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Show recommendations. OMnln Cross Section With t his dat ;i on hand, t he committee met and obtained a complete cro.ss-escct ion of county farming minds. Progress made under the 1036 soil conservation program includes the planting of new alfalfa and sweet, clover, the establishing of a base for securing a crop acreage, nlanling of a coven crop orchard, the planting and plowing under of .reen manure crops; the carrying1 m of approved fallow practices, uid a perennial cultivated weed pradication. From their 103G work the farmers farm-ers make the following recommendations recommen-dations for soil conservation: that one-quarter to one-third of the farm be placed in alfalfa or clover; that this ratio be maintained; that ! four-year rotation take place; that barnyard manure be used, with at least 10 tons pel- acre with the same rate of pay as new alfalfa. That commercial fertilizer be used; that practical and simple methods of soil analysis be carried on; that deep cultivation of row crops, including potatoes, corn, onions, etc., be adopted; that summer sum-mer fallowing be practiced. A maximum allowance of $500 was agreed upon as the total conservation con-servation amount to be allowed for each fa rm or ranch. Seal iiuent Divided Discussion produced divided sentiment on whether crop income insurance features of the present program should be enlarged. Favored Fav-ored policies where the gov ernment s.-t up an agency .so that Ihe farmers might purchase insurance insur-ance at a cheap rate, and that the "ever-normal granary" plan be carried out. The committee is under the chairmanship of D. H. Jones, assisted as-sisted by Mr. Boswell; George L. Hoyce, Lyman Rich, Sylvan V. Clark and Clarence D. Ashton. The county planning board which met on the plan is composed of: V. W. Warnick, Manila, chairman; Frank Shelley, American Ameri-can Fork; J. Earl Smith, Lehi; LeGrand Jarman, Lindon; Abner Baird, Parson; David H. Jones, Spanish Fork. j UTAH COUNTY FARM PLANS FORMULATED Alfalfa. Four-Year Rotation Recommended in Farm Practice Uoprosont inK the combined '.'('forts of more than 175 Utah county fanners, the county iljiMiim.u- hoard, and the county coun-ty agricultural conservation -ninuUie. a project for the !.' aKncultural conservation oroirram investigatinr the progress ma.le in soil conservation conserva-tion during; Die year ,as jnst been completed, reports S. R. Boswell, county agent. During- last week county farmers farm-ers gathered at Provo, American l-ork. Springville, and Payson to formulate plans for agricultural conservation work for 1937. At each meeting, reports Mr. Bos-wcll, Bos-wcll, similar data was obtained and correlated. The county plan-! plan-! ning board also furnished a set of |
