, and the worst robber of the whole tribe.) Then there's old man gully (we'll have a lot of mean things to say about him, too;) and wind (about whom we are muchly concerned, but little acquainted with here in California.) Sheet erosion and gully are the types that are doing damage every year in your county, as well as in many sections of the country all over the United States. Every one knows what a gully is, although here in California we are more apt to call him by his Spanish nom de plume, Senor Barranea. Erosion, of the sort about which we are most concerned, is a destructive characteristic of civilization. It's parasitic as mistletoe to a tree, and rabbits are to men. You never saw mistletoe growing very far away from a tree, did you? Rabbit were never a pest in the San Joaquin valley until the farmers came and started raising great fields of alfalfa to tickle their palates and pad their ribs. Nature held the There are numerous government pamphlets now available dealing with erosion control, and more are being written every day. If you are not near enough to one of the U.S. soil erosion service projects to visit it, and consult with the engineers, then by all means ask for pamphlets in the subject, and consult your nearest farm advisor. What is the scope of the present soil trains—but we won't. That will be a task for your children and mine a thousand years from now. What are some of the factors to be considered in planning a nation-wide control of man-made erosion? First, the pocketbook. What will it cost? No definite figures are available at this time, but it is being done in the garin fields of Kansas for $2.50 an acre, and in the bean fields of California for $4.00 an acre. Sheet erosion (the sneak thief) can be controlled at a minimum of expense, and without sacrificing an inch of productive land in many cases. Guilles call for dams, and the planting of soil-holding plants and grasses, which makes it a more expensive undertaking, depending upon the size, nature of the ground, and the amount of rainfall to be considered. Hillside erosion may demand an entire change of crops, where marginal land is under cultivation, or may be taken care of by strip cropping on the contour lines, which will necessitate the leaving of portions to forage crops, or soil holding plants, trees or bushes. To say what the control of erosion on a farm will cost, without first looking at it is impossible, but the U.S. soil erosion service has been created to help you to recognize your individual problem and to apply proper corrective measures. Later in this series we will discuss particular kinds of erosion and describe the means of their control. California's orange crop Be 41,565,000 Federal-State Crop Big State Crop Florida O Last year production California was estimated to 28,439,000 packed box The total orange produce this year was estimate packed boxes, compared packed box estimate the Florida crop last year While the Florida crop about 25 per cent belong to unfavorable weather age from that cause he been slight, it was re season has now advanced where danger from relatively remote. The season to date isingly good, the effect shown in the continued outlook for total product past few months. California lemons as were reported at 87, variance of 3 points over report, and indicates a tion for the 1934-1935 loss was reported to set setting during the frostary 19 and 20. are most concerned, is a destructive characteristic of civilization. It's parasitic as mistletoe to a tree, and rabbits are to men. You never saw mistletoe growing very far away from a tree, did you? Rabbits were never a pest in the San Joaquin valley until the farmers came and started raising great fields of alfalfa to tickle their palates and pad their ribs. Nature held the rabbits in check, together with coyotes, foxes and wild cats, until the farmer came along with a twelve guage shot gun, a pack of cat-chasing hounds, and a yen to raise rabbits' delight—such as lettuce, cabbage, and other succulents. Erosion never bothered the hunting grounds of the Indians, or affected the ranges of the buffalo. The Indians were not bothered with erosion because they were either too fond of hunting or too lazy to go to the trouble of riping nature's protecting blanket of weeds, grass and trees from the soil. White men, however, arrived with their plows and oxen and immediately started raising hob with nature's erosion restrainers, and this menace we're discussing snapped up the opportunity to go places quicker than a gangster will start a racket. The result is that today the American people must face the music and do something or our flesh and blood who are to follow us in this country will be struggling for an existence on the remarks of a once fertile land, as the Chinese are today. All right, erosion is here, so that? There are three courses to choose from. First, we can go on doing nothing about it (as we have in the past, and say "To heck with the future generations; to heck with what happens to America after we're dead. Let them starve." We could do that, but we're not going to, because we're not that sort. If we are fair, and there are no fairer people on earth then those who live on the farms of America, we'll admit that our span of years here on earth is to the life of our nation little There are numerous government pamphlets now available dealing with erosion control, and more are being written every day. If you are not near enough to one of the U.S. soil erosion service projects to visit it, and consult with the engineers, then by all means ask for pamphlets in the subject, and consult your nearest farm advisor. What is the scope of the present soil erosion service? It is impossible for the federal government to even consider the control of erosion on every individual piece of property, not all at once, at any rate. The development of proper methods for the control of erosion calls for the combined knowledge of the soil chemist, the angronomist, or plant specialist, and the engineer. In the establishment of the demonstrational projects in various parts of the country, the U.S. soil erosion service works out the best means of control suitable to the particular state where the project is located and the work performed is intended to serve as examples for the agriculturists to follow in solving their own problems. In the final analysis, the government could not hope to do all the work that will be necessary, and that leaves the ultimate solution of this grave problem squarely up to the man on the land. It's going to be the farmer who determines whether this country continues as an agricultural country or gradually though most surely, passes out of the picture of prosperity into one of poverty and of desolation. This is the third article of a series by Harry E. Reddick, regional director of the United States soil erosion service of California, dealing with the control of soil erosion. The fourth, titled "Let's Take a Look at Your Farm," will appear in the Gazette next. In this article Mr. Reddick will attempt to help you make an estimate of the damage already done and the cost of preventing further wastage of your soil. Wine, Beer Sales Take Slump During Month of January Increase of 10 Per Cent Over Same Month Year Ago Given As Truer Indication A sharp decline in beer and wine sales at the close of the holiday season is revealed from the beverage tax assessment roll for January, completed by the state board of equalization. Last month's tax on beer and wine was based upon a total gallonage of 4,190,298.5, as contrasted with 5,322,930 gallons taxed in December. This marked a decrease of 1,132,631.5 gallons, or 21 per cent. Beverage taxes for January computed at 2 cents per gallon, are announced by the board as $83,805.97, as against $106,458.60 levied last month. Although this marks a decline of $22,-652.63 in the state revenue from this source, it is $7,830.29 more than the amount of the beverage tax for January, 1934. California beer and wine account for 94.7 per cent of the total tax assessed. This preference for local products is found both in beer and wine sales since 92.5 per cent of the beer sold in California was produced here. Imported wine was accountable for only one-half of one per cent of the total beverage tax. Decline in the yield from the tax in January as compared with December is considered merely a seasonal fluctuation by the equalization board, which has issued the following statement analyzing the figures: "The true trend of the yield from the beverage tax is to be found in the comparison between the amount of the tax for January and the corresponding" Able-Bodied Men On Relief Must Accept Jobs Now FERAdministrator Hopkins To Insist Upon New Rule Being Followed California's great army of seasonal agricultural workers was warned by FERA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins this week that able-bodied men who decline offers of industrial work at subsistence wages will be expelled from the work relief rolls. SERA Administrator Frank Y. McLaughlin was instructed by Hopkins to discontinue both direct and work relief to men where other jobs are available. Not only does the FERA approve the policy, but "insists upon it being followed by these states in which conditions of seasonal employment warrant such action." "My attention has been called," Mr. Hopkins said, "to allegations that in some states, particularly in those growing tobacco and cotton, farmers are having difficulty in obtaining sufficient labor to harvest their crops. It is stated that in some of these states there are many able-bodied men on the relief rolls receiving the small budgetary allowance for direct relief or work relief when jobs are available to harvest crops. "Relief administrators of some state in which there is a high peak of seasonal employment, such as the harvesting of tobacco and cotton, have completely discontinued both direct and work relief to able-bodied persons in which seasonal labor is in demand. The clear implication of that is that they (the laborers) should be removed from the relief rolls." wine was accountable for only one-half of one per cent of the total beverage tax. Decline in the yield from the tax in January as compared with December is considered merely a seasonal fluctuation by the equalization board, which has issued the following statement analyzing the figures: "The true trend of the yield from the beverage tax is to be found in the comparison between the amount of the tax for January and the corresponding month of last year. This shows an increase of ten per cent." "If this ratio of gain should continue throughout the year, it is reasonable to anticipate that the total tax collected in 1935 will exceed $1,650,000." California's -935 Orange Crop Will Be 41,565,000 Boxes Federal-State Crop Expert Sees Big State Crop, Small Florida Output California's orange crop now on the trees may total 41,565,000 boxes, according to Statistician R. E. Blair of the federal-state crop reporting service. Last year production of oranges in California was estimated as equivalent to 28,439,000 packed boxes. The total orange production in Florida this year was estimated at 13,600,000 packed boxes, compared with a total packed box estimate of 18,100,000 for the Florida crop last year. While the Florida orange crop is about 25 per cent below last year due to unfavorable weather conditions, damage from that cause in California has been slight, it was reported, and the season has now advanced to a stage where danger from frost damage is relatively remote. The season to date has been exceedingly good, the effects of which are shown in the continued advance in the outlook for total production during the past few months. California lemons as of February 13 were reported at 87, which is an advance of 3 points over the January 1 report, and indicates a heavy production for the 1934-1935 crop. Some slight loss was reported to small lemons just setting during the frost period of January 19 and 20. Three-Month Stay of Execution Granted to Hundreds of Pigs A reprieve was granted this week by the SERA. It will mean a three months stay of execution to thousands of pigs in California. Some time ago the surplus commodities division of the SERA distributed surplus pigs to relief recipients on the proviso that the porkers be slaughtered before March 1, 1935. Because most of the hogs distributed were small and the relief recipients receiving them were unable to fatten them sufficiently for pork value by March 1, 1935, the original slaughtering deadline has been extended to June 1, 1935 by a ruling of the agricultural adjustment administration. INSTANT blade change The Schick INJECTOR Razor gives you a new convenience in shaving. The Injector, which contains 20 blades is always ready to insert a new blade when needed. 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