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Show Grand Soil Conservation District Reviews Busy Year The year 1970 was a busy one for the Grand Soil Conservation District, reports George White, local lo-cal SCS chairman. A summary of the activities ac-tivities during 1970 shows the district has done much to promote and encourage conservation of natural resources in Grand Coun. ity," said White. Tt also shows what people of the district have done in ap plying soil, water and plant conservation prac-tlices." prac-tlices." Thirty seven of thirty eight cooperators in the district completed practices prac-tices during the year. The district placed their main emphasis on the Moab Watershed Study by giving their full support to the Grand County Commissioners Com-missioners and the Grand County Department of Economic Ec-onomic Development in this effort. A joint tour was held in June to see varioe.3 irrigation systems in th3 county and to discuss the principals of water management man-agement and crop requirements. require-ments. The district has made an effort again this year to help develop economically economic-ally sound ranching operations oper-ations by encouraging join ranch planning between be-tween the rancher and the federal land managing agencies. ag-encies. Joint meetings were held to speed this effort. Some of the conserva-tion conserva-tion practices completed during 1970 were: Range-land Range-land properly used, 137,-587 137,-587 acres; Wells for live stock water, 4; Pipeline" for irrigation water, 8,775 feet; Irrigation sprinkler system, 1; JLana adequately adequat-ely treated, 140,161 acres. BIRTHS March 10, 1971 Boy born to Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Peters, 6 lb. 13 oz. 19". Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Marshall, 7 lb. 13 oz. 19". March 13, 1971 Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Oviatt, 7 lb. 20". March 14, 1971 Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pruss, 7 lb 9 oz. 20". March 15, 1971 Boy born to Mr. and oz., 20". |