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Pur a 100-acre farm , this ev erage increase in earnings would amount to approximately 11,000 a year—or a 15 to SO per cent annual dividend on capital invested in consenavtion. Total conservation costs' on the hlgh-conservation 'farms studied ranged from ISO to $50 per acre, usually extendng over a period of years. Of this an average of 86 per cent was spent on fertilizer andvllroe, and the remaining 15 per cent paid for water-disposal projects — ter races, waterways, fumes, and other outlets — erosion-control planting!! and other conserva tion measures. These long-term studies or the econlmics of soli conservation indicate that on many farms in vestment In soil conservation and fertility Improvement will shpw greater returns over the years than any other use of capital, says the county agent. But If the land has been poorly handled and is badly depleted, several years of a sound pro gram may.be required to re store productivity and earnings to a satisfactory level. Increases In income were found to vary after adoption of a conservation plan in relation to the condition of the farm when the conservation pro gram was started, the speed at which conservation measures were applied, amounts of fer tilizer used, and other influ ences such as weather and ef Office Supplies Let One Step De Mr II Kinston Office Supply Go* 111 K. Caswell Several fa their jr» fibre United Defense T-’—s—rrp—- ’ of President Elsenhower’s cabinet entertained GIs USO-Pal Day, celebrated recently throughout the lary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey points about a $5 bill to two Gb. USO is supported by ' through Community Chest or United Fund Those in Services To Get Benefits of Social Security Men and women who remain In active military service after December 31, 1963, or enter service after that date will get social security wage credits un der the old-age and survivors Insurance program^ Marshall Barney, manager of the Rocky Mount social security officd, declared today. A newly enacted amendment to the law extends the period of military service coverage to July 1, 1955. Persons in service will get $160 a month social secur ity wage credits for each month of active duty until that s. ■ . - flciency of management. (Another general observation drawn from the studles is that a good conservation plan must be based on the skills of the oper ator as well as on wise use of land. Frosty Mom Meats Inc. “Helping to build a better Livestock Market for Eastern North Carolina” dale. Under the previous law, social security military wage credits did not apply to .months of active service after' Decem ber. 31,1953. Barney pointed out that this amendment to the Social Secur ity Act is of particular value to those who' will not complete their period of active mditary service this year, and to those newly entering military Serv ice. It will he of advantage also to some career service per sons who completed t leir 30 years of -service during the World War n period and who are still on active duty. They will continue to get $160 a month social security wage credits until ml«H»S5, • v’''! iiMR wMOCO IHVeinorlM Of •n types totaled 4.3 billion pounds on,October in in crease of 7 per eent over the stocks on band at the same time last year. —At/CTMMI tf Tea Bam Writ*. Wire Walter * diti Mlal— W. B. - s i m YOUR RIGHT 19 MME I. k/t'^Mc - , • " ’*■ } 4 u t. • ; • ■ ■ v;! ’ . ^ , f ^ ;•/ »" \ ' - for your family's coke! How would your wife and children feel if you couldn't use your car? Remember, the new Safety-Responsibility Law means the loss of your license If you can't pay bairns promptly. INSURE NOW-end for economy's seke, writ eel STBJUSIT
Jones County Journal (Trenton, N.C.)
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