Show nIi r. r OUR SOIL OUR STRENGTH By Carl Wilker Wither Unit Conservationist Soil Conservation Service Snow Surveys Snow surveys and precipitation readings were completed on the Salina Ephraim and Fairview F for January 1 1 These readings taken by and Forest Forest Forest For For- est Service pers personnel reveal th the following Farnsworth Lake had inches of snow containing 81 inches of water Gooseberry ranger station had inches of snow containing 55 inches of water Rainfall at these two stations for the month was measured at and respectively The above two stations are in inthe inthe the Salina area and this is the first year these stations have been measured on the Jan 1st period Gooseberry Reservoir above Fairview had bad Inches of snow and 91 inches of water One year ago water content read 48 inches Precipitation for the month at this course course was inches G. G B. B R. R C. C reports inches of snow and inches of water at the Meadows course Water content a year ago was wa 84 inches At Headquarters they report inches of snow with a water content at 64 inches Water content one year ago was 58 56 inches reports rain guage readings for the month in inches incho inch inch- es as at Oaks at Majors MajorS Majors Ma Ma- jors Flat and 89 at Sorensens Sorensen's Field Lost Delmar Beck rep reports r s he has lost last one pair of metal ski poles with red handles off his snow machine machine machine ma ma- chine somewhere between Salina and Mt Pleasant If anyone should find these poles please turn them into an office at Salina Gunnison Manti or Mt Pleasant Know Your Grasses Planning to seed some grass this year Make sure you know the best variety for the job you want it to do We will try to mention a few of the newer ones from time to time in this column column column col col- col- col Whitmar Wheatgrass This grass should be seeded on range land or abandoned abandoned aban aban- doped dry farm land whenever crested ested wheatgrass is standard It does not replace but rather supplements crested wheatgrass by providing summer and fall grazing A Thought Everything comes to him who hustles while he lie waits hustles bustles while he waits A Bulletin |