| Show Conservation Notes b by W. W Earl Here the tho other day York Work k Unit Conservationist James M M. M Gatherum S Il Conservation o on n service rela related d d a discussion n which he had with one of th the e cooperators In the tho Esc Escalante lante River River Riv RIY- er Soil Conservation district I Ii It seems as though cooperator Wallace Wallace Wal Val lace laco Roundy had been using a alot alot lot of irrigation water and ye yet t his place didn't show It or maybe maybe maybe may may- be I should sa say it did show It i ithe Inthe In Inthe n the stunted crops The soil w was sandy and the tho water readily soaked into the ground an and d drained out Into Inlo the river doing doing do ing more harm than good Jim stopped slopped at the Roundy Round y farmhouse to discuss application with Mr Roundy Mrs 1 Roundy Round Y notified him that he was out in inthe inthe inthe the field Irrigating so he went out to see how he ho was getting along Hello Vall Wallace ace It looks like I caught you in tho the act Yes Jim and If I aint haying havIng having hav hay ing a heck of ot a time timo Ivo run enough water on err the UIO field to bury the whole thing a foot deep yet I cant can't get gel it to pond enough to to go over the hump I guess Ill I'll have have to give ghe It up and let the lower end burn up bad Wallace Vallace especially especially since the need of or feed Is so critical Just what's the tho trouble that the water doesn't go through Oh Oh Granddad used to havo have havea a ditch hero which made mado a ridge that is giving mo me plenty of ot grief Sure Suie wish I had a bulldozer to to level this out but I haven't so Ill I'll havo have to let It go I dont don't see wh why You have a good team Jim said Yes but they cant can't help Well VeIl Ive I've noticed a In the yard said Jim and the two can do plenty plent Ah Ah Im I'm beginning to see what you mean said Roundy Do you ou think I could do any good Sure Suie you can replied Jim Last spring before it was time Ume timeto to plant plan t. t Wallace hooked up his team to to the tho and spent three days cutting that ridge down to the tho field level He didn't get a perfect job not by any means but th the tho water goes through to the bottom and an anI I additional acre is producing good crops Next spring Mr 11 Roundy plans to cut a little more off All the high spots will be gone and the field will be bo in good condition condition condition con con- for fOl irrigating I guess that just goes to show that there Is more moro than one way to skin a cat I |
