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what particular project would fit into his farm plan. The Chairman explained that the 1962 ACP was the first for which practices primarily for wildlife conservation could be authorized. The sevr eral kinds of these practices reported for 1962 were carried out,on about 2,500 farms and involved about 12,000 acres. Some of the program accomplishments Included close to 2.000 acres devoted to permanent cover and more than 8.000 acxes^Jn annual cover for wildlife, feed or habitat},
trees or shrub^ for suc^ feed 9* shallow water acreas established on 538 acres and almost ,2.7 million square feet of level ditching constructed for wildlife habitat; 1,119 ponds constructed for wildlife. Con. struction of farm ponds for wildlife was by far the most widely used of the practices, being carried out on 941 farms in 271 counties (in 30 States) and accounting for 76 percent of the ACP cost-share payments for wildlife conservation.
Many other ACP practices also have important — though not primary — benefits for wildlife. Mr. Barksdale said that Interest in ACP wildlife —conservation practices is grownlng all the time. Under the 1963 program, all 50 States offer ACP ,cost-sharing for practices primarily for wildlife conservation as well as many other practices which provide wildlife benefits. Most of these practices also enhance outdoor recreation. The Chairman suggests that farmers who are interested get in touch with the ASCS county office about the location of ACP wildlife conservation projects in this area, and the kinds that are available in the county for ACP assistance.
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