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ASC NEWS . . .
Conservation work costs money. That’s why we have and ACP, H.S. Barksdale, Chairman, Rappahannock County, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said today. He pointed out that being convinced about the benefits of conservation is not enough, and expressed the belief that (many) farmers still may not understand that they can obtain program help in getting the needed conservation job done on their farms. “Just drive around the country,” the Chairman declared,” and you can easily spot the farms where conservation farming is being practiced. In (most) cases, you would also find that the Agricultural Conservation Program is cooperating with the farmer in carrying out the conservation practice on the land.'” For farmers who may not fully understand just how ACP works, Mr. Barksdale explained that the program’s purpose is to encourage the establishment of soil, water, woodland, and wildlife conservation practices needed in the public interest. The program, therefore, has an incentive type of approach to the problem — it “shares the cost” of sound conserI vation measures which the farmer would not carry out without such assistance. Funds for this purpose are authorized by Congress in recognition of the faci that the Nation’s natural resources are vital not only the farmers and ranchers who operate the land but also to the health and well-being of each citizen, both nowand in the future. ACP practices to promote conservation measures are selected to meet local as well as national conditions. Each county has a list of the practices, specifications, and cost-share rates approved for local farmers participating in the program. In brief, the farmer obtains ACP cooperation by filing a
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