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Soil Saver Notes
Five farmers recently completed farm drainage projects in cctoperation with the Culpeper Soil Conservation District. T. C. Slaughter, Culpeper; Douglas Swan, Brandy; H. N. Hutcherson, Winston; R. W. Pound, Brandy and Winston Somerville, Winston were included in the group. All of these farmers are eligible to receive financial assistance from the Production Marketing Administra-„ tion.
In order to receive assistance from PMA construction work must meet approved engineering specifications. “These specifications are practical and reasonable and really the only way to do farm drainage work.” says H. N. Hutcherson. Mr. Hutcherson has done more of this type conservation work than any farmer in Culpeper County over the past three years.
The drainage program consists of tile and open ditch, both of which are eligible for payment. P.M.A. allows 10c per linear foot for four inch tile, 15c for five and six inch tile and 12c per cubic yard for dirt removed from open drainage ditches.
Four Culpeper arfd Rappahannock County farmers have completed construction of farm ponds. I. L. Parrish, Amissville, has constructed a 1.8 acre pond; Roy A. Brown, Stevensburg, 0.4 acre! Oscar G. Jones, Raccoon Ford, 1.5 acres and George R. Robson, Rixeyville, a 1/2 acre pond. Soil Conservation Service Technicians assisted the farmers in selecting their pond sites and in determining feasability of the project. S.C.S. Technicians also do the necessary engineering work 'and
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