The Sidney herald., 1960-02-10
Riehland County
ASC Activities

ASN ACTIVITIES
AS the 1859 year drew to a close
and we are looking into the 1860
year, we realize it is a time to
reflect what has been accomplish
ed Through the ASC and to con-
template what is to be accom-
pllShed in the future. One of our
primary services to farmers and
rancherS and overall conservation
of soil and water is the admins
tration Of the ACP Program.
Under this Program, all the people
tnrough their government, share
with farmers and ranchers, the
cost of installing approved conser-
walton practices on the land.
Looking back on the year 1859,
we find that many of the aspira-
tons we had at the beginning
were not realized. We started off
with a very cold spring which re-
tarded early termination and then
very little rainfall throughout the
growing season, causing slow or
very little growth. Then we had
a very wet fall which affected the
harvest of safflower and sugar
Vbeets. The early freeze brought
the beet harvest to a close by
November Is.
We realize the problems that
occur under these conditions and
the effect it has on the Farm
Economy for our area. We would
like to take this opportunity to
express our sincere desire to serve
the farmers and ranchers by hav-
ing a fair and honest program in
assisting in a financial way the
application of practices to pre-
serve the natural resources of our
land for ourselves as well as for
future generations.
The adverse weather conditions
caused a number of practices, such
as leveling to be dropped for 1859
thus leaving these funds unused
and at such a late date, others
were unable to use the funds SCI
aside for these practices. How
ever, of the $86, 100000 available
for Richland County for 1859
S3440 were transferred to the SCS
for technical services, $4594 were
issued to farmers seeding graSSe.
on 70 farms, 1925 for tree planting
on 3 farms, $7664 for deferred
grazing on AZ farms, $9945 for 4:
wells, $439 for developing {
springs, $1776 for 6 stock dams
S41O for 8 open drain bitches
$13,897 for leveling 442 acres, $685.
for 2 Spreader bitches, $3.50 fol-
green manure crops on 279 acre:
on 4 farms, $19,156 for stubblt
mulch on 1882 acres on 21(
farms and $3425 for weed contro
on So farms. These are a large
portion of the practices carried
out. $50 farmers received assis-
tance On the above practices. Hac
the weather been normal, we fee
sure we would have used all O.
our 1859 ALLEGATION.
The ALLEGATION for 1860 ACT
practices has been received il
Richland County for $77,4OO.0O
SignupS for practices are beine
taken at your local ASC Office
and farmers r urged to sign UT
Immediately on Form 201, for any
, practice they wish to carry out il
! 1860. This prior sign-up is man.
datory in order to be eligible fol
payment before work is started OF
!, the project. One way the opera.
. tors can assist the ASC in usiny
: all u funds, is to notify thu
: office as soon as they know the,
are unable to carry out a practic.
: that they have signed up for. Il
this way it can be reapportionet
and used by some other farmer
thus keeping the funds in Rich
land County.
The weed situation in Richlan,
f County has become a serious prob
lem and farmers and rancherS ar
f realizing this more and more. Thi
4 practice will continue on the cos
share basis for 1860 and operator
are urged to sign up for this prac
tice wherever it is necessary, a
soon as possible.
The Lambert CCC Bin Site say
n the moving of 36,771 bushels c
8 wheat, and 26,578 bushels of 1875
barley into the site. 1894 bushel
6 of durum wheat and 48,118 bu.
e hels of 1858 and 1859 barley wer
n sold out to Commercial ware
It houses. The Pure Food and Dru
1t laws still keep a strict vigil o
the cleanliness of the grain keI
under loans, and the farmers al
to be commended for their effort
: in keeping their bins in good cor
d dltion in order to prevent contain
nation of their grain.
r, l27 farmstored wheat loans an
g Fl farmstored barley loans WEI
y also made during 1859. And 4
warehouse loans were taken c
wheat and barley in Richlan
County this year. II Purchas
Agreements, "a extended resea
on 1857 wheat and barley and ;
tp resealS on 1858 grain were mao
= up in 1859.
Under the Conservation Reser7