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But the quest fur local participation drew a blank in Rappahannock.
The SCS representatives found only Newbill Miller, farmer and real estate broker, and Phil Irwin, broadcasting executive and environmentalist, at the courthouse for the county’s local meeting.
After explaining the 1977 Conservation Act and the mechanism involved in adopting the required fiveyear conservation plan, local ASCS director Tom Eddins began with his list of questions. He asked if the loss of acreage from fiber and food production was a problem in Rappahannock.
Miller and Irwin agreed that the disappearance of agricultural and forestal land was a problem here as it is throughout the rest of the country but both questioned what SCS could do to reverse this trend.
"The farmer has to make a profit or he’ll quit farming,” Irwin said. He noted that reduced production costs and reduced costs of materials through competition among suppliers would help bring a profit to the farmer.
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