The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-19
Sc dlinss Cost-Aid
Programs Bring
Or cen Gold Rush
Soil Bank Help
p ossible Through
1O-Iear Contract

Financial assistance to land
owners II rested in tie green
gold of trees is now available here
under two U. S, Department of
Agriculture programs, the Agri-
cultural Conservation Payment
and the Conservation Reserve
plans
Three practices have been au-
thorized through the ACP cost
share program, according 20 D. c.
Morris, office manager of the
Prince Edward county Agricul-
tural Sterilization and Consarva-
ton office
The first is forest establish
ment- planting seedlings in large
numbers under the supervision of
Virginia Forestry Division of For
est1y technlcians on any type of
land approved by the foresters.
This program carries reimburse
ment from the county's Federal
ACP ALLEGATION of 5000 per acre.
or Tor each 1000 seedlings.
Spot Planting
The second program under the
ACP plan provides d cost-share
reimbursement to the landowner
OF S6.40 per acre for spot plant
ing of seedlings This requires a
minimum Of 400 seedlings.
The third operation under the
annual ACP program provides
assistance of s2240 peracre to
land owners in clearing land by
bulldozer and preparing it for
seeding in trees.
Morris said application for the
three plans of the ACP cost share
program will be taken starting
about November Is. Landowners,
however. should Immediately make
arrangements through the for
estry offices for SEEDLINGS which
may be done independently Of the
ACP work
Seedlings Going Fast
District Forester R P Brier-
ley has advised that seeding ord.
ers are accommodating at fast
rate, and that there is consider
able possibility that demand will
exceed the supply. He advised im-
mediate action in ordering.
The second broad program of
financial aid comes thYoueh the
Conservation Reserve phase OF the
Soil Bank program Under it
payments will be made to land
owners entering into a ten-year
contract with the counts ASC Of
flee for forestry establishment
program.
Under the Conservation Re-
serve, seedlings must be planted
on crop land. which was in guilty.
alton this year or is part of a reg
ular crop rotation acreage.
The program provides a one
time reimbursement of Sl.04 per
100 seedlings Or 5000 per acre
when the program is started. In
addition the l0-year contract pro-
videS an annual reimbursement Of
50 per acre for 10 years. running
from 1857 through 1866.
The county ASC office is pre-
pared TO take applications now
under the l0-year Conservation
Reserve program. The advice
about the Importance Of early
seedling requests holds in this
program also
Morris pointed out that land
owners may participate III both
programs at the same time They
may ais % sign up for more than
one pha sc within the ACP cost
STARE program. such as the No. 3
step, preparing land. and the No.
step, establishing a forest.
The ACP cost-share program
has for many years, provided an
annual county ALLEGATION under
which landowners and farmers are
helped with the cost of starting
various types of conservation
practices.
Last wear the total ALLEGATION
here was $4,000 part OF which
the County ASC Committee au-
thorized to be used in forestry
practices. There was a great in
crease IN interest last year in the
seeding program.
The Conservation Reserve OF
the Soil Bank is being started for
the first time