Show Conservation Notes b by W. W l ctrl ml During the past low few y years yrs rs Ive I've collected quite a bit of Information information information tion on how other fellows have bay put money in their pockets by practicing conservation farming The editor of this paper can tell the business men in Garfield county from that they can shako make their cash regIsters registers registers reg reg- ring a little more often by local advertising ad but my words are directed at the farmers and ranchers In Gat GaI eld county to help them put more cash in their pockets You fellows who wh make your living from the land lan whether it be from raising livestock livestock livestock live live- stock who eat the tho feed on the theland theland theland land or from tillin tilling the soil and feeding or selling your crops will benefit most torn from om this In In- In formation Most 1 of the data might not be what you would call new tangled tat at at all its it's just pure common horse sense Ill I'll try to to have baYe a different subject each week It might be beon beon beon on range conservation your local locae soil conservation district your irrigated farms or even ven farm Parm safety One of the first things that comes cones to my mind that some of you OU ranchers have bave been asking askin about is developing eloping that spring or seep over o in the pasture Its It's one of those things you can be doing In in your time if there is such a 31 thing nowadays A good conservation practice for the improvement of livestock distribution over the range in addition to giving the stock a ag g good od clean drink of water is isI the tho development of or existing nat natural natural natural nat nat- I ural springs land and seeps It is necessary that several I factors be before attempting atI attempting at at- I tempting to pick the spring you OU aro are intending to develop Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing are several questions which one may ask himself while analysing the situation 1 Is the flow Clow permanent Will Vill WillI VillI I 1 have havo enough water eater for my stock at the time they arts art arb on this portion portion portion por por- tion of or the range 2 Is this development going to be far enough away from an ample source of water such as asa asa a a- alive live stream m or other develop develop- ment 3 Will Vill this development bring my stock into an area which has been used under-used or unused in inthe inthe the past If the answer is yes to these questions then it may be bo a good idea to go ahead and develop the spring There are several good ways to develop a spring both practically practically practically ally and economically Maybe you have your own method if you have e you GO AHEAD DEVELOP THE SPRING If you are in doubt here are a f few t Continued on last page I Conservation Notes I Continued from page pago one pointers to keep in mind during I construction 1 Drain the tho wet wel spot by y ex- ex co atlon then lay your drain tIlo to get tho the most water cover coyer with rock and hc heavy Y gravel Or Orif Orif if It conditions arc are favorable sink sinka a n stell barrel which has been perforated around that p portion of the barrel which will collect the water tater Do your work in such a away away away way that as much moisture as possible will bo collected so that when the tho operation Is completed the hc spring area area- will be bo dr dry 2 If you lay tile colle collect the tho water vater in a head box Concrete is tho most satisfactory and ani de de- de- de 3 Install a trough which Is large Jarge enough to take caro care of tho the num number er of oC stock that you figure will use the area then pipe tho the water from the tho head box or barrel barrel barrel bar bar- rel and provide pro for necessary overflow and drainage from the trough It is a w good practice to install a guard rail across the I center of tho the trough 4 Construct a stock proof fence tence around the tho head works It will save save you maintenance costs |