Meadowlark, that's good advice about the round bales and the rye. I will do as you suggest. My bulldozer man has built a lot of ponds and seems very devoted to the success of this project. This is the first of three ponds I plan to build on 500 acres that I purchased just for that purpose. It is practically against his religion to push dirt into the middle of a pond. We are still studying it. Thanks again for your timely assistance.