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• • Pog« 6B>K1NGS MOUNTAIN HERALD^Thuriday, No¥*mb«r 20. 1980 Tillage An Aid To Survival 1 • Try These Holiday Recipes By FOY B. HENDRIX Consanration Agronomist USDA-Soil Conservation Service History tells us that erosion and sediment have destroyed en tire civilizations. Some 7,000 years ago agriculture had its beginning in the fertile alluvial plains of Mesopotamia and the Valley of the Nile. But records also show that such cities as Babylon died and were buried by the desert sand—not because in vaders sacked and razed the city, but because the irrigation canals that watered the city’s “bread basket” filled with silt. Jerash, a city of 250,000 in Biblical times, is now a village of 3,000—a once-powerful city buried to a depth of 13 feet from eroding slopes. These actual examples demonstrate what can happen to civilizations if erosion on sloping lands is not controlled. Can this be repeated in America, the “land of promise?” An old time Erosion Experi ment Station at Statesville measured a soil loss rate of 64 tones per acre on an 8 percent slope in fallow. At this rate, it would take only 18 years to erode away a 7-inch plow layer. Under continuous cotton, as was once the general practice, the land would lose 22 tons per acre each year. At this rate, it would take only 44 years to lose 7 in ches. Conservation tillage is defined as a form of noninversion tillage (noninversion means that you don’t “turn the soil”) that retains protective residue as a mulch on the ground surface, types of con servation tillage include no-till, minimum tillage, and other types of noninversion tillage. A 1977 North Carolina Ero sion and Sediment Inventory by the Soil Conservation Service showed an average erosion rate of 7.5 tons per acre on the 6.2 million acres of cropland in North Carolina. But the rate on sloping cropland was twice this much; about 15 tons per acre a year. This rate, if continued, would mean bad news for the produc tive capacity of North Carolina’s farmland. Conservation tillage is one of the most effective practices to control sheet and rill erosion and improve water filtration. it also means money. A 1980 study of benefit/tost ratios of soil and water conservation practices for erosion and sediment control shows a net change of $5.25 per acre for conservation tillage, assuming a 10 percent increase in yield as compared to con tinuous conventionally tilled soybeans. Most research shows that yields with conservation tillage equal or exceed that by conven tional tillage by 10<7a on well drained soils, and decreases yields by 10*% on poorly drained soils. What are the reasons for using conservation tillage? It saves soil. Two thousand pounds of residue on the soil sur face eliminates wind erosion—a problem in many North Carolina counties—and cuts water erosion in half. Yields in dry years, like 1980, may be better because of moisture saved. Conservation tillage saves time. Fewer trips across a field save valuable time and energy, including high-priced tractor fuel. It improves soil structure. Less traffic means improved filtration and root development. In 1939 W.C. Lowdermilk, a writer on lost civilizations, gave a talk on soil conservation in Jerusalem. He gave what has been called the “Eleventh Com mandment” - Thou shall inherit the Holy Earth as a Faithful Steward, conserving its resources and productivity from genera tion to generation. Thou shall safeguard thy fields from soil erosion... There seems to be a message for modern America here. CHURCH BENEFIT Young Adults of Central United Methodist Church will sponsor a country ham breakfast Sat., Nov. 22, from 6 until II a.m. at the church. Tickets are $3 and the menu will feature country ham with grits, eggs and biscuits or three ham biscuits for S3. The calendar reminds us that the special holiday seasons are fast approaching. For special family gatherings at any season of the year, try these recipes. CORNISH HENS WITH RED RAISIN SAUCE 2 Cornish Hens salt and pepper to taste melted margarine red raising sauce Rub hens with salt, pepper and margarine. Place hens, breast side up, in a baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees about 1 hour. During the last 15 minutes, baste with the follow ing sauce. RED RAISIN SAUCE Vj c. red currant jelly '/« c. seedless raisins 2 tbsp. melted margarine 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 /8 tsp. grouneda ground allspice Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasional ly, until jelly is melted and well blended. MAGNIFIQUE BREAST OF CHICKEN 4 chicken breasts, split salt '/* cup margarine 2 c. sliced mushrooms 2 cans cream of mushroom soup, undiluted dash garlic Vi tsp. rosemary V) c. milk hot, cooked rice toasted, slivered almonds dash thyme Salt and brown chicken in margarine. Do not flour. Set aside. Saute mushrooms in margarine. Add chicken, soups, thyme, garlic, rosemary. Pour in milk. Cover and cook in pan or casserole on low heat 45 minutes or longer, does not hurt. Serve over cooked rice. Sprinkle top with cheese and slivered almonds. I c. turkey booth Put turkey in bottom of bak ing dish. Mix soup and milk. Pour over turkey. Cover with dry dressing mixture, then pour over the dressing mixture 1 cup broth. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. bread crumbs. Bake in 325 degree oven for 30 minutes. TURKEY CASSEROLE 3 c. cooked, chopped turkey or chicken 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 c. milk 1 pkg. sage dressing mixture GREEN PEA CASSEROLE 1 c. chopped onion 1 CO. bell pepper, chopped 1 c. chopped celery Cook the above in 1 stick margarine until soft. Combine I can pimento, chopped, 2 md. cars green peas, 1 can mushroom soup and 1 can sliced water chestnuts. Add the above to onion mixture. Pour in baking dish and cover with buttered SWEET POTATO CRUNCH Mix and pour into baking dish: 3 c. sweet potatoes, cooked, mashed 1 c. sugar Vi tsp. salt Vi stick butter or margarine 2 beaten eggs Vi c. milk 1 tsp. sherry, optional or tsp. lemon flavoring 1 tsp. butter flavoring Sprinkle with I c. brown sugar, 1 c. nuts, chopped, Vi c. flour and Vi stick butter or margarine. Mix good and sprinkle over top. Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes. MAPPY. AD GOOD TXRU M*26*8( Youmw TV'S 28 Oz... No Deposit liiiiiiiiM 'RECf VP.'l -pzice .w/c€ WHitr HOUSE...IfeoK. 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