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Wednesday, December 29, 1954
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1102.542

1102.543

1102.544

1102.545

1102.546

1102.547

Practice 2: Constructing continu ous terraces to detain or control the flow of water and check ero sion on sloping land.
Practice 3 : Establishing field diver sion ditches to intercept runoff and divert excess water to pro tected outlets on land of 10 per cent or more slope in coffee groves or planted to intertilled crops, except sugarcane, or for the protection of cultivated fields against the inflow of ru n
off water from uncultivated areas.
Practice 4: Constructing or en larging permanent open farm drainage systems to dispose of excess water.
Practice 5: Establishing an ade quate system of hillside ditches to intercept runoff and divert excess water to protected out lets on land of 12 percent up to 45 percent slope planted to inter tilled crops, except sugarcane, and in orchards.
Practice 6: Constructing ditches w ith either rock or vegetative barrier protection to intercept runoff or divert excess water to protected outlets on land having a slope of from 12 to 45 percent planted to intertilled crops, ex cept sugarcane, and in orchards.
Practice 7: Constructing, enlarg ing, or sealing dams, pits, or ponds for livestock water to o b tain proper distribution of live stock and encourage rotation grazing and better grassland management as a means o f pro tecting established vegetative cover.

PRACTICES PRIM ARIL7 POR ESTABLISHMENT OP
PERMANENT PROTECTIVE COVER
1102.548

Practice 8: Planting vegetative barriers on land, of types deter mined by SCS, of 10 percent or more slope.
1102.549 Practice 9 : Initial establishment of contour stripcropping on nonterraced land to protect soil from water erosion by planting alternate strips o f clean-tilled crops and noncultivated grasses or legumes which w ill prevent soil washing.
1102.550 Practice 10: Planting fruit trees on farm land for erosion control in gullies.
1102.551 Practice 11: Planting adapted trees or shrubs on farm land for ero sion control, watershed protec tion, or forestry purposes.
1102.552 Practice 12: Initial establishment of improved permanent pasture for erosion control by seeding, sodding, or sprigging perennial legumes or self-reseeding an
nuals or perennial grasses or a mixture of legumes and perennial grasses or other approved forage plants.
PRACTICES PRIMARILY FOR IMPROVEMENT AND
PROTECTION OP ESTABLISHED VEGETATIVE COVER
1102.553

Practice 13: Initial improvement of established permanent pas tures o f the varieties referred to in 1102.552 practice 12, by seeding tropical kudzu for 60il or watershed protection.
1102.554 Practice 14: Constructing and m aintaining throughout 1955, individuai terraces around cof fee trees in order to properly improve the woodland protec tion afforded by such trees on sloping land.

FEDERAL REGISTER
Sec.
1102.555

1102.556

Practice 15: Constructing and m aintaining throughout 1955, individual catch pits on the u p
per side of the coffee trees in order to properly improve the woodland protection afforded by such trees on steep slopes.
Practice 16: Improving the wood land protection which coffee groves provide for steep slopes, by applying to coffee trees fer tilizer of grades containing not less than 10 units of available N
and not less than 10 units of available P 2O 5.

A u t h o r it y : 1102.501 to 1102.556 issued under sec. 4, 49 Stat. 164; 16 U. S. C. 590d.
Interpret or apply secs. 7-17, 49 Stat. 1148, as amended; Pub. Law 437, 83d Cong., 16
U. S. C. 590g590q.
G e n e r a l P r ogram P r in c ip l e s
1102.501 General program princi ples. The 1955 Agricultural Conserva tion Program for Puerto Rico has been developed and is to be carried out on the basis of the following general principles:
a The program is confined to the conservation practices on which Federal cost-sharing is most needed in order to achieve the m a x im u m conservation benefit.
b The program is designed to en courage those conservation practices which provide the most enduring con servation benefits practicably attainable in 1955 on the lands where they are to be applied.
c Costs will be shared with a farmer only on satisfactorily performed con servation practices for which Federal cost-sharing was requested by the farmer before the conservation work was begun.
d Costs should be shared only bn practices which it is believed farmers would not carry out to the needed extent without program assistance. Generally, practices that have become a part o f regular farming operations on a particu lar farm should not be eligible for cost sharing.
e The rates of cost-sharing are the minimum required to result in substan tially increased performance o f needed practices.
f The purpose of the program is to help achieve additional conservation practices on land now in agricultural production rather than to bring more land into agricultural production. Such of the available funds as cannot be wisely utilized for this purpose will be returned to the public treasury.
g I f the Federal Government shares the cost of the initial application of con servation practices which farmers other wise would not perform but which are essential to the national interest, the farmers should assume responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance o f those practices.
A l l o c a t io n o f F u n d s
1102.502 Allocation of funds. The amount of funds available for conserva tion practices under this program is $827,000, This amount does not include the amount set aside for administrative expenses and the amount required for increase in small Federal cost-shares in 1102.517.

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1102.503 Selection of practices. The practices included in this subpart are those for which the ASC State Office, the Soil Conservation Service, and the Forest Service agree that cost-sharing is essen tial to permit accomplishment of needed conservation work which would not otherwise be carried out in the desired volume.
1102.504 Responsibility for techni cal phases of practices, a The Soil Conservation Service is responsible for the technical phases of the practices contained in 1102.541-1102.549 prac tices 1 through 9. This responsibility shall include l a finding that the prac tice is needed and practicable on the farm, 2 necessary site selection, other preliminary work, and layout work of the practice, 3 necessary supervision of the installation, and 4 certification of per formance. Detailed specifications for practices 1 through 9 are contained in the Engineering Handbook for the Southeastern Region and supplements thereto issued by the Soil Conservation Service and on file in the Caribbean Area Office of the Soil Conservation Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
b The Forest Service is responsible for the technical phases of the practices contained in 1102.540-1102.541 prac tices 10 and 11. This responsibility shall include 1 providing necessary specialized technical assistance, 2 de velopment of specifications for the prac tices, and 3 working through the ASC
State Office, determining performance in meeting these specifications.
1102.505 Bulletins, instructions, and forms. The Administrator, ACPS, is authorized to make determinations and to prepare and issue bulletins, instruc tions, and forms containing detailed information with respect to the 1955
program as it applies to Puerto Rico, and forms will be available in the State and district ASC offices. Producers wishing to participate in the program should obtain all information needed from the offices mentioned herein.
A p p r o v a l o f C o n s e r v a t io n P r a c t ic e s o n I n d iv id u a l F a r m s
1102.506 Opportunity fo r requesting cost-sharing. Each farm operator shall be given an opportunity to request that the Federal Government share in the cost of those practices on which he con siders he needs such assistance in order to permit their performance in adequate volume on his farm.
1102.507 P rior request fo r cost sharing. a Costs will be shared only fo r those practices fo r which cost-shar ing is requested by the farm operator before performance is started. Any farm operator who wishes to participate in the 1955 program must file one or the other of the following forms:
1 For the practices contained in 1102.541-1102.551 practices 1 through 11, Cert. Form No. 39-55-P. R., Declav ration of Intention, Request for Inspection, Certification of Conservation Needs and Notice of Approval, on or before September 15, 1955.