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SOIL SAVER NOTES
Ten complete farm plans for soil and water conservation were developed by Culpeper and Rappahannock county farmers in cooperation with the Culpeper Soil Conservation District during the month of January. _Rappahannock county farmers include W e le h Brothers, 279 acres, Flint Hill; Lt. Sam A. Hill, 92 acres, Slate Mills; and T. Upton Cleary, 87 acres, Amissville.
All of the complete plans incorporate correct land use, utilizing each acre for the purpose for which it is best suited. The better soil types, occurring in gently sloping fields that have been subject to only slight erosion, lend themselves much better for growing corn, small grain and other depleting crops. Steeper slopes that have been more severely washed are used as hay land and pasture, thus giving greater protection. The district plans include lime, fertilizer and seed recommendations for each field on the farm. Forestry management recommedations are also included.
The supervisors of the Culpeper soil conservation district recommend that all farmers develop a soil and water conservation plan in co-operation with the district. •‘A farm plan propeily applied to the land saves soil, rainfall and improves soil fertility,” says T. Ci. Ragsdale and Downing Wood, district supervisors from Culpeper and Rappahannock counties re-pectively.
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