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no drought. Just to mention some of those who have either called, come by the office, or stopped your scribe along the by-ways of Rappahannock, or just used their own brains and initiative and gone ahead with construction are: I. L. Parrish, Arthur Woodward, C. J. Miller, Henry Wood, Jock Brown, Clifton Clark, Harry Williams, R. W. Miller, C. E. Marsh, Mrs. W. P. Slaughter, L. L. Voigt, Joe D. Keyser, J. D. Janney, John T. Woodward, Dan Jacobs, and John Davis. Others have come by for info but can’t say whether they have gone ahead or. not.
What appeals to me most about a trench silo are the low cost of construction, they can be made permanent ease of filling and feeding out of, and a farmer need not tie up a lot of money in machinery necessary for filling operations!
My next wonder is whether or not fewer of our farmers will continue to depend on Lespedeza for their hay. Census shows fifty per cent of our hay tonnage to be Lespedeza. While lespedeza hay properly made is excellent feed it is strictly a one-cutting-a-year-crop. Speaking of maxims ■believe there is one about eggs in one basket.
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Bill Daughtrey, Acting Director of Extension Service, called Wednesday evening of last week, relative to first hand report on the drought situation in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. Gathered: 1. Governor Battle’s Drought Relief Committee of which Bill is a member was to meet again next day; 2. Rappahannock would be included on the critical list; 3. Possibility of grains being made available through Surplus Commodities Corporation, and 4. Committee trying to get reduced freight rates on hay. Watch your daily as well as this paper regarding further info ths subject. Also hope my brief talks with Park Brinkley at Orange last Tuesday and while at Blacksburg did some good. One thing for sure I do know Bill and Park hold the welfare of Rappahannock farmers close to their hearts.
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