• Originally published April 15, 2011 at 7:24 p.m., updated April 16, 2011 at 4:35 p.m.

Editor, the Advocate:

In response to Lois Lord on controlled burns:

In such a small community that depends on agriculture, burning is a necessity - but that has already been established.

However, what I would like to address is the fact that many, if not all, ranchers in our area do not solely depend on their livestock as their primary source of income. In fact, many of them have Monday-Friday jobs - just like you and I. And they have no choice but to burn on the weekends, so that we have beef, pork, corn, maize, cotton and many of the other substantial necessities in a South Texan's life.

Without the prosperity of agriculture, we would have no weekends to enjoy because we simply could not survive. Not only do we depend on them for nutrition, but again, for our economy.

Even if you have no agricultural experience, background, or ties, harm to agricultural income can and will affect every aspect of our community in some way, because it is agriculturally driven.

Our farmers and ranchers take the initiative to help to ensure the growth and availability of these items - in addition to their regular jobs.

I do not think a few weekends in the springtime - from people who work all week already - is too much to sacrifice for our health, our economy and our prosperity.

So, in all actuality, we should be thanking these farmers and ranchers for sacrificing their weekends so that we may eat, grow and prosper. So personally, I don't care when they do it, I am just thankful that they do.

Kayla Darilek, Victoria

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