Show L Annual Report of Garfield Districts Never Nover will tho tIlO need for using proper soil and water conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- In inGa tion practices on every acre Garfield Ga County be more import- import Important nt 1 tint ant than lI in 1948 when Americas America's Americas America's Ameri- Ameri cas cas ca's soil will be called upon for continued high production to provide ide food for the hungry European countries W. W Earl Rhinehart representative of the Soil Conservation Service working working work work- ing illg with the three soil conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion districts of this county declared declared declared de de- today It is only through the proper use of evel every acre of our our land that we wo can protect the Ule soil from serious erosion damage Mr said This is especially especially all ally true ho continued when wo we consider that our soil has been under strained production for for several se years ears while whilo meeting the war food tood needs Mr Rhinehart pointed out that the tho cooperators of the county have havo made considerable progress in the application of soil and water conservation practices practices tices on acres of farm farmand farmand and and ranch land during 1947 but a big job still remains remain ahead The use of conservation conser practices usually means mems greater production Mr Rhinehart declared de- de and pointed out that many Utah farmers and ranchers have e found that than crop yields have haye been increased by 20 per cent or moro more through proper conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion methods During 1947 district members followed recommended ded crop ro ro- ro on acres practiced crop residue management on approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately acres and accomplished ac QC- ac other soil soU improvement improvement improve improve- ment practices on irrigated lands Irrl Irrigation Uon improvements have been completed on approximately farms with resultant savings saYings in water and labor and higher crop yields More lore than acres have havo been leveled Approximately Approximate lineal feet of ditches have been installed division boxes checks and drops installed install install- ed ed and linear feet of soil saving dikes have been built tl this s past year in the districts Ranchers controlling acres of land in ill the district have haye boosted beef production by hr bettel betten better bet bet- ten tel management including such measures as adjusting ns stock numbers to the forage supply deferred and rotation grazing and better distribution distribution of ani ani- mals This year about acres of abandoned farmland and denuded denuded denuded de de- range range has been to pasture grasses I The Tho Upper Sevier Soil Conservation Conservation Conser Conser- tho the vicinity vi vi- vi vicinity District covering of Hatch Panguitch Antimony Antimony Anti Antl- mon mony and Spry was organized on pu December 30 1941 covering an area are of 1000 acres of land The rhe Escalante River Soil Conservation District covering cO the tho vicinity of Escalante Esca- Esca lanto lante and Boulder with an acreage acreage acre acre- age nga of approximately acres s was also organized on December De De- cember CO 30 0 1941 The Paria River and Tributaries Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- District wl which ch covers cover the ithe the vicinity Under the Dump was organized September 4 4 1940 with an area of acres Since then Ithen acres were included within Its boundaries boundaries boundaries boun boun- daries at the request of land land- owners There are 39 such organizations In the tho State of Utah which now have havo a total area of 38 acres Under the provisions provisions pro- pro visions visions of an agreement t with tho the Soil Conservation Service technical assistance is provided pro to aid in carrying out the tho district program and the Paria Parla River and Tributaries and Escalante soil conservation districts have havea a Fordson tractor and scraper loaned to them by the Soil Con Con- ser Service Mr Rhinehart Rhinehart Rhinehart Rhine- Rhine hart said All affairs of tho the districts are managed by the tho boards of supervisors supervisors su su- which include N. N O. O Henrie J. J M. M Cherrington Millard Mill- Mill ard Hatch Sam Riggs and Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert G in the tho Upper Sevier District Josiah Andrew Spencer Wallace Roundy Morris Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris Shirts and Franklin Hansen in tho the Escalante River District and Jasper Henderson C. C Angus Baldwin Bald Kenneth Goulding Earl Jolle Jolley Harmon Hannon inthe in tho the Paria River and Tributaries Soil Conservation District |