Fayette and Lamar Counties Participate in  Land Judging

By April Hill, District Conservationist, Fayette County, AL

Lamar County NRCS/SWCD hosted Fayette and Lamar Counties students for the annual annual land judging contest on September 25. Students from the three high schools in Fayette County and two high schools in Lamar County attended the event.

The event was held on the property of Bill Freeman, Lamar County District Supervisor.  Jimmy Butler, technician for Lamar and Fayette Counties, and Jerome Langlinais, Project Leader for the Tuscaloosa MLRA Soil Survey, completed the set up the contest. 

Students complete scoring cards for land judging. Four separate sites were judged: cropland, pastureland, forestland, and home site. For each of the areas, students were given soil tests; information for ph, phosphorus, and potassium; and the number of problems, practices, and land uses. Teams had to determine percent slope for each area.

After the students received the needed information, they had fifteen minutes to score each area.

In Fayette County, Berry High School came in first place, Hubbertville High School second place, and Fayette High School third place. In Lamar County, Sulligent High School came in first place and Lamar County High School second place.

This event is designed to help students learn more about land, difference in soils and their capabilities, methods of soil conservation and improvement, treatments to help in obtaining higher production, and selection of suitable home sites.

The land judging contest was a big success!

Fayette County - Berry High School won first place.

Fayette County - Hubbertville High School second place

Fayette County - Fayette High School third place

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