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Show mm t 2 Ihe Salina Sun Wednesday. June 22.1988 conserve what water we do have Let s Letters to the Editor We welcome letters to the Editor. Letters must be signed. All letters will be printed with name. Unsigned letters will not be printed. We try to print all letters as they are submitted but at editting for length at times is necessary. notified If editting is required the writer will be called and URGES EXTENSION AGENT if Clyde Hurst Sevier County Extension Agent This year our part of the state has been blessed with about as much water as any place, and more than many. Our storage is in pretty good shape. However we still ought not to waste water. In a previous column we talked about being sure our lawns received adequate water, however overwater-in- g lawns and garden s can be harm ful and expensive. Applying water in excess of that needed to fill the root zone of the plant is water wasted. It is very simple, if the roots arc not where the water is, they cant use it Too much water can actually slow plant growth. That nice cool water cools the soil. Roots of most plants grow and function best is fairly warm soil. Plant nutrients are all more or less soluble in water, including those added as fertilizers. Excess water can wash the more soluble components like nitrogen right out of the root zone. Like the rest of the plant the roots have to have air (oxygen) and they must get rid of carbon dioxide. For this to happen there must be air exchange with the atmosphere above Blaine Jones USU Extension Agent Utah hay producers are faced with a tough decision: S hould they sell their hay right after harvest when supplies are high and prices usually are low, or wait until supplies have dwindled and hope for higher prices. In an effort to increase income, many producers hold their hay for several months in hopes that the law of supply and demand will bring higher prices, according to Larry Bond, USU Extension economist Higher prices during fall and winter months do not always translate into higher profits however, he noted. Costs associated with storing hay may make holding strategy less profitable. One cost is interest. If the the from sale of a crop will proceeds be used to pay off a bank note, then the sooner the loan is paid, the less interest will be accrued. Bond said. When a farmer doesnt have to borrow from the bank to produce a crop, however, the interest costs take the form of lost earnings, or opportunity costs. If you pass up an opportunity to earn a return on your money, youve increased your costs, Bond added. Another cost of storing a crop is shrinkage. With alfalfa hay, for example, bales weight more right What is the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce? Such exchange the soil surface. cannot take place if the pore spaces in the soil are always filled with water. Some crops such as melons, tomatoes, squash and com have fairly deer root systems and nee. deep, but less frequent watering.' Other plants such as lettuce, radishes, carrots, spinach, broccoli and others require more frequent watering with less applied each time. Use a trowel, shovel or even a stick and.1 examine your soil and see how the moisture situation is in the root zone of your different plants. Mulches can conserve water by greatly reducing evaporation from the soil surface. Mulches also inhibit weed growth which is a very considerable waste of water and fertilizer. Review your irrigation methods and see if you can improve your plants performance, and at the same time use less water. Should farmers sell - or wait for now hay higher prices in Fall? possible. Is it to promote business for businesses or is it to promote things to hinder existing businesses? Im writing this article in regard to the North S e vier chamber of Commerce. Two to three times a year they sponsor a street dance, doing so affects my business. On Saturday June 4th. of this year the North Sevier Chamber of Commerce, opps- -I mean Alias The Summer Games Olympic Committee, sponsored a street dance. My Saturday night business was down considerably. I dont feel the Chamber is right, they should not do things to hinder any business in their area. If a few Chamber members (hard heads) wont change their thinking, let the Chamber block off a street, put up a generator and sell electric power, gasoline, Insurance, saddles, steaks, & etc. This Im sure would be stopped fast People were having dances long before my existence and will long after I am gone. I understand the Salina chamber bought a $ 1 5 .00 license to put on this last dance. At this time I have no confirmation, but if they did it should put them in a business category. Now they could be taxed, as any other it business. Is that the way a I not. group operates? hope For all who read this article, all Im against is businessmen acting as the Salina Chamber of Commerce doing things to affect businesses which exist in their area. In 1982 1 was sued because the bands I hire were playing copyright music. I pay several hundred dollars non-prof- per year in advance for bands to play copyright music. This is something The Salina Chamber of Commerce by laws read: Article 2, section 2, "The Chamber shall be and and nonprofit. I feel what the Chamber is trying to do is mostly right, the way theyre doing it is wrong. At the last' chamber meeting I attended, some months ago. I suggested that all businesses donate $100.00 each which would pay for the sign at the Salina East-boun- d I interchange. offered to put up the first $100.00 if the rest would follow, no one offered. All I got was hard-cor- e criticism. It was stated by one member that my actions would stop all dances. This is not my intentions or never has been. which should surprise many. Shouldnt everyone who hires bands for dances have to pay this fee? In closing I want to emphasize non-partis- m LOOKS SO EASY: About fifty youngsters took advantage of the three day University of Utah Gymnastics Camp held in Salina last week. The students worked five hours a day learning and perfecting their gymnast skills. after baling than a few months alter when they have dried out In Utah, Bond said, dew often clings to the first and third cuttings when the hay is baled. Theres less on the second cutting. As a result, first and third cuttings cal lose as much as To get Brazil nuts out of their shells unbroken, freeze them until the 6 to 8 percent of their weight within shells crack. 60 days of cutting, compared with 3 to 4 percent on second cutting crop. Spoilage adds to the cost of holding hay for a higher price. Unless you have hay shed you . V " ' l are bound to get some spoilage, or at least a decrease in qualify of outside bales, Bond said. The longer you store it, the more spoilage and loss you are likely to have. Building a hay shed or covering it with tarps to reduce spoilage adds to the cost of storage. Bond recommends that producers analyze storage costs and compute a break even selling price. ' If the market outlook for fall and winter is for prices higher than the breakeven price, then it might pay to store the hay. If not, producers may make more profit by selling at har- ; - , to the chamber, I possibly bring more people into Salina on a Friday and Saturday, on a year round basis than any other busies. These people are buying gas, food, motels. Insurance, & etc. even from you who critisize. I depend on Saturday nightbusiness. It is my busiest night of the week, to lose this night really hurts. As a North Sevier Chamber of Commerce do not hinder businesses and empty more buildings. this Promote, should be your function. Earl J. Steiger Stigs Western Rancher r ,v. ... ". i : , i : Covering The Bottom Line vest The question to ask is how much more you have to get to make it profitable for you to store your crop, Bond added. . To help producers make that decision, USU Extension county offices have a computer program that can be used to estimate break even selling prices of stored hay or grain. Contact them for this information. Salina Continued from Page The 1 switch located several wells. Several sources of water were then developed and thepioneers contented themselves with this method of water supply. The first water system to carry water to the homes came to Salina in 1909. The springs at Carters ranch were purchased and pipe was laid the long distance to carry water to the storage tank. This was sufficient for the number of people living here at that time. However, in 1925, growth required that the water system be expanded, and two more springs were secured near the Carter ranch, and additional pipe was laid to bring water to the Town. Later. Tunnel Snrine was adoedto the system, and then negotiations were made with claimants of a source of water at the head of Little Lost Creek Canyon. At a cost of $120,000 a pipeline nearly 8 miles long carried a flow of water to the mains, and on to two storage tanks located just south of Salina. The combined capacity of the two tanks was placed at 290,000. Since then grants and loans have been obtained to continually update Safinas water system. Chlorination was added a few years ago. Currently, (1988) the 2,000 residents of Salina are served by two 1.2s million gallon water tanks, and also have use of a pressurized irrigation system. jfi Salina Sun USPS 4780-800- 0 63 East Main Salina, Utah 84654 Phone The SECD 529-783- 9 Salina Sun, is 4780-800- 0 publ- ished each Wednesday per year in Utah and $14.50 per year out of the state of Utah by the for $12.00 Salina Sun, 63 East Main, Salina, Utah 84654. Sec- ond class postage is paid at Salina, Utah 84654. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Salina Sun, P.O. Box C, Salina, Utah 84654. k Single Copy $.35 Publisher: Kevin Ashby Editor: Carol Jensen Correspondents: Aurora: Kathleen Lloyd Redmond: Tammy Johnson Salina: Evelyn Kiesel Kimberly-Clar- has been in Ogden manufacturing mil- lions of HUGGIES disposable diapers and distributing millions of other K-- products. The Ogden diaper plant is a high-tecdream, complete with high speed machines h r-monitored compute- and delivery robots. 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