| Show I Water Vater Conservator Gives Advice On Drou Drough h Fight A survey ur of oC the drouth situation hon in Il Utah which was as recently com com- completed completed completed shoes chos show cho 3 s that thel these c exists a awater awater awater irrigation water shortage of culinary tion and stock watering purposes pui pm poses the like of oC which has never before belore been experienced e in Il this state re- re reports re reports ports Professor sor Geor George e D CI Cly de dc tate state water hater conservator Instead of there thero being 25 to 30 per cent normal water supply ns as has as indicated on April 1 the pros pros- prospects prospects prospects I of water hater supply is S from 16 15 to 25 per cent of normal and in Il IlI inmost inmost most cases the water supply for I rd Id rd culinary ry and hater ater stock preservations is now chau exhaust exhausted t ted ed Professor Clyde points out The principle streams sti earns of the state with the exception of oC the Logan river are not discharging mg a normal late flow The extreme e shortage I of water hater together with the long gro growing Ing season which has hns been brought about by the high temper temperature temperatures temperatures makes it t impossible to pro duce produce uce more than 26 25 per cent of the nOl normal mal crop production To corn com Lit t corn bit this situation ith v nth which the state now non faces itself a program of water conservation and develop develop- development development ment has been Inaugurated u in and IS being rapidly put into effect There are man many wa was ways s by which I hon water may be bo conserved ed says ca s Professor ProCessor Ch de Tremendous I wastes have ha been permitted by trying to irrigate with uth Ith small streams earns and running the water over long distance vv when hen applied to the fields Much water ater is S now beIng saved caved b by stream construe tion ditches shortening the lengths of oC runs and preventing surface I runoff lunoff Large streams and short runs nuns minimize the loss from percolatIOn and evaporation e It is recommended that the soil sOlI type on the water ater is S being applied be studied Short runs and large streams are advised Jed for sandy or gravey gravelly soil and longer runs and small streams for the hea heavier healer ler soils Considerable water may be say sav sayed saved ed cd by repairing leaky he and nd ditch banks binks Water cress grass ra s sand and moss waste aste much water Wil Willows Willows lows and other water ater vegetation alon along ditches and canals consume considerable amounts of cater ter Clean ditches and canal canals to con con- conserve conserve conserve serve water A Avoid old spreading the water 0 over er marshy areas arens because marshy vegetation is s a n heavy con con- consumer consumer consumer sumer of water I Probably one of oC the tho largest sources of oC loss of oC irrigation hon water waterS is S due to lack of oC attendance Pro Professor Professor fessor CI Clyde de observes Constant attendance is S necessary to prevent waste aste The streams should be main maIO tanned tamed sufficiently lar large e to make Jt it necessary for the Irrigator to stay with the water Do not set sety y J our turn at night then go o to bed because this results in m waste All surface runs cannot be pre prevented therefore neighbors should cooperate in 11 utilizing each others run off Transfer of water from flom areas of oC low productive e value to areas of high productive e value alue is urged w ever poe possible Lands on which the possibilities of oC producing a crop are arc remote should be abond for this season and the avail available able water applied on lands which all produce The situation v nth ith th respect to ranges is critical Professor Cb Clyde de reports Water holes and springs have dried up and although in m DlO most t I Ica ca cases es where feed is available le the absence of water makes maes it impossible impossible sible to utilize such feeds Stock Stock- Stockmen Stockmen Stockmen men are urged to e examine theIr ranges with the view of water atel supplies for stock purposes in 10 order that the stoc stock may utilize the feed In many cases today wa- wa water wa water ter is being hauled on the ranges to pro provide Ide for the stock stoc If water water- watering watering ing mg holes are not provided and the tho- weather the weather eather conditions continue cat cat- cattle cattle cattle tle and sheep will probably have tc be driven duven off the ran ranges by July 1 in many cases There is 3 little feed in m the valleys for sum sum- summer summer summer mer use ue and in many s sections hay IS being cut I Stockmen are urged to reduce their herds to conform to the pend pend- pendIng pend- pend pending pending ing shortage e of feed Such reduction reduction tion hon of herd should be accomplish accomplish- accomplished I ed in an orderly manner The dry farm sections of the state will mature very little grain in inthis this year The dry land alfalfa sectIons will not produce a cutting of hay This of course means nit acute shortage shortage- of feed and live live- livestock live livestock stock In all light of the pending shortage it is suggested that c in m- m be given gl to the thought hought that the dry and irrigated farms that are now planted to gram grain which will not mature be pastured off for feed Alfalfa on the areas aras where no vater water supply has bt been cn available 3 will produce more bv by he- he being heing be being ing pastured off than by attempt attempt- attempting attempting ing to produce a crop Culinary supplies should be wat wat- watched wat- wat watched watched ched very cry carefully In many sec sec- sections sec sections hons of the state te rv are drawn from irrigation canals I I St Steps ps should be take nin nm communities communities thus supplied to watch the possibilities of de developing either surface runs or springs to furnish additIonal culinary water supplies f I Cooperation among all users of oC is 1 essential and necessary It if a sufficient amount of oC crop iss is to be produced this year ear to provide pro I vide for livestock and to maintain I the the families In the rural I |
