Thursday, April 11, 2013

Waterway Maintenance and Soil Conservation

Our weather continues to be cold with snow flurries which made for another day of working in the basement. We got out a box of old magazines, newspapers, etc. that hadn't been opened for many years. Much of it was "stuff" that came from Flowerday's collectibles. Included was a March 1955 issue of Cappers Farmer. It included an article by Robert Enlow on "Keep Those Waterways Working" and featured Elaine's Dad, Albert Flowerday. It described how Albert would use his Ford tractor to bring in good soil to fill small ditches in waterways along with Clumps of Reed Canary Grass. Albert was very conscious of any soil erosion and would do whatever was necessary to eliminate it. After he retired from farming, he worked in a seasonal job with the Soil Conservation Service before working for the County by operating a Motor Grader maintaining rural roads. He left the land in better condition than he found it. 

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