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Soil Saver Notes
Culpeper and Rappahannock county fanners are again taking advantage of the technical assistance available in the Culpeper Soil Conservation District for open ditch and tile drain' age. “Reclaiming land through farm drainage is of utmost importance in view of demands for increased production,” said T. G. Ragsdale, Supervisor, Culpeper Soil Conservation District. M. A. Utz, mgr., Hoaseshoe Farm, laid 1220 feet _of tile on valuable bottom land along the Rapidan River. This land is being planted, to com this year. /* Dean Sumner, a newcomer* to Culpeper, and purchaser of the N. R. Button farm near Brandy, has* drained a swamp near the farm bulidings. _ _ _.-i:_.._ Even though many swampy acres are quite small they provide breeding areas for mosquitos and in some cases may harbor foreign bacteria which are harmful to humans, animals and detrimental to dairy products where the milk was produced on such farms. “ The Production Marketing Administration (A.C.P.) provides some financial aid to farmers who carry out opep ditch and tile drainage in accordance with prescribed specifications. Twelve cents per cubic yard of dirt moved is allowwl on open ditch drainage. Ten cents jftd linear feet on 4 inch tile and IS cents per foot on 6 inch tile. The Soil Conservation Ser
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