Show 1 Conservation Notes b by ll By W. W Earl End II 11 1 1 01 Tho other da day A. A E E. E Borell Regional Biologist visited several several sev sev- eral farm Carm ponds ponus in Garfield and Kane counties Former Former District District cooperators and Soil Conservation Conserva Conserva- tion llon Service personnel accompanying accompanying accompanying nying Mr Borell picked up quite a bit of oC first hand Information Information mation about fish and fish pond management which Id I'd like to pass on to the readers of this column First of all you OU may mar wonder how and why fish enter Into tue soil conservation program Tasting Tart Tait- lug ing ponds for example th they y play a very ery important role In tho tiro conservation atlon of soil and moisture They Ther are aro used usell to obtain obtain obtain ob ob- tain better distribution of grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing on rangeland and aud In our section of oC Utah tah they are an es essential essential es- es part of or tho the farm Irrigation Irrigation irrigation tion system Sometimes ponds are aro built in gullies to stop head cuts Borrow pits or other low sites of oC no value for tor other agricultural al use may be concerted into ponds If properly managed these ponds mentioned above will provide provide pro pro- vide Ide a healthy contribution to the tho farmers meat treat supply and will usually benefit wild fowl and other wildlife as well as provIde provide provide pro pro- vide recreation for Cor the family Management of farm and and ranch ponds for fish production will there fore fit Into plans for good goodland goodland goodland land use and goes hand in hand with the principle of making the best use of or each and every aero acre The Tho Soil Soli Conservation Service has worked uI up several pertinent pertin pertin- ont ent facts about the stocking and management of fish ponds These rhese I facts facia havo haio been assembled to bo ho housed used by Soil Conservation Ser Ser- vico personnel and farmer dis cooperators who aro interested Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested In producing fish fishi In farm Carm ponds |