| Show Drought Year Seen Despite Recent Snows Recent snowfalls produced the anticipated amount of precipitation for March but buta a drought year is still expected expected ted This was the forecast ot of Lorin Hunt and LaMar aMar Wil- Wil Wilson Wilson son Soil Conservation Ser Ser- Service Service vice officials following snow surveys taken Monday and Tuesday THE SNOW surveys at Paradise Julius Park and Mosby Mountain were made Monday and the two Kings Cabin courses were measured Tuesday This years year's on Brush Creek is about the same as in 1960 and On the Ashley Creek side there is less snow than in the 1960 61 drought years Kings King's Cabin Upper course showed 23 inches of snow with 58 inches of moisture and inches in the rain gauge At the same time in 1962 there were 63 inches of snow now with inches of wat wat- wat water er There were 53 inches of water in 1961 and the year 15 average was 12 inches KINGS KING'S CABIN Lower showed Inches of snow and inches of water com com- compared pared with 55 inches of snow and inches of water in 1962 49 inches of water in 1961 and inches for the year 15 average Paradise survey showed inches of snow with 44 inch inch- inches es ot of water and inches in inthe inthe the rain gauge The figure for 1962 was 66 inches of snow and 21 inches of water with 99 inches of water in 1961 and inches for the year 15 average Julius Park had inches of snow with inches of water and inches of wat- wat watter watter ter in the rain gauge compared ed with 69 inches of snow in 1962 and 22 inches of water There were inches of water in 1961 but there was no average compiled MOSBY MOUNTAIN Sur survey vey showed inches of snow with inches of wat- wat water water er compared with 61 inches of snow in 1962 and in in- in inches ches of water The 1961 figure showed 62 inches of water and the year 15 average is inches Continued on page 8 Drought Year Continued from page 1 The conservationists ad all water users to check their own situations and plan this years year's cropping program to fit the available water sup sup- supply supply ply They advised that farm ir- ir irrigation systems be cleaned and in canals and laterals be put in good shape and all possible measures tak- tak taken taken en to use the water supply ef- ef ef I They said that if a water users user's ditch or lateral is one of those that lose up to 1 cub cub- cubic cubic ic foot per second in a half hal halI I miles section lining or piping I should be consid considered red |
