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1985 Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Report Su p p le m e n t la the tlepp ner l . u r l l r Il m r > and the H o a id m a n Knterprtxe. O ctob e r Review group recommends changes for ACP handbook Soil & Water Report Dedicated to O.W. Cutsforth In J u n e the A C T a n d K I P hand books went u nde r reve iw . w ith the follow ing c h a n g e s re c o m m e n d e d for \i I' P e r m a n e n t V e g e t a t io n C o v e r K sta b lish m e n t o r S I. I h a s had the w ord s ' only if the no till m ethod of p lan tin g is used d e le a lc d p e nd ing the State C o m m itte e s re sp o n se A d d e d to S l. l w a s a cost s h a re for a m in e ra l at 75 percent of the cost not to exceed C O C r e c o m m e n d s lio n s Seedbed p re p a ra tio n and seed ing cost not to exceed $15 per a c re at 75 percent cost s h a re S U P e rm a n e n t V e g a ta tio n C o ve r Im p ro ve m e n t had the cost s h a r e for b ru sh re m o v a l ch a n g e d to M> percent of the coat S L A T e rra c e S y st e m s went under the fo llo w ing c h a n g e s «0 percent of the coat of m o v in g e a rth not to A fa rm e r w ho w a s ded icated to c o n se rv in K the soil a n d used so m e of the c o u n t y 's co n se rv a tio n m e a s u re r s h a s been ho n o re d hy h a v in g this a n n u a l soil an d w ater report de cicate d in h is m e m o ry • O W C u tsfo rth T h is y e a r a lso m a r k s the 50th a n n iv e r sa r y of So il an d W ate r C o n se rva tio n throughout the United State s O rv ille C u tsfo rth w a s one of the first la n d o w n e rs to o rg a n iz e a local co n se rv a tio n district C u tsfo rth an d oth e rs h ad benefited hv the M eouner S C S C C C c a m p between the y e a rs of 1935 a n d 1941 W hen the c a m p disb an de d . C u tsfo rth an d o th e rs in q u ire d S C S o fficia ls on how to start a local d istric t In 1941 the M e p pn e r Soil C o n se rv a tio n district w as fo rm e d a n d O rv ille w a s elected v ic e -c h a irm a n Th e (.rxin gto n fa rm e r w a s the first in the co u n ty to u se the c h e m ic a l 241» re su ltin g in in cre a se w heat y ie ld s H r join oth e r la n d o w n e rs in fo rm in g a volun te e r blow control a sso c ia tio n w h ich la te r b e c a m e a district It still e x ists today a n d is the oldest of its k in d in the stale C u tsfo rth s love for the la n d w as sh o w n by h is c a re of s a v in g the soil for future g e n e ra tio n s to fa rm H e a lso loved the m o u n ta in s, forest, w ildlife, and w ate rsh e d an d w a s ded icated to p ro te ctin g them for e v e ry o n e to enjoy hducation in conservation encouraged Th ese m a t e ria ls are used at the d iscre tio n of each c h u rc h an d are v e ry in fo rm a tiv e a n d effectively teach the m e a n in g of soil ste w a rd sh ip T h e d istric t w ill co n tin u e this p ractice a s lo n g a s there is interest e x re e d f I6 p rr line ar foot, up to 150' sp a c in g and on 50U to Sun hun d re d s p a c in g on level te rra ce s only, not to CXI M d $ 54 per line ar foal S I.» f a r m s t e a d a n d f e e d lot W m d b re ak cost s h a re re d u ce d to 50 per c m ! of the cost s i. 14 R e d u c e d T illa g e S y st e m s re a d s a s fo llo w s f e d e r a l coat- share . 50 percent of the cost of c h e m ic a l and ap plicatio n, not to e xceed $12 50 per a c re fa r m la n d treat«»! w ith an adequate red uce d tillage s y st e m s A new p ra c tic e w as ad ded this year. S P 2 5 Suhrvoiling w ith a cost s h a re of 50 percent of coat not to exceed $8 per a c re T h e C o u n ty C o m m itte e d isc u sse d the p o ssib ility of d e sig n a tin g a cer tain a re a of the co unty that they fell w a s c ritic a l a s fa r a s ero sio n, and either a s k in g for xp»»-ial fu n d in g of M 'ttin g a sid e a portion of tfxur allo catio n to treat the a re a E v e r y one agr«*ed this w a s a g is s i idea and w ill be lisik e d into for l»Ht> f V T h e g ro u p a lso d isc u sse d the p o ssib ility ol u sin g A C P fund s for field site trial o r 'e st plots for different p ro je cts They (eel there is a nee«l lor t ry in g different th in g s such as »«»»lings h e rb icid e *, etc , to get a better know le d ge of w hat m a y w ork tirsi in the county They re c o m m e n d e d se tting a sid e $«. ixxi for this T h e g ro u p d e cid e d to m a k e this request I» the State C o m m itte e The g ro u p ro c o m m e n d s that five percent of their fund s Is- t ra n sfe rre d to S C S for technica l se rv ic e s T h e M o rro w C ounty K I P h and b o o k w as re v ie w e d a n d no c h a n g e s w ere recom m end«»! 1985 O.W. Cutsforth The M o rro w Soil a n d W a t rr Con se rv a tio n D istric t e n c o u ra g e s edu cation in co n se rv a tio n K a c h y e a r in M a y . one week is set aside, kn ow n as S o il S t e w a r d s h i p W e e k C o u n t y c h u rc h e s a re pro vid e d w ith slew a r d s h ip m a te ria ls by the district I« U T h e M o rro w S W C D a lso su p p o rts the f u ture f a r m e r s of A m e r ic a A soil ju d g in g contest is held each ye a r in a re a c h a p te rs a n d the M o rro w D istric t co n trib u te s to help the w in n in g team go to the state contest T h e low er an d m id d le g ra d e s are also in clu d e d in o u r effort to educate in the c o n se rv a tio n of our n a tu ra l re so u rc e s W> w ill do e very thing in ou r pow er to e n c o u ra g e co unty s c h o o ls , c h u rc h e s and o rg a n iz a tio n s to co n tin u e the effort, after all. C o n se rv a tio n is o u r m id d le n am e 14th Morrow SWCD Annual Meeting Y o u r Presence is requested at the 14th .Morrow S W C I) Annual Meeting T u e sd a y . N o v e m b e r 5. 19X3 Lexington, O ra n g e H all 6:30 P .M . - P o tlu ck din ner 7:30 P .M . - M e e tin g The public is c o rd ia lly invited and u rged to attend the din ner and meeting. It p ro m ise s to be very enjoyable and info rm ative. M a in dishes, rolls and^ beverage w ill be provided, those attending are ask e d to b rin g sa la d or dessert. P ro g ra m The p ro g ra m includes State R e p re se n ta tive R a y m o n d F re n c h , and P o rt of] M o rro w M a n a g e r, Steve L in d stro m w ho w ill a d d re ss the follow ing: I) j C urren t activities of P o rt of M o rro w ; 2) F u tu re op portunitie s for econom ic^ developm ent; 3) F ederal a ctivitie s that w ill im p a ct w a te rw a y s as a ve n u e si for international trade.
