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Ottawa Herald in Ottawa, Kansas

19 Jan 1971

Page 7

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Ottawa Herald

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Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1971

Page

7

Dam Repair Innovation Saves Eroding Farm Water

Lawrence E Sample describes a 1970 Douglas County dam break risk on Warren Schmidt’s farm. Faced with saline, pudgy soil and costly concrete, technicians proposed a 10 mil polyethylene flexible membrane 200 feet long to seal the dam front slope. Installers pegged, covered, and reinforced the plastic with soil to hold the patch.

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Lawrence E. Sample Civil Enginee Meg Usda Scs Topeka Kansab Jin Orlér Warren Schmidt Douglas County Schmidt Soil Conservation Service Lawrence Fabrig Pba
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ACP And Farmers Share Conservation Costs

Franklin County farmers earned 61545 through ACP cost sharing for land conservation practices in the past year. An additional 3100 was paid to the SCS for technical services, totaling 64645 under the 1970 Program administered by ASCS.

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James O. Pugh Franklin Co. Ascs Franklin County SCS ASCS
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State Tops Nation In Terracing And Grassed Waterways

State leads the nation in terraces and grassed waterways with Kansas ahead in cost sharing for permanent conservation. The article cites the Flint Hills grazing area and historic grass recovery, noting ASC and Farmers Home Administration support for erosion control, seedings, and long term loans.

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Kansas Flint Hills Gulf John J. Ingalls John Ingalls U.S ASC Farmers Home Administration
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