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Show rnt sllcCS-l- L OUR SOIL E OUR STRENGTH HEWS OF NEBO SOIL CONSERVATION Golden White and his Gr andson, George Kirk, of Goshen have done an outstanding job of water management on their farm during , the past few years. They have leveled a large part of their farm with the result that many hours of water have been saved. Golden states that it used to take 24 hours to irrigate 7 acres of land, and that even then it wasnt very uniform. Npw they really irrigate the same 7 acres of land in 7 hours with the same size of irrigating stream. DISTRICT Other fields on the farm have been almost equally effective in saving water. Several good quality irrigation water control structures have been installed in the system. These are really paying off in water control. Golden stated that they w re saving about 25 shares of water out of 70 shares, and are planning to open up an additional 25 acres of land with the water saved. No waste water is running off the farm. All barnyard manure should be plowed under on each field during the regular crop rotation period. It is a good practice to plow commercial fertilizer under with the manure. They work best together. A high organic matter content in the soils is the basis for effective commercial fertilizer results. The important factor in a fertilizer program is to get them on the field. The fertilizers cant do any good in the bag or in, the pile in the corral. John W. Stoker, a Nebo Soil Conservation District Cooperator, made a statement sometime ago in the Payson office of the Soil Conservation Service to the effect that he had leveled 4 acres of land. it took John 4 hours to irrigate the 4 acres. Now he effectively irrigates the same 4 acres in one hour and forty-fiv- e minutes. This is a saving of more than 50 prececnt of the water. It results in better distribution of the water: no water now concentrates in the swale and is lost by too deep percolation or run-oas waste water. There is an other advantage to this: deep percolation of water may take part of the plant nutrients and expensive fertilizers down beyond the effective root depth. Henry Harwood of Spanish Fork, and a group of his neighbors, is installing a section of concrete ditch and concrete pipe in a badly eroding section of the ditch. This will eliminate further displacement of soil in the ditch line. Wallace Sorensen of Palmyra is pouring about 3000 feet of concrete ditch this spring. He has the pad all constructed and is just waiting for good weather to get the job completed. This will meet the section poured last year by Leo Banks. These are sec ff ' f V v tions of ditch in the Spanish Fork West Field Irrigation system. Both of these men and the Irrigation Co. are cooperators with the Nebo SCD. y X Farmers Should Take Care in Fuel Storage To avoid fires or explosions, is important that farmers exercise care in the use and storage of fuel products, Spanish Fork FFA Chapter, sponsors of the Safe Farm Power Use Program, said today. Under farm conditions, it is often impossible to bring a fuel-fe- d fire under control, they added. The National Safety Council and the Farm Equipment Institute recommend observance of these rules for safe use and storage of petroleum products on the farm: 1. Never draw or handle flammable liquids in the presence of open flame or other source of it ignition. 2. When necessary to bring gasoline inside buildings, use a red, labeled container of ap proved safety type and not more than one gallon capacity. Kerosene for immediate use may be kept in a small safety type container, labeled and of a different size, shape and color from gasoline containers. 3. season. Never refuel a tractor while the motor is running or extremely hot. Check fuel lines frequently to avoid leaky connections. 4. Use an underground tank, with pump, for safe storage of large supplies of farm tractor fuels, gasoline or kerosene. 5. Pasture and row crops require adequate nitrogen at the start of the season for strong early growth and development. It is during this period when extensive feeder roots and top growth are developed. Whenever possible, apply the full nitrogen treatment early in the growing For the next best storage method use a steel tank, located at least 40 feet from buildings or combustible material. If a seperate enclosure is used, it should permit vapors to escape in the event of leaks or spills. Duy BROADCAST DOWN YOUR PLOW DOWN OF FERTILIZER brings fertilizer and crop residues in to close contact and facilitates more rapid breakdown of carbonaceous material. Extra nutrients are released for the new crop. Extra bushels or tons at harvest time is the pay off. fronr Intermountain Farmers Association Formerly Utah Poultry & Farmers Coop. FLOYD HARMER (Branch Manager) PLOWING PLACES FERTILIZER shallow enough to be available to new seedlings in early season and deep enough to be in moisture and available to deeper roots during the hot summer growing season. both deep and shallow EARLY I AND PLOW fertilizer whenever possible. Many researchers report that plowing fertilizer down for potatoes, beets, corn and other row crops is an excellent method of application. FERTILIZATION gets the job done ahead of planting and assures maximum efficiency from fertilizer. The farmer who fertilizes early in the season not only gets a vital job completed before the rush but he also gets maximum benefits from his fertilizer. Many county agents, researchers and sugar company fieldmen stress the importance of early application. fertilizaDont delay, order today. And for tion, insist on USS Nitrogen Fertilizer, made by United States Steel. Available in bag, bulk or tank, USS Nitrogen Fertilizers are pre-pla- nt top-qualit- profit-producin- g y, fertilizers. Know enough to use enough and make sure you get USS Nitrogen Fertilizers. HARVEST MORE DOLLARS! Use enough fertilizer! Farmers who don't use enough fertilizer get lower yields and lower profits. Nitrogen Fertilizers FERTILIZE EARLY and use USS Nitrogen Fertilizer for results that count at the bank. regtiiwrtd irodmA |