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Show Progress Reported Made Under SCS Program During Year In County By C. F. RORK Considerable progress is reported by the three Soil Conservation districts dis-tricts administered in Washington county. These districts were organized org-anized under the state law by referendum for the purpose of conserving soil and moisture resources re-sources and controlling soil erosion. ero-sion. Federal and state agencies cooperate with the local districts in helping to solve individual farmer and ranchers problems. Irrigation companies and groups also receive assistance. The following fol-lowing district supervisors represent repre-sent their respective communities and nearby areas. Martin Anderson, Ander-son, Toquerville; Riley Savage, Leeds and Pin turn; Lyle Prince, New Harmony; Henry Gubler, LaVerkin; Henry Cornelius, Virgin and North Creek; Helwr Ifirsehi, Grafton and Hockville; Jess Gif-ford, Gif-ford, Rockvillo; Grant Woodbui'y. Big Plains; Wayne Ilinton and J. M. Ballard, Hurricane; Wayne C. Gardner, St. George and vicinity; vi-cinity; E. S. Gardner, Pine Valley; Val-ley; F. J. Howler, Gunlock find (Continued on page eight) SCS Progress In County (Continued from first page) Voyo; J. Claude Frei, Santa Clara; Wallace Iverson, Washington and Washington Fields. .Major Accomplishment The districts summarized their major accomplishments to date as follows: Stock water developments, 20 each; irrigation storage ponds, 20 each; approved crop rotations, 9810 acres; properly stocked, 41,450 acres; irrigation system treatment, 7,560 acres; land leveling, lev-eling, 830 acres; irrigation studies, 5,000 acres; irrigation pastures established, es-tablished, 266 acres; soil saving dikes, 18,620 lin. feet. Tree plantings, 59,570 each; bang protection, 34,000 lin. feet; permanent irrigation structures, 350 each; gullies treated, 41 each; diversions, 3,450 lin. feet; contour cultivation, 2085 acres; controlled irrigation, 2,400 acres; grass plantings plant-ings range, 1,450 acres; irrigation water measurements, 4,000 acres; drainage studies, 1,500 acres. Farmers are urged to get in touch with their nearest supervisor super-visor if they are interested in receiving re-ceiving assistance with their conservation con-servation problems. |