Show County Conservation Project Subject for or Radio Broadcast A Garfield county soil conservation conservation conservation conser conser- district will go on the theair theair theair air Thursday November 15 at 12 1230 30 p m. m over station Salt Lake Lako City The story of the tho conversion of or a quarter-acre quarter of June grass and cockle burrs at Escalante to a valuable le irrigated ed pasture will be told over the radio program This Business ot or Farming The pasture belongs to James W. W Peterson who converted his land with the assistance of the Escalante River Soil Conservation Conserva Conserva- tion district Before the pasture was planted plant plant- ed it provided pro feed for tor one cow for tor a few days in the spring After After After Af Af- Af- Af ter a mixture of orchard grass brome grass perennial rye grass red clover and white Dutch cloer clover clo er was planted the forage was given a year to grow and establIsh establish establish lish Itself This year ear a cow was grazed on the pasture for two weeks during May In August six head of sheep were turned on it The pasture continued to grow an on September 10 a 1000 pound ha hay crop was cut The sheep have been taken out and the plants are now growing back to provide strength for an early spring growth The whole cost of oC the conversion conversion conversion conver conver- sion was less than 5 |