Show Escalante an e Makes Report on 1946 Josiah Sl Chairman of the Escalante River Soil Conservation Conserva Conserva- tion District Board of Supervisors ors recently I made a report to the United States Department of I Agriculture on accomplishments of 1946 conservation l 1 Air Mr reports a definite increased Interest in the application application application tion of conservation practices More lore work Is being requested by Irrigation companies for Soil Conservation Conservation Con Con- ser atlon Service engineering assistance as as- to group enterprises throughout the local district Twenty new farmer district agreements covering co approximately approximately approximately 1530 acres of land were prepared by Soil Conservation Service technicians working with the district during 1946 l On Individual farms conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion practices applied Include clearing and grubbing of sagebrush sage sage- brush brush acres i Imp Improved m p r o 0 v e d methods of Irrigation water application ap ap- acres land levelIng levelIng leveling level- level Ing 28 acres 65 irrigation systems systems Installed or Improved 62 small irrigation structures constructed constructed con con- con I lineal feet of or soil soll saving sa dike placed acres Ir IrrIgated Irrigated irrigated Ir- Ir pasture seeded acres rangeland seeded to perennial grasses lineal feet or of protected lineal feet of ditches constructed and an Increased interest In crop rota rotation ion and fertilization on approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 1862 acres of of r Irrigated Irrigated irrigated gated land The District now has on hand Individual farm plans which aro are active and co cover corer er acres s. s j A over carry-over of 2 26 G applications applications applications for soil conservation assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance covering approximately 1498 ades acres will bo be followed up during 1947 states Mr |