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Show .... v :.h , i '5 ' i More Tfia&iml A total of i i fanners and farmer or rancher to oper- layout of conservation practiunder a consfemwm ces;;:-.-2 ate ranchers, representing Piecemeal action- - to Technical, financial, and acres, are now actively plan. meet urgent problems can other assistances are also and the fish and game cooperating with die Frank- never be fixUy effective and available lin Soil Conservation district from the other too is often expensive. The v The district is now 18 of the board is to asyears old. The certificate of policy y sist district oooperator to organization was signed by conservation planned the secretary of state on De- treatments, SCS oflocal cember 19, 1947. ficials said. j The regular board meetAssistance is available - to . 456 ' - 130,-90- . .j , , . i'U J i : ap-pl- : . ings are being held on the farmers through, the soil second Tuesday of each conservation servjLcte, work nwnllh. v o C lb. WUh Tiger In It) , O TIDES O FEDnilZBDS ' Thepicturesand illustrations included In this report are only samples of some of the conservation measures carried out by Franklin Soil Conser- ODATTEUES , call ron on sub vation District cooperators. FADE DEUVBQY Aih Afcont Oni Hou Credit Pfoa Franklin Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors from left, seated; include Cedi SCS Leaders Fbster, Von Atkinson, Stanton M. Hawkes, and Dave Smart Standing, right Dennis C.Ralphs, left,1 John G. Kennard, Work Unit Conservationist, S.C.S. : ' GRASS AND LEGUME SEEDINGS : Dennis Ralphs and Ira tory of a 142 acre Crested Wheat range seeding, Ralphs Clifton Canyon property. Clark, SCS Range Technician, Taking an inven- - : t . IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT William G. Reese sprinkler system laterals mounted on wheels ami moved by means of a motor. He is a good csrcful irrigator. Sprinkler irrigation is particularly adapted to rolling topography and sandy soils. Many fanners in our district prefer properly designed surface Izzlgatica systems. Land leveling and the installation of pipe lines and other structures are frequently used in our program for good surface irrigation systems. Water is sometimes wasted and soil and crops damaged with cny and all irrigation systems. We emphasize and .encourage This- - indudes 'the tbslEjjCf good water management. grigation to meet crop needs and the control of water to prevent (erosion and water losses. , : ehco 60s add on, '(The One unit conservationists for business It is for a farm good ; planning and technical ; : t Tbo Fam ; . ; Evczythlns find Lewiston fl So. Phone SIMMS : |