Show UINTAH COUNTY IS I HAVING SOIL SURVEY Analysis and Formation on of Elements for Lands Will WillBe rill Be Made Herald Special April 27 Pr f. f 6 O. W. W Israelson Israel- Israel son irrigation and drainage engineer of ot the tho Utah Agricultural college and Dr Df D. D S S. Jennings In charge of ot soil on surveys ys for COl tho Iho Utah Ulah experiment station station station sta sta- tion have haye just returned from tro-m the Uintah Uin- Uin tah tahi basin where the they went in hi the In Interests Interests In- In of or 1 the experiment t station and extension division of the college gp Dr Jennings made arrangements for Cor fora Cora a soil survey sur in Uintah county count which the experiment station conduct t this summer In operation co-operation with the United States bureau of or soils To 10 assist assist assist as as- In making a er very thorough survey the county count commissioners recently appropriated ap ap- ap- ap 2500 2600 for this work worl The survey will consist of or taking acid and an analysing analyzing anal anal- l- l thousands of sample samples of soil from the agricultural lands of or tire the county together o with a careful study ludy of t the formations from which the soils are derived Tho The station will publish de detailed tlc tlc- tailed maps and descriptions of or the area Various sections of or the basin have experienced difficulty in securing loans on farm tarm lands because there was no definite Information available a. on the soil condition of or the area aren Alkali i is the clement which makes the lands land ques ques- Professor Protessor Israelsen held a conference with the tho stockholders of or tho the canal companies of or Ashley Ashle valley who aro are experiencing considerable difficulty with their water system A preliminary ar ary stu study made b by the college last year shut showed d that there was waa plenty of or wate water watch for tor the lan land if properly handled handle At a meeting of the stockholders it was I unanimously decided to authorize the experiment station to make mako such Ruch stu studies studies stu- stu ludle lu- lu dies dle a as ma may bo be necessary to determine the evils of ot the present system and anti devIse devise de- de vIse remedies for tor them The stockholders ers era voted voled to ta tax themselves cs to defray the expenses of ot this work From ob observations that have o been made Professor Profesor Israelson thinks that the trouble is due to the use of ot too man many small flow continuous-flow streams to the tho various farms anns for tor culinary purposes purposes pur pur- ur- ur poses poorly constructed ditches and laterals and the division of ot the tho supply into too many small streams for tor Irrigation irrigation Irrl- Irrl gation purposes f A man from the staff star of the experiment ment station will probably be assigned to this work at an early dat date I |