Letter to the Editor

Ditch spraying irks local farmer
Letter to the editor,
 
I hope further thought will cause the Franklin County Supervisors to reconsider spending $20,000 to turn our county into a brome, corn and beans only environment. We spray the thistles in our ditches and others should be expected to do the same if that is the law.
     Has anyone noticed the beauty of the native vegetation where it was planted and allowed to take hold? The reminder of our roots to God’s creation helps foster respect for all life; something sorely lacking in the world today.
     Haying of ditches planted to native species should also be eliminated. Reclaiming that mix was very expensive and I remember the work Tom Billerbeck undertook to make C-25 a beautiful way to get to town for us.
 
Fritz Groszkruger
Dumont

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