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Soil Saver Notes
Bjr L B. Henretty
Culpeper and Rappahannock county fishermen will be interest* ed to know that six more farm ponds have been stocked with large mouth black bass by Soil Conservation Service technicians working in co-operation with the Culpeper Soil Conservation District. Those farmers receiving fish through the district included:
Charles E. Marsh, Washington, 1.7 acres; Robert L. Brown, Wodville, .8 acre; R. E. Jones, Culpeper, .7 acre; E. H. McMullen, Crooked Run, .3 acre; Jere T. White, White Shop, .6 acre; and E. W. Sims, Crooked Run, 1 acre.
With the exception of Jock Brown’s pond, all the ponds were constructed last, fall and winter and have been completely filled with water for several months. The above mentioned group oi; farmers have all developed complete soil and water conservation plans in cooperation with their 6oil conservation district and are eligible to receive fish through the district. “A farmer must have at least declared his intention to become a conservation farmer before he can be granted fish through the soil conservation district,” says T. G. Ragsdale, supervisor from Culpeper county on the district board.
Twelve to 1500 pounds of fertilizer per acre of surface water per year is being applied to the more successful farm pond owners. Ponds that are not well fertilized are not desirable for fish culture and the fish will not make proper growth. Ponds in northern Virginia should yield from 200 to 400 pounds of fish per acre per year after they are properly esablished according to experimental results.
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