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IT WAS DISAPPOINTING to attend the Conservation Awards dinner meeting last week and find that no Rappahannock farmer rated even a mention. Previously, a farmer from each of the counties which constitute the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District was recognized. This year, however, judging was done differently, and four awards were made—two to Culpeper and one each to Madison and Orange.
Just how the winners were selected is not clear, but apparently a plain dirt farmer hasn’t a chance. Conservation in Rappahannock has and is being practiced. The steep elevations made this a necessity to avoid erosion. Certainly we have a large program of wildlife conservation; several could be mentioned individually.
The terrain of Rappahannock, the type of farming done and conservation needed here is somewhat different from the othei* counties, so what criteria is used in judging one might not suit the other.
One remark made during the program even leaves one to wonder if the conservation practiced in previous years and the awards made to Rappahannock farmers have been just token recognition. The gist of the comment was “that from now on the awards would be made to those really de6 serving.”□
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