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Show Utah Farm Bureau News Page 4 Dtow Msifo Fa No issue in recent years has had more attention in Utah than the land use planning issue. And much, more will be heard about the issue between now and November 5. Thats the date, of this years general election. The Utah Land Use Act, adopted by the legislature earlier this year will be voted upon by the citizens in a referendum. Farm Bureau members have realized the need for some land use planning for many years. Members have adopted policies favoring land use planning but insisting these plans and authorities remain with local officials. Farm Bureau is not attempting to tell citizens how to. vote in the However, our board of directors has carefully evaluated the bill in an effort to measure it against Farm Bureaus current policy, said Elmo W. Hamilton, UFBF president. The board's evaluation of the bill as compared to the current Farm Bu reau policy was sent to county Farm Bureau leaders recently. Here is the analysis made by the board. Hnairosiiia p0o$7 Point of Conflict with Farm Bureau Policy: There doesn't appear to be any conflict with the Farm Bureau statement favoring principle of land use planning and local jurisdiction. ity of which his property is a part. Section 6 of the bill also requires the proposed land use commission to prepare a plan for approval by the legislature to protect private property rights. be determined by property owners as much as possible; . . (UFBF Policy) We believe land use planning can best be accomplished at the county or comparable level of government and by private landholders. . . (AFBF 2. Key Point In Resolution: The constitutional rights of private property ownership must be held inviolate. . . (UFBF Policy) Point of Conflict with Farm Policy) The legislature also finds that, private property rights are of fundamental interest to the people of this state and that such land use policy must be structured within the protection accorded these property rights under the Constitutions of the State of Utah and the United States. It is also recognized that inherent in the enjoyment of private property rights is the responsibility of the property owner to acknowledge the good of the commun , , October 1974 . 1. Key Point in Resolution We favor the principle of land use planning but insist the use of land What the Bill Says: Section 2 - A land use policy is i What the Bill says: neces- sary for orderly use and development of land and related natural resources. Calls for the state to assume a more positive role in encouraging, . assisting and coordinating land use planning within local Bureau Policy: There appears to be none. However, careful attention must be given to the plan to be prepared to protect private property rights. 3. Key Point in Resolution We believe membership of a state land use commission must include a representative of agriculture who is actively engaged in farming or ranching. (UFBF Policy) We urge, farmers to become involved in planning and development of zoning ordinances to protect private (AFBF Policy) property rights. . i Controlled off for rancher pays Range reseeding Ventilation program nets Twenty-yea- r four times former grazing for Morgan county herd Easterners who drive through Utah would never see another sagebrush if Frank Bohman, Morgan county rancher, had his way. He hates to see the stuff. By spraying or burning sagebrush and reseeding some 2200 acres of his 4000-acr- e ranch above Peterson, Bohman has created at least four times the carrying capacity on his rangeland. Here are the specifics: He has doubled his herd from 100 brood cows and calves to 200. The calves are coming off the range 100 pounds heavier, averaging around 430 pounds now compared with the former 320. He can keep the herd on the range at least 3 months longer. He used to pull the cattle down to his feed-laround September 1 before reseeding; now they graze until the snow drives them down in early December. How do costs compare with . Truly effective ventilation requires a well planned system of air exchange, designed for the particular needs of the building it is to serve, and incorporating quality, efficient mechanical fans and properly designed air inlets and controls. Big Dutchman, backed by years of research, offers a complete line of ventilation equipment and planning service to provide precise environmental control in any poultry or livestock confinement operation. Contact us for personalized information and service. Systems Variable Speed Fans Controls CARPENTER FARM EQUIPMENT PHONE 6400 SOUTH 268-333- m 84107 1 AUTHORIZED Putdiman. DISTRIBUTOR ments). And remember the extra 75 calves he sells now, with the herd double in size. It adds up fast. I couldnt have stayed in business without doing this, he says. Before,- there was always extra range to move onto. But theres no rangeland available now. n It was 18 years ago that embarked on his reseeding proeven before he wasa memgram ber of his soil conservation district. But he did do an inventory of his ranch and worked up a conservation plan, with SCS help, before he started the project. The program has been a long-terone. He drilled the seed where he could, and broadcast where the slope was too great for his equipment. Various species of grass dot h is range. One 50 or 60 acre area has Ladak alfalfa in alternate rows with Amur intermediate wheatgrass and some pubescent wheatgrass. Boh-man- TimeTemperature MURRAY, UTAH olding cabin by this expanded reservoir which he stocks with several hundred fish. ic EAST water-h- Frank Bohman heads his pickup truck down the mountain after a visit to his Volume Fans Vent-MatFans Air Inlet Systems Evaporative Cooling 330 Fences are part of the scene now. Bohman rotates pastures so the grass is never completely grazed down. Some wildlife people recommend grazing down hard, then pulling the cattle off to let the grass grow back, he e xplains. But I like to leave some growth on. It takes a certain amount of growth to manufacture food for the roots. Another addition is the presence of some 20 stock ponds. The rancher put them everyplace that had capacity or seep. In 1917, the school just below his ot 30", 36 & 48" Big . . Fifteen ' years ago, the Soil Conservation Service estimated that it cost $20 per acre for fencing, water develall practices opment and reseeding used by Bohman Its higher today, So course. the of Morgan county ran-- . cher has considerable capital tied up in his 220-- 0 acres. (The other 1800 acres are timber land). Consider the fact, though, that he saves about a ton of hay per cow during the 3 extra months of grazing. Con-- , sider the extra hundredweight of meat on about 150 calves he sells from 200 cows. (He keeps the rest for replace- - Frank (right) and his brother Alfred, retired Farm Bureau insurance agent, look over an area of range seeded 17 years ago with alternate rows of Ladak alfalfa and wheatgrass. Production is still high. place piped water down from the range, but the flow dried up some years ago. After his reseeding project started up in 1956, the flow has gradually built up to some 20 gallons a minute now. There are streams on the place running now that I havent seen running all my life until since the reseeding, he regalls. Bohman reasons that the' grass slows the water down and sends it into the aquafurs now, to come out in the spring. Sheet erosion was everywhere and gully erosion in some places before the restoration project. His work has stopped that problem too. Friends speculate that although the cash benefits of the work are great, the satisfaction Bohman gets from the wildlife conservation benefits may outweigh income advantages in the ranch. . ers mind.. He docs explain with pride that his work has probably doubled the. wild- - |