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Show Gillette, a foremast authority on drouth cycles, as saying: "Several "Sev-eral hundred million dollars have already been spent for relief in the dust bowls of our great plains. Well meaning though this expenditure has been, it has acted merely as a palliative, for another 50 years of worse conditions con-ditions lie ahead." Direct-To-The Farmer Service Established A direct-to-the-farmer service which will aid in solving individual indi-vidual farm problems has been established under the Division of Soil and Moisture Conservation operations of the department of the Interior, according to a letter let-ter received by State Engineer T. H. Humpherys from I'. O. Ha-Sie, Ha-Sie, secretary manager of the , National Reclamation associaton. John S. Moore of Yakima. Washington, has been appointed Field Supervisor, with headquarters headquar-ters at Denver, Colorado. The division will concert is-self is-self with the following subjects, sub-jects, according to the Hagie letter: let-ter: (1) the economical use of irrigation water; (2( saving in storage and operating costs; (3) prevention of water logging; (4) preservation of soil fertiltiy; (5) increased crop yields, and (6) a host of other irrigation farm problems. - ' "The setting up of this service was recommended by the oldj Fact Finding commission. the Schmitt-Haws commission and the more recent Repayment commission, commis-sion, and the National Reclamation Reclama-tion association has urgently pressed for it the past four years," Mr. Hagie stated. "The new division will bring to the various reclamation proj- ects and to tne maiviuuai maimers maim-ers involved a helping hand on problems beyond .the ability of the average individual to solve." The secretary urged that Utahns do all in their power to further the reclamation program in this state. According to the best authorities authori-ties on the subject, he said, 50 years of drouth lie ahead. It is imperative that the west's reclamation recla-mation program shall not lag, and that the best possible use be made of the available water supply. sup-ply. Mr. Hagie quoted Halbart F. |