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Show Leeds Storage Pond Now Completed Reports R. C. Savage By R. C. SAVAGE R. C. Savage, secretary of the LaVerkin-Ash Creek soil conservation conser-vation district, reports that the Connley overnight storage pond above Leeds was completed this week. The new pond stores approximately ap-proximately five acre feet of water and will be used to eliminate elim-inate night irrigation. The capacity capac-ity of the old pond formerly used was insufficient even during low flows to hold the water during the night without considerable overflow and consequent loss of water. Applies for Assistance The Connley Fields group applied ap-plied to the LaVerkin-Ash Creek soil conservation district for assistance as-sistance in improving their irri-gration irri-gration system in April, 1943. District Dis-trict technicians completed the engineering plans and the irrigation irriga-tion group rented a district tractor and bulldozer on loan from the Soil Conservation Service to complete com-plete the job. Those benefitted by the new overnight storage pond are: Vere McMullin, Stanley Fuller, Ful-ler, W. G. McMullin and Max McMullin. Mc-Mullin. Mr. Savage estimates that these farmers will conserve enough irri gation water which was formerly wasted by night irrigating to enable en-able them to increase their production pro-duction of vital war crops by at least 30 per cent. The pond will be especially valuable during the late summer months when the water supply becomes critical. According Ac-cording to Mr. Savage it is not uncommon for the water supply in the vicinity of Leeds to diminish dimin-ish during July and August until one can only irrigate 3 or 4 rows at a time. Should the Connley fields water supply recede to such a low stage it can be stored until sufficient head is built up to efficiently ef-ficiently irrigate a larger acreage than under the old method of continuous con-tinuous irrigation. The amount of farm labor saved by irrigating with an economical stream will allow each man in the group to devote more time ' to other necessary nec-essary farm duties. Other Benefits Other benefits include controlling control-ling the application of water to the amount necessary for optimum yields. Mr. Savage relates that the amount tof water necessary to produce above-average yields varies var-ies greatly according to the type of field crop grown. The farmers m Connley fields will now be in a better position to control the amount of water applied to each crop and thus produce more "Food for Victory". |