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PAGE 2B THE YANCEY RECORD, IFHA Farm Ownership loan ;! One of the chief functions of the Farm Owner - ! > ship loan is to assist eligible farmers to become the !| owner-operator of a family farm, and to make effi - !| cient use of their land, labor and other resources. 1 1 loan funds maybe used to provide land and wa- i[ ter development and conservation essential to theoper- ■[ ation of the farm. Also to ditch and level stre a m > j banks to do away with silt and other forms of pollution ■! plus many others. ■ j »eoooo«oooooooooooeoeoeeoooco«»°°onnnannnftnnaivMM.wvwvM.wi«v<w««yMw Excellent Crops And Good Lend Use 'Nature’s Bank Is The Top Soil’ SPRUCE PINE MICA Company FOR SALE One Farm TOP HALF WASHED TO GULF OF MEXICO - MINERALS GONE WITH TOP SOIL All Fields Suitable To Wash. 37 Gullies, 1 foot to 4 feet deep (due to grow larger). 1 Empty House, doors and windows missing, lean-to, 2 rooms and a path. 1 Leaning Barn, to be moved on account of lack of storage for manure. 2 Stacks of Mixed Grasses, Mostly Broomsedge. 3 Stacks of Briars and Assorted W eeds. 4 Mineral Deficient Cows. They are gentle, used to getting poor in the win ter. Guaranteed to have rickets and no calves. 1 -quarter mile of fence with plenty of baling wire for repairs. 1 Sow and 2 Pigs; would eat anything. 17 Chickens, used to roosting in trees, rooster too weak to crow. 43 Acres of Overcut Timber, been burned recently no known Wild Game. Other articles too worthless to mention. Reason for Selling: Owner going to work for a CONSERVATION FARMER who has taken care of his soil. Will your farm ever be in the same conditiion as the one described above? Would you like to do something to stop this destructive waste of our most precious natural resource... our soil. Join Hands With Your County Soil Conservation District Conservation Does Not Cost lt Pays —Sponsored by The Northwestern Bank NORTHWESTER^AW^ Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation MITCHELL LEDGER FEBRUARY 24, 1972 Spruce Pine Mica Meets Challenge Os Future The last 25 years have brought about a great techni cal revolution in American industry'. New materials,new products, and new ideas have changed nearly every phase of indistry. This transition is especially evident in the mica industry. At one time, the bulk of the mica business was in insu la tors for the appliance indus try. Now, most of this has been taken over by synthetic materials. But for extreme ly precise, delicate cr demair ding applications, mica is irreplaceable. Such fields are aviation, space flight, la ser, optical instruments,con*- m unication, precision instru mentation, medical electro nics and a wide range cf other forms of advanced technology. Many naaterials have re placed mica in the non-pre - cision fields. And Spruce The Fourth Pollution: Noise By Roy T. Roberts County Sanitarian The fourth pollution and least talked about of all is that of noise. Noise is the only form of pollution that ceases to exist imme diately upon completion of its damage. Commonly defined as "unwanted sound", noise has become the object of increasing concern for over 20 yeais. It has been sta ted that noise levels have shown as much as a 20 deci bel average growth oier the normal noise level. The decibel is the unit of sound measure. Today one mi*t speak with a vocal force 10 times greeted than was ne cessary 20 years ago. If this continues, in less than 10 years urban noise will become of such intensity as to cause damage in a size able segment of our popu lation. Unfortunately the main source of Ihis pollution is man's technology. It would be easy to point the finger at industry as the culprit,but we must not place all the blame there for the develop ment of noisy products. Va cuum cleaners, for instance, have already been produced with low noise levels, but the American housewife will Pine Mica has expanded into the fabrication of these ma terials. Terminal boards, bushings, jack panels, mount ing blocks, and a great varie ty of other items are produc ed from such materials as Delrin, Nylon, Kapton.Phe nolics, Glass Resins, Epoxy, Melamine, and Silicone a complete range of industrial laminates. The uses of these parts are as varied as our mi ca products. Our parts, both mica and non- mica, have been a part not buy them because they associate power with noise. Typewriters made with a roller, which would not pro duce die sudden and sharp clatter, were rejected by secretaries because they felt their employess gauged productivity by the rapid fire sound of their type - writers. Noise is disruptive and destructive. Continued subjection to noise results in fatigue, Irritability,ten sion and generally reduced efficiency. Noise can be disruptive, leaving us upset and feeling out of sorts. Noise may also caise de struction to the tiny and ir replaceable structures in the ear. In 1968, when he was surgeon general, Dr. W. H. Stewart said, "callingnoise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of peo ple everywhere." In other words, Dr. Stewart categor ized noise the same as a virus, ft is something which mist be controlled and where possible, eli - minatdd. Noise control will un doubtedly be expensive. Whether we are serious about reducing the noise pollution in our environment can be jbf our nation's industry, de fense and space programs. Our eputation for quality and our ability to remain flexible in meeting new challenges combined with the pride of workmanship of our employ ees and their ability to meet new and umeual demands have made Spruce Pine Mica Company the leader of the industry. We take great pride in our contribution to American tech nnloev. readily assessed in large measure by our willingness to bear the additional ex pense. ft will be money well spent! Agencies Offer Valuable Assistance For High Qualify Land And Water Management Quality land and water management and the public interest call for skills and resources that some landown eis do not have. Several programs have been develop ed to assist them. The agen cies listed below are as near to every landowner as the telephone or the county court house. Many additional sources of assistance are ovail - ■. Soil Conservation Districts The laws establish soil and water conservation districts as local subdivisions of the State. The districts are re sponsible only to the people within the district smd to their state gov eminent. They are operated by governing bodies consisting of local people, elected or appointed by the state committee, usu ally landowners or operators. Any landowner may become a cooperator with his soil con servation district by agreeing to conserve and use his land properly. The landowner starts his resource conserva tion plan as soon as he be comes a cooperator. His plan may take several norths to complete, depending on his decisions or resources and how soon the district can fur nish him technical advice and assistance. The super visors for Yancey County arei Earl Young, Route 6, Burnsville; Walter Edwards, Routel, Burnsville; Carlie Rice, Route 6, Burnsville, Luther Ayers, Burnsville and Robert Helmle, Burnsville. Supervisors for Mitchell County ares Ed Wilson,Ted Carpenter and Frank Griffith and W. O. Wilson. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Soil Conservation Service: The Congress established the SCS as an agency of the De partment of Agriculture in 1935. Technical services are provided in the use of soil and water and land de velopment along with other resource conservation prob lems that cannot be solved by generalized techniques. The soil conservationists pro vide data about soil on any particular land, rural or ur ban, and helps landowners solve their problems that re quire special skills or know ledge. Technicians provide services primarily through \ soil conservation districts to plan and apply the combi nation of measures, such as drains, ponds, waterways, strip cropping, conservation cropping systems, pasture planting and manage m ent and woodland establishment Spruce Pine Mica Company Plant and improvement. On non agriculture land such as hous ing, industry and recreation the service may provide soil interpretations and also in formation on limitations for use such as septic tank fields, sanitary landfill and roadways. Assistance is given for keep ing erosion to a minimum during construction and sta bilizing the area after earth moving is completed. If ihe landowner wants a resource conservation plan it is prepared for his individual ice only. The soil data and land ise information is recor ded on aerial photo maps. The plan includes what the landowner wants to do with his soil and water and what he intends to accomplish in conservation and use of the land. The field technicians pro vide help in planning and es tablishing the more perman ent practices cost-shared through the REAP program. The SCS also carries out many other programs that could apply to this area such as the small wateisheds Pub lic Law 566 and Rural Con servation and Development projects. The soil conservation tech nician in Yancey County is Ned Jestes and in Mitchell County is Ray Bryant. REAP Practice. .Vernon Peterson’s Tobacco Field Seeded To Rye For Winter, Farm Pond Constructed On Vernon Peterson’s Farm, Bradshaw Community Provides Water For Crops, Livestock, Fire Protection. Spraying & Wildlife ■w™^ 4 -5* Agriculture Extension Seri vice! The Federal - State cooperative extension service came into being in 1914 to provide general educational assistance primarily by the county agents of the state extension service working with farmers. Educational assistance is available to farmers for their use with specific tech niques of soil and water ma nagement, crop and live - stock improvement and the problems of business marusp ment. The program includes counsel on technical land use practices such as fertili zer use, crop rotations, irri gation and general farm and home management. All farmers can obtain informa tion on methods of planning a farm business. Similar assistance is available for comparing different kinds of livestock as to land and feed and water requirements and possible cost returns. The county agent is the local representative. Mr. W. C. Bledsoe is the chairman for Yancey County. Mr. George Conrad for Mitchell County. Rural Environmental As sistance Program (REAP) is an outgrowth of the AC P which was authorized in the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allottment Act of 1936. Assistance under the program consists entirely of sharing the cost with far mers of carrying out conser vation practices. Rates of assistance generally amount to about 50 percent of the cost of carrying out the prac tice. A farmer makes a request to the county com mittee before he starts the practice. They determine the extent of the practice on which cost shares are ap proved. The Soil Conserva tion Service or the Forest Service must determine the need •. and the practicabili ty of certain designated prac tices. ASICS The County Commit tee In Yancey County are! Alvin Pate, J. W, Tomber lin and Wayne Ray. In Mitchell County are:Charts Griffith, Jim Parker and Charlie Ollis. The County Executive Director in Yan cey is Mr. Ed Holcombe; in Mitchell County is MuNell Young.
The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.)
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