Show depletion of top soil threatens IL nation warns warris P PM MA A speaker cooperation of northern utah farmers participating in the production and marketing administration soil conservation program was urged wednesday by george weaver washington D C field officer for the agricultural ri conservation program at a conference in hotel vernal speaking before besore approximately 50 members of county committees reprise representing 14 counties associated with the Agri cul cui tural conservation mr weaver noted that in the last 10 years conservationists have not scratched the surface of conservation native soil of the nation which averaged nine inches now averages only six inches the noted speaker said he warned that in a short time perhaps not over 50 years app soil soli will be so far gone that the e united states will no longer be a na nd tion of hut but will be sh short ort ont of foods he warned that erosion of soil is taking place much faster than conse conservation ovation programs or are e building it up conservation programs can be successful only if they are administered by local men who understand the problems that are arc confronting their areas he said registration opened in the hotel wednesday at am arn opening remarks were made by harold marold dudie dudle dudley y chairman an of uintah county ACA mayor B ael H welcomed conference delegates esto to the city clifford R collins program err egr officer state office salt lake city noted that the the present rate of accomplishment drain openings leveling erosion control dams dam 1 erosion control ditches and dikes and seeding of range and pasture work will not meet minimum requirements quire ments for foe 40 to years along other consort conser attending the meet he urged un unqualified q support of farmers the group meeting first of two to be held in the state was held by officials to di dis cuss cum administration of the 1948 programs of price supports sugar gugar beets crop inbur arce ance and agricultural conserva continued on page 4 DEPLETION or TOP SOIL continued from page 1 uon tion the second meeting will be held on tuesday and wednesday of next week at monticello for county count officials of southern utah coun count countes cs fran frank G shelley executive j secretary utah hatate state farrris bureau federation spoke on farm dureau bureau and relationship tion ship wednesday hy morning at pm the kroup mado made a i field trip triv to observe the ouray park ballard and uintah river I 1 siphon pooling agreements and to see the enlargement of tile tho lif igi high 9 h LIM Line linc anni Canal A golden kl kii kil burn bum conservationists of the ex service at utah state agricultural ri college loga logan n wednesday at tit pm sh showed wed colored slides rion lion 9 thursdays days agenda will open at ata S pm wath wih an airplane tour over the central centra utah project A meeting at aspen A pen grove on the B H and carl searle ranch was held durlak during the morning A visit to the zelph calder irrigation and stock water reservoir and a return trap trap to vernal via the manila road was planned lanned the ran ron gely oil fleis fleir field and su supper at 7 pm at the hotel was to conclude the two day meet mrs robert and laughter suzan will leave in the nar near future for a months visit in hillsboro Hlll 0 with mrs Sti mels meis mother mrs emma mehring |