Pure Water.Greatest Natural Resuurce
This Is the fifth In a series
of artlcfes on Conservation
prepared and presented by the
, Conservation Committee of the
Loulsburg Garden Club. We
hope you find them Interesting
as well as Informative. To
day's article Is about water,
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Pure water Is one of our
greatest natural resources. It
Is the life blood of the land; It
determines man's destiny.
Water has shaped our living
customs, just as it has played
a part In shaping the earth's
surface.
Water Is so commonplace that
We are Inclined to take It for
granted, yet no single resource
? assumes -a- more Important role J
In our lives. We depend upon
It In thousands of different ways
to meet our dally living needs.
One can live much longer with
out food than without water.
Animals and plants depend upon
It. All -living things must tiive
water as they are made, partly
of water, as we ourselves are.
We build our homes and In
dustries near It and our farms
require abundant supplies to |
reach their full productiveness.
Water In streams and 'lakes
provides transportation. It Is
"Used to generate electricity and
Its energy turns machinery; so
Indirectly, It Is a source of
food. We use water for swim- ;
mlng and fishing. It Is used
for air conditioning units, for
washing clothes and many other
things. Industries are a large
consumer of water. Our two
most Important uses, of course,
are human consumption and Ir
rigation for crops.
The problem of getting a sup
ply. Qf pure drinking water ,1s
becoming increasingly difficult
for many communities. Pollu
tion has been caused by dump
ing wastes from our home and
industries Into streams, lakes
and tidewaters. Slit from erod
ing land does Its part, too.
Fits h and plant life cannot live
In-' water where this has taken
place. The most dangerous
of Impurities found In water
are disease germs. Typhoid
fever Is one of the diseases
carried by water. Mud Is an
, other common Impurity. It
spoils the taste of water, and
makes It unfit for laundry work,
bathing or manufacturing.
In our own county 50 per
cent of our open wells are pol
luted to some degree, making
r
them a health hazard. This Is
an amazing figure In Just one
county.
The problem of getting a good
supply of water Is nothing n?*w.
Three thousand years ago a
city on an Island In the Medl
teranean Sea has no water. Not
only was the water In the ?ea
salty, but the water ' ln t&e"
wells dug on the Island was
salty too. The people bad to
dig wells on the mainland
nearby, far from the shore.
Then they built a stone-lined
ditch or aqueduct to carry the
water down to the shore. There
It was loaded on boats and tak
en to the Island. This seems
a more difficult task even than
the carrying of water Jnm A
well or spring In a bucket.
Over the years lyid has been
cleared at an extravagant rate,
causing , the rainfall to speedily
nin off. This quick run-off
does not allow the water to seep
Into the earth Jo keep under
ground streams flowing. Thus
the water table has gradually
been receding Drainage and
filling of wet land areas further
deplete our water supply.
Every abuse that we Impose
upon our llfe-glvlng resources
--soils, "forests; grasslands,
wildlife, further depletes our
supplies of usable water.
Nature has widely distributed
water, about three - fourths of
the earth^belng covered by It In
the form of oceans, rivers, and
lakes. Yet we find that water,
like most of the other natural
resources which serve man's
needs, is critically short.
Short due to our abuses, the
Increase of human population
and their Increasing demands
for Its use. As more automatic
machines are Invented and used
In the average home, such asj
BRIGHT tPCAS
FOR GROWING HOUSE PLANTS^! | 1
Biggest problem for ama- \
tour plant grower* and hob
byists during the short days t
of winter, or with out-of-sea
son flowers, is to provide a .
steady supply of the sun's '
red and blue radiant ener
g y, essential for plant
growth. (
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Yog can now grow mori
beautiful plants than ever
before with Sylvania Gro-Lux
fluorescent lamps. They sup
f?ly the correct light to stimu
ate growth, yet use no more
electricity than standard flu
orescents. GrO-lux* un^e
v come ready-made, or you can
A create charming, decorative
\\ touches by building them into
in storage walls, room dividers,
K bookcases, hutch cabinets, or
dry sinks.
For a particularly novel
and dramatic effect, use
the special lamps for
lighting wall-recessed or
f ree-standjng aquari
ums. Either way, studies
show that Gro-Lux is ben
eficial to water plants
and enhances the color
of both fish and plants. ?
washing machines and dish
washers, the supply will be
come even less. Since people
have contributed to our les
sening water supply, it is up
to the people to begin correct
ing it for our future genera
tions.
The same supply of water is
used 4nd reused. Vapor and
moisture goes from the ocean
to the cloud and under the right
condition, comes back to earth
as rain. Seepage from under
ground flows eventually find
their way to rivers and lakes
which in turn flows into the
oceans to again form vapor for
another cycle. We know thlsvto
be true for the Bible says, "All
rivers run into the sea; yet the
sea is not full; unto the place
from whence the rivers come^
thither they return again."
Do you depend on a water
pump? Anyone who does and
has had to do without it forj
several days for those occas-,
slonal necessary repairs,!
knows what the "taken-for- 1
granted" use of water means.1
We will hear much about wa
ter conservation in the future, j
So, stop, look, listen and sup
port the programs.
Know Your
Weather
By E. H. Sims
Does the moon affect the
weather and the planting of
crops?
Yes, the moon ; does af
fect the weather. It also af
fects the tides and high tide
at the time of full moon" is
usually higher than usual. High
?tide at the spring equihox is
even higher when the moon
is full af the same time.
The moen's v effect on our
daily weather is not yet fully
understood, or determined,
though it is believed to exert
an effect. As for its value in
the planting of crops, many
farm experts hold It has a
definite relation, and results
over the years seem to prove
the theory
The explanation for this
theory is not yet known.
Parents of young children
should find time to teach them
courtes^ and good manners' de
spite the press of other things.
LITTLE NEED TO WEED
With. the present popularity of terraces and patios, the many
different Muds of paving often present weeding problems. Why
give,, weeds a chance to grow?
fclarly sowing of annuals which naturally ?% row low and spread
ing will give these a head start, am} if you keep a space clear
around them for Just a little
while, there'll be no need to
weed later in the season. The
annuals will cover the cracks
and provide color and, some
times, fragrance.
Shown in the Illustration is
'sweet alyssum used in the
cracks of a. flagstone path. It
also is u^ed as a border along '
the edge of the path so that 1
boM^r and cracks will gradu
ally merge into a carpet' of one
color. As you know, sweet
alyssum is available with flow
ers of white, pink, .lavender or
purple' so _ even this one an
nual offers a wide choice
Gteeping zinnia might be used
In a similar situation and its
small yellow fldwers would pre
sent a different color scheme
from alyssum. .Lobelias with
blooms varying shades of blue
or white Would be equally suita
ble and grow especially well
In light shade.
For long-season weed avoid
ance, verbenas in mixed colors
or in white, pink, rose, laven
der,, or purple would be a happy
chc^ce^-for these annuals con
tinue to groVv and flower until
hard frost. .
Portulacas are the gayest of
the spreading annuals. Coming
as they do with single or double
flowers in bright yellows, ros
es, pinks "and white, they are
particularly suitable for a sunny
situation where soil is poor for
they thrive under these condi
tions. i
inursuay, marcn n, isdo
ASCS NEWS
John R. Davis
Franklin County ASCS Manager
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Cotton producers on 267 farms
in Franklin County released a
total of 1000.6 acres of allot
ments which they did not wish
to plant during the coming year.
Producers on 408 farms have
requested. 1677,0 acres addi
tional acres to plant. At_pres
ent, there arp only 988.0 acres
of cotton availabtfe for reappor
tionment. The Franklin* County
ASC Committee has requested
689.0 acres from the State ASC
Committee to be used in sat
isfying requests. The County
Committee must reapportion
than Friday, March 12, 1965.
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Feed Grain producers inter
ested In participating in the
1965 Feed Grain Program may
sign-up through March 26, 1965,
at the ASCS Office In Louis -
hurg.
Many producers have already
filed lease agreements to trans
fer tobacco acreage .between
farms for 1865. Before any
acreage can be transferred, to
bacco yields must be figured
and a written lease between all
parties Involved must be filed
with the. County ASCS Office
on or before April 1, 1965, which
is the deadline.
Safe Driver
Ciarkdale, Arli? After driv
ing for 68 years, John A. Al
rlch had his first minor traffic
accident. The 93-year-old man
told police that his first automo
bile was a one-cylinder 1896
model.
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