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Every hunter in Rappahannock County has a personal ■ stake in the Agricultural Conservation Program. So does every fisherman, and every family that likes to camp out E or picnic in the woods.
That's the opinion of H. S. Barksdale, Chairman, Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. He offers some facts to prove it.
"Hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation are part of our American heritage,” the chairman said. “And each year we find that the demand for all forms of outdoor recreation S are growing.” Mr. Barksdale said that today 85 percent of the wildlife in the United States is produced on privately owned farms and ranches. Rabbits, foxes, pheasants, quail and other upland game are part of the harvest on farms. And hunters know that farms and ranches witl^ prbperly installed conservation measures afford the best hunting. Small game finds concealment in grass, brush and shrubs along the. edges ofj fields and woodlands. These *# places also are sources of , food and shelter. Well-man\ aged farms usually have ade' quate supplies of water. Long contour strips of alternate grass or hay and row f crops or small grain provide more edges than rectangular fields covered with a single crop. The Agricultural Conservation Program, which the ASC county committee administers
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