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inObL ui uic to^> bou uau waaucru away. Large gullies and crop failures were common features on man^ farms. The years that followed saw agriculture grow from a small infant into a powerful giant. Such progress was not the result of an accident but must be attributed to dedicated men such as Mr. Ragsdale who were willing to work for a cause in which they truly believed.
Mr. Ragsdale has served on the National Advisory Committee on Agriculture which helped promote many needed improvements in our nation’s agricultural policy. Mr. Ragsdale has been a member of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Commission for nine years which directs much of the conservation work on a state level. Mr. Ragsdale has also served as a supervisor for the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District for twenty-two years. He has been Vice President and President of the State Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts. He has been one of the “foremost exponents in the actual practice of soil conservation” and the farms on which he has been manager have been show places of conservation and frequently visited by people from all over the country. His specific accomplishments in any of these positions are too numerous to mention in this article. As supervisor, Mr. Ragsdale still represents you the public, not just the rural people, but everyone - we all have a stake in the fight to conserve our natural resources.
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