| Show W j 1 If j i i lr i 14 d n ric M e f J cit i wart lj p if Conservationists L o on n S t 1 r i I K Ih 1 lt 5 Observe c Tenth g a ar r Anniversary L I Local Ocal District Now Includes des Over Over Fire Million Acres The southwest region of the Soil Conservation Service com com- Utah Arizona Ariz na Colo Cola Colo rado and New Mexico bas the honorof honor of having organized the acre B soil 1011 conser conser- conservation district in the Nation E Grant Parrish work unit con con- conservationist working with the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District In Duchesne and Uintah Uinta counties was notified this week by Ray Walker state conser toner for Utah This is 18 the acre a San Juan Soil conservation District in south southwestern western Colorado This announcement was WaiS made Mr Parrish said in im connection with the tenth anniversary of the first soil soU conservation dJs die in the country In Anson County North Carolina home county of Dr IL It H Bennett re re- recognized cognized world leader in the soil conservation movement and a n d chief of the U S Soil Conser Service Since this first district was organized or August 4 1937 Mr Parrish points out soil toner corner o district df laws have v vo bead beeri adopted ad in the 48 states and iri Irl Puerto Rico Alaska Hawaii and the Virgin Islands Island During this thia period farmers and ranchers throughout the country have formed approximately 1900 1000 dis die districts in which complete soil and water conservation pro pro- programs programs grams now are being carried out ou with technical assistance furn turn furnished by Soil Conservation Ser Ser- Service vice These districts according to Mr Parrish now Include nearly acres with the Colorado San San SanJuan Juan district hav hay havIng ing lug been the tone rune De to toi top t R it the bit bil Continued d on n page 10 It I SOIL Continued from page pale 9 lion figure I The Utah district law was w adopted on March 11 1937 Since that date da k 39 30 I eluding 08 acre bay haV been organized in Utah The Uintah Basin Soil SoU Con Con- Conservation serration District was ed on October 28 1940 1040 Todi Today the th district Includes 42 10 acres One hundred and ninety ninety- ninetyfour ninetyfour t four farmers and ranchers ranchero f a cooperating with the district district and are receiving technical a as assistance from the Soil Conser Censer Service in carrying Ing put ut u complete soil and water con con- conservation conservation programs on their theft land The supervisors who direct the districts program and md work plans are Lyle S Young chair chair- chairman chairman man Hugh W Colton Milto Woolley and Wm A son Mr Mf M Young said that reports re for the first half of 1047 1947 indicated indicated ed that 29 new plans had been begs bep prepared covering 1721 17 lucres and that some of the pd pr U n JJ conservation practices carried c out were improved methods of irrigation water application on acres land leveling on 1137 acres small irrigation structures Installed were soil saving soil ving dikes constructed constructed of lineral feet fe t seeding 1 s seeding irrigated pas P ture pasture acres windbreak planting on 15 U acres and Installing installing lineral feet of WW new Irrigation ditches Based on previous reports it is safe to h fit t r p production a du to these i conser- conser conservation vat on will range from horn 20 to 50 per cent Mr Parrish points out that the main function of the Soil Conservation Service is to pro pro- provide provide vide technical assistance assistance with with- without without out cost to farmers end and ranchers ranchers through their district organizations |
