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I—SECTION THREE
SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS '
By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Conservationist
Farmers are busy now prepar
ing their land for this year’s
crop. Many of them are rush
ing to finish their winter con
servation jobs. We3ther, as you
know, has been bad and in the
case of tile, supply has been low.
Gilliam Wood has just received
his tile this week. The tile
trencher will move to his farm
this week and start installing it
as fast as it is unloaded from the
railroad car. R. O. Evans and
E. D. Byrum received their tile
last week. These orders com
plete the tile drainage for thi;
spring. Several district coopera
tors are waiting until this fall t
install their tile. Tile this sea
son is costing ltj'a cents a too
Installation cost is 12 cents per
foot. Cost of the paper to cover,
outlet pipes, and fittings are ex
tra. Price comp ete is around •1C
cents per foot. Under the Agri
cultural Conservation Program,
Federal cost-share is a maximum
of 18 cents per foot. With the
ACP payment, a farmer can in
stall six-inch for around 12-13
cenls per foot or about the same
cost as an open ditch.
Installing drainage tile is a
more cotnplexed job than dig
ging open ditches. It is neces
sary that a soil survey map be
available before recommending
tile drainage. All soils will not
dram with tile. Sandy condi
tions cause tile not to operate or
tight soil condition prevents the
use of tile. Many times an ade
quate outlet is not available
whereas an open ditch can be
used where tile drainage will not
operate. If you are thinking of
drawing a wet spot in your field,
contact your soil conservationist
and have a system planned be
fore you request ACP assistance.
Tile cannot be planned and in
stalled at the same time. Plan
ning should be done the season
before installation. Some farm
ers have not installed their tile
yet because tile plans had not
been made earlier. Don’t be
caught with cost share rssistn- e
available and no plan for instal
lation.
In January of this year the 1 >-
cal Soil Conservation Service of
fice received around 85 requests
through the ACP program for
technical assistance on tile, and
open ditch drainage. All these
requests came at one time and
as you know, two men could not
possibly serve ti.cse requests ue-.
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tween February and crop plant
ing time. Many of the requests
were from farmers who had no
tp-to-date conservation farm
plan on their farm. This caused
SCS technicians to have to make
a hurried plan of the practice re
quested and caused much delay.
This situation is unfair to the
farmer as well as to all concern
ed.
The Chowan County Supervis
es have decided that from now
on SCS technicians will use a
priority system in servicing ACP
referrals. This means that farm
ers who sign-up for ACP pay
nent first will receive assistance
ram SCS as soon as possible
iroviding a conservation farm
plan has been prepared and the
practice planned. Those farmers
vho do not have a conservation
plan will be serviced as fast as
possible and a plan prepared as
in the past. If a farmer has a
planned practice, service can be
given immediately, if not many
hours are spent determining
where the pract.ce he icquests is
feasible and needed. Prepare fir
vour conservation practices by
getting an up-to-date conserva
tion plan on your farm. Requests
for this assistance should be
made at the local Conservation
Service office in the basement of
the Post office in Edenton or to
one of the district supervisors
L. C. Bunch, J. A. Webb, Jr., or
Fahey By rum.
Now is the time to prepare for
seeding Crotalaria. E. M. Ward
of Gliden is trying crotalaria
seeded at the last plowing of wa
termelons. Milton Evans of Ban
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don is trying some, too. Milton
and Marvin Evans have Bahia
grass pastures that look very
good. They are top-dressing
them now.
Chowan County Supervisors
are sponsoring Soil Stewardship
observance here May 3-10. A
luncheon was held at the Eden
ton Restaurant April 20, with
fifteen ministers of Edenton and
Chowan County churches. A
film strip “The Land and the
Book” was shown on Soil Ste
wardship and man’s responsibili
ty to God for our natural re
sources. Literature for church
observance was distributed to
ministers of ohurches participat
ing in the observance. Some of
the churches will have their pro
grams later than the official des
ignated week due to church
schedule.
Conservation needs for Cho
wan County will be prepared by
Agricultural Agencies very soon.
This is part of the nation-wide
program of the U.S.D.A. Soil
Conservation Service has the re
sponsibility for this nation-wide
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survey with the cooperation of}
the other agencies such as Ex
tension, ASC, Forest Service,
FHA and others. ' Sample Soil
Surveys have been made for the
county. The first training meet
ing for agencies was held in Wil
liamston on April 21. More on
this later.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our loved
one, Mr. Robert Pate, who died a
year ago, April 25, 1958: a
Dear one from us you departed
one year ago this day.
We have missed you more and
more each day.
Your chair is vacant and your
voice is stilled.
But we hope to meet you in ,
Heaven where parting will
be no more.
MRS. ROBERT PATE |
and son
RICHARD PATE.
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