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Show 1 BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931 Facing National Erosion Problem Rapid Depletion of Fertility of Farm Soils Seen as Big Evil States Department Prepared by tha United WNU Service. of Agriculture. ) The most serious problem which farmers today U A 'L. depletion of the fertility of ci usiuii, tT Oil uf which baa come to be recognized as an evil of such national proportions 'that the government, through the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture, has within the past two years established seven regional experiment stations to work out practical methods of erosion control, members of the Association of American Geographers were told at their annual meeting In Worcester, Mass., by U. H. Bennett, In Investigations of 'charge of the bureau of chemistry and soils of the department Much Land Suffering. "Not less than 73 per cent of all the cultivated land of the United States Is suffering from erosion in some de--: gree much of it seriously," said Mr. Bennett, quoting from data compiled from topographic maps,, soil surveys, and erosion surveys which show that in certain major farming regions more than 90 per cent of all the cultivated land of some counties Is being Impoverished by sheet erosion. "The top soil of the uplands of the country Is not nearly so deep as commonly supposed. This was recently discovered when the average depth of a large number of representative surface soil samples, collected irom 34 states, was found to be only "J' v2wW uiau-iuuucc- u ) ' soil-erosi- i up-jla- $ inches. Material Lest Production. "When this vital layer Is removed the material left for crop production Is much less productive. This frequently consists of clay, which Is more difficult and costly to till, is less absorptive of rain water, and dries out more quickly In periods of drought. It is at this stage when the surface .oll is washed off, that gully devel opment usually sets in," said Mr. Ren nett, who pointed out that sheet erosion, though less conspicuous than gullying, is by fnr the more damaging form of soil washing. These two forms of erosion, he said, annually remove from the farm lands of the Unit ed States plant foodwith an estimated value of hundreds of millions of dollars. n Stations for prevention iave been located In Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and North Carolina. Many farmers have already stud n led practices at the stations In Oklahoma and Texas. Mr. Bennett says that the national pro gram for erosion prevention calls for soil-erosio- erosion-preventio- much cessive soil washing costly. Co-Operat- ive Vmort 'jainpletJtrfH1tifeh of the major regions In which the exIs known to be Bothwell I I i- Mr. and Mrs. Eli Anderson attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Charles Foreman at Soda Springs, Idaho, Friday. Mrs. Foreman was former resi dent of BothwelL Miss Donna Marble of Deweyville visited and was an overnight guest of her sister. Mrs. Ervin Summers Wed nesday. Dr. Williams and Mrs. Spurries of Salt lake, were visiting Wednesday and Thursday at Dr. and Mrs. Eli Hawkins'. Miss Rae Empey left Monday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bar fuss for California and the northwest They expect to be gone several weeks. Mrs. Bersal Daily of Snowville visited and was the dinner guest of Mrs. L. E. All red, Tuesday. Miss Leola Seeley and Miss Lola Madsen spent the week end at their home in Brigham. Mrs. Sophia Anderson received word that a baby boy arrived at the home of George L. Smith at Cleveland, Monday. April 20. Mrs. Smith was formerly Annie Anderson. Mrs. Reed Peterson and small son, spent the week end at N R. Petersons at 4-- H Thelda Turner was the dinner guest of Ruby Hunsaker Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mills and family visited through out the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jarvis of Corinne Sunday. Mrs. T. V. Summers and Mrs. Lewis Anderson visited Mrs. Ervin Sum mers Wednesday. Lunch was served by Mrs. Summers. Mrs. Henry Newman entertained at Sunday dinner to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stark and daughter. Ray Priest of Brigham was the dinner guest of Mrs. Bert Hunsaker Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drew attend d a bridge party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wjnzeler of Tremon-to- n Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fosgren and Miss Zelda Bird, of Brigham and Mr. Roy Fosgren, of Corinne were visiting Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rudger Foseren. Light refreshments were served by Miss Fosgren. Mrs. Geo Summers and children Mr. and Mrs. George Henri to Ogden on business Friday. Gloria Nichols was the week end guest of Ilva Getz of Tremonton. Fred and Roland Christensen return ed home Saturday from Salt Lake where they have been working the past threp weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Anderson and family were visiting Mrs. P. M. Iver-so- n Sunday of Bear River Citv. Bert and Evan Brown, - who have been here all winter feeding sheep at Point Lookout attended the funeral of their uncle at Hyrum Thursday. Mrs. Eli Anderson and small children, Mrs. Reed Peterson and baby visited Mrs. Enoch Hunsaker of Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Summers entertained at a family dinner Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Childs and children. Mr. Joseoh Newman left Monday e fotfTwrilrs'''"m busmen, pects to be! gone several days. Hon-eyvil- ' Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Summers end Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Summers were in Salt Lake on business Saturday. Mrs. Nels Anderson visited with ,Mrs. Dick Anderson of Tremonton, 'Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drew were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Coles of Tremonton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudger Fosgren were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Scholer of Union, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Summers were the dinner guests of Mrs. George Hen-- 1 ri of Garland, Sunday. Word was received by Mrs. Eli Hawkins that her mother, Mrs. Geor-ginHill, who has been very ill the past month, is steadily improving each day. Monday, Mrs. Bert Firth had her father, John C. Childs and brother, Lester Childs visit her. She also had her brother, John Childs and wife and nephew Lester and wife visit her. Mrs. John Anderson and children and Mrs. Sophia Anderson were visiting and dinner guests of Mrs. Rasmus Anderson Tuesday. Mrs. Eli Anderson, daughter, Dorothy and small children and Marjory Stokes motored to Blind Springs and visited relatives at the Shearing corral, Sunday. club meeting held There was a at the home of Mrs. Ezra Harris Thursday for the purpose of reorganizing. Mrs. P. E. Ault of Tremonton was there and a good crowd attended. Mr. S. L. Cox of Lehi visited his daughter, Mrs. L. E. Allred Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Rudger Fosgren and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fosgren and baby and Thomas Fosgren visited and were dinner miests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Fosgren of Corinne, Sunday. ia Union. le 1 Weekly Grain Market GRAIN MARKETS GENERALLY STEADY; WHEAT SITUATION FIRMER. FEED GRAIN IN GOOD DEMAND. Domestic grain markets were gen erally steady during the week ending April 18 according to the Weekly Oram Market Review of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Continued dryness in North America spring wheat areas, together with increases takings by import-ar- t consuming countries, strengthened the world wheat situation this was reflected in firmer tone in domestic wheat markets where offerings were smaller and mill inquiry fairly active. Feed grains were mostly firmer under an active industrial and feeder demand. Rye was steady with wheat while flax remained firm as a result of reduced marketings and a continued fair crusher inquiry. WHEAT: Domestic winter wheat continued to make favorable progress. The crop is beginning to joint in Southern Kansas and is making good growth in other sections of the hard winter wheat belt. Conditions remain unusually favorable in the Pacific Northwest. Conditions for spring wheat, on the other hand, became somewhat less favorable with continued lack of subsoil moisture. Seeding is general in the United States with moisture sufficient for the present European grain crops are developing satisfactorily with weather more seasonable in most areas. Spring seed ing in the lower Danuban countries has been delayed by cold weather and occasional reports indicate some damage to winter greans. Cool weather is also retarding growth in Germany and the Netherlands but is favorable to good root development Conditions in Spain are generally favorable except in the extreme south. Prospects in Italy are excellent and the condition of the French crop has improved. Spring Seeding in Russia has been resumed with the arrival of warmer weather following the hard freezes at the first of the month. The prelimi-nor- y forecast of the Punjab crop, which last year accounted for nearly 41 per cent of the total Indian wheat production, places the outturn in that area this season at 135,000,000 tush-el- s as against 157,000,000 bushels last I I -- - POLITICS and -- PERSONALITIES Selecting a Republican candidate to succeed the late Nicholas Longworth as Speaker of the House has become a game of "eeny, meeny, miney, mo." The variety of names put forward is - a good indication of the chaos that exists in G. O. P. ranks. Under norI mal circumstances, Floor Leader John - Q. Tilson would be the logical candi- season. -- Tremonton were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller. Miss Pearl Petersen, of Tremonton, was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. . Lafayette Grover. Mr. Rulon Steed and Miss Jennie Stewart, of .Logan, were .Sunday .visitors of Mr. and MrsTDavid Larson. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Vanfleet were dinner guests at the J. L. Atkinson home Sunday. There was a good attendance of ward officers from here to - Union meetings at Garland, Sunday. East Garland l date. But when every vote counts, the Republicans hardly dare to run such a staunch Old Guardsman who is not popular with the Progressive element The same, in more or less degree, holds true of Bertrand Snell who, together with Longworth and Tilson, formed the ruling triumvirate of the A large number of the parents attended the school operetta, "Sunbon-ne- t Girl", presented in the beautiful-nerecreational hall at Garland, Friday evening. The teachers, as well as the children, deserve much praise for the very splendid performance w please the East, while Representative. Fred Pornell of Indiana is too amenable to Administration commands to appeal to his own section of the country. Congressman Will Wood holds a prominent position in the House and is a Middle Westerner besides, but talk of offering him as a compromise candidate seems sheer absurdity. Imagine luiing the Insurgents to vote for a man who has termed their leader George Norris, "a consummate Fiorello La Guardia is a. liberal faction leader of the and hails from New York. , However, La Guardia's too colorful personality and his conspicious flaunting of political conventionalities have detracted from his reputation as a legislator. People are inclined to regard him aa an actor, and few take him very seriously. The truth is that no Representative exists who can take the place of the debonair "Nick." In spite of his conservatism and his dictatorial tactics, he had a hold on members of the House that can be attributed only to his personal popularity. The Republicans not only have lost a real leader in the Speaker's Chair, but it begins to appear that they have lost the Speakership itself. If circumstances bear out appearances, an ironic fate has taken from Democratic John Gar-i- er his best friend and given him instead the position which that friend s. filled with peculiar charm and dem-agagu- etfect-ivenes- Salt Lake City Work on local watand family rela bait for both eastern and western er supply system to start immediately. joined with tives in celebrating the Willard Han- votes. Representative William Coalville City Number of streest of Iowa is too independent to in this place being improved. sen reunion at Logan, Sunday afterRam-sey- er noon. Mrs. J. W. Larson and Mrs. Alva Rhodes were Logan visitors, Tuesday. About thirty per cent of the ward population were in attendance at sacra ment meeting, Sunday evening. E. S. Hansen gave a very interesting account of his recent trio to scenic Utah and Southern California, which was much enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. James Miller were Brigham visitors Saturday and on Sun day afternoon were calling on reuv tives at Penrose. Conrad Larson returned to Salt Lake City Sunday after a month's vis it with his parents here. Mrs. L. M. Holman was hostess to the Relief Society Ladies at her home Wednesday afternoon. After the busi ness of the meeting had been attend ed to, Mrs. Holman read the story "The Fury" by Paul Heyse. A pleas ant social time followed which was enjoyed by thirty guests including Mrs. Ruel Nielson, of Richfield, Mrs. Aggie Bigler of (Joliinston, Mrs. H. L, Moore, daughter, Julia and Miss Golda Acord of Garland and the Misses Eva and Ardes Adams. Mrs. Paul Kellow and son. Paul. Jun lor, of Hollywood, California are vis iting with Mr. and Mrs. Alva Rhodes, Mrs. Kellow is a sister of Mrs. Rhodes Mrs. Wm. Bosley and children of Ex-Bish- op flioTtiefc DAY .11 .11. m M f 111 Our Special I MOTHER'S. DAY BOXES $1.00 to $3.00 H. G. Scott Drug Co. 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