MSI "I Saw it Bdfertued In The Pwm." Join Now! Ptclfcls the Whole Family Potts' Burial Ass'n. Plione 164 or 174 ATTENTION! LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE WIIX MEET EACH THURSDAY NIGHT At 7:30 Lake V. SHope, Sec. Magazine Article Tells About Studies At Coweeta Reports Forest Cutting Not Deterimental To Water Yield At the Coweeta Forest Experi ment station, near Franklin studies on the effects of forests md of forest-cutting are being made, and some of the results lire described by Charles R. Hursh in an article publish?d in the December issue of Amer ican Forests magazine Writing under the caption Where Little Waters Write Big Stories", Mr. Hursh tells h')W, with the use ot scientific equip ment permanently placed on the forest, it is possible for the streams and rains to produce a minute-by-minute story which will help cities, indus trialists and farmers solve their water problems. "Many large municipal dud industrial watersheds support valuable timber, not being har vested for fear of jeopardizing the yf.eld and quality of the water." Mr Hursh points out Experiments on the forest, con ducted by the Southeastern Forest Experiment station, where he Is In charge of forest influence studies, show that timber cutting is not detrimen tal to water yield, If the soil is undisturbed; in fact. It is pos sible to remove timber so as to increase water yields "In all the tests where the soil When you see our trucks and salesmen, at your neighborhood store, that's a good place to trade. You can always depend on your home town . groceryman's buying quality Fruits, Vege tables, and Sea Food from Rabun Produce Company. IF HE BUYS FROM US, HE STOCKS THE BEST. , RABUN PRODUCE CO. Wholesale Distributors ?' L "WE FEATURE QUALITY" Dillard, Ga. was not disturbed, there was no damage t9 water supplies anu the removal of the vegetation has increased the sUea.-nf-ow,' he says "but ifhere the soil is 1 disturbed, as in the case of log ging. both the quality of the water and the uniformity 01 1 st ream flow have been altered tmiavorably." It is important, Mr. Hursh points out to device a method ; whereby timber can be harvest ed on certain watersheds with- f out damaging the water-savins ' qualities of the soil. Another study on the Co weeta forest shows that steep slope farming destroys the soil's ability to function as a regulat or of water flow and water qual ity, Generally, the effects of land clearing for cultivation are not noticeable for two or three i years, but by that time the soil . texture Is changed suifvciently | to produce marked Increases In storm runoff. Grazing, likewise. I . reduces the ability of the soil to I retain rtorm water, Mr. Hursh's ! experiments show Following six | weeks of trampling by heavy, grazing, the porosity of the soil on the study aw wan reduced 10 per cent, Pasture grasses need nitrogen ; to give their best growth, but a good legume crop will provide | it more effectively and econom- ? ically thjn will commercial ni trogen. CARD OF THANKS We want to thank our neigh bors and friends who were so kind and thoughtful at the time of the death of our dear husband and father. Also for the beautiful floral offerings, Mrs, Will Dills and Children ; LEGAL ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator of Mrs. Florence P. 1 Downs, deceasod, late of Macon County, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned j on or before the 29th day of October, 1947 or this notice will be plead In bar of their recov- j : ery. 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