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Show Conserve on Water Is Timely Advice "Water conditions in the Gunnison Valley for irrigation purposes, while far below normal, are yet ahead of those in other parts of Utah, and if conservation to the very closest point is carried out, the crops will make it." This was the expression of Ira Overfelt, cashier for the Gunnison Valley bank, and who is in close touch with the situation. "A friendly criticism criti-cism may be offered at this time and that is that too much water is going to waste. Every farmer or beet grower grow-er that has his turn at the water should guard every drop of moisture and make it do its work in maintaining maintain-ing plant life. Many are apt to take their turn, and then take up other du-, I ties, thus allowing the water to go ' at random, often doing absolutely no good. It is advisable to conserve to the extreme and get the benefit of every drop of water, and to further aid in conservation, do intensive cultivation, cul-tivation, which holds the moisture in the ground and prevents evaporation during the extremely hot weather. Thus far little or no damage has resulted re-sulted from lack of water, but due to the fact that the reservoirs and other sources of water supply are getting at a low ebb, it-is advisable that care can be used in the distribution of the waters now available." Conditions in plant growth, beets, hay and grain, it may be added, has greatly improved since the coming of the cooler nights. The heavy heat rays of the sun during the day have had effect in some localities, but all crops are greatly revived during the nighttime and thus far little damage has resulted. |