Show Utah Honored In Bond Drive received high In the i s. Defense Bond program litis week when s. state was awarded tin nation's first Minute Man trophy for leading all states In salos Improvement during arc the Minute Man trophy from w. Utah Copper official and national Bond anil 1st Security Hank of chairman and I chairman BY CLYDE During the deer hunt 1 covered a lot of range on and by In going around over the like all the rest of you hunters and my eyes were on the ground looking for and on the horizons looking for that legendary the big Well 1 didn't get a big one but I did get a small 1 hope i hat you did even To get back to the point of what did you see on the ground besides Was there any vegetation left on the surface of ground lo provide vigor for next year's Was there any litter on i he ground to help the rain and snow water get into the soil rapidly and not run Was there any seed heads left after the close of grazing to help maintain the better Was the gullied areas healing up with Or were they still actively cutting with every passing big or Did the better browse plants have long vigorous shoots left or was each one Ol them hedged off until the plant like a porcupine when you Idil your hand down on the top of the II these and other observational questions are answered in the then you were over some of the same ranges I The gullies are still the grasses and browses are in a low-stale of vigor or the water is not able to get Into the soil as rapidly as it falls or melts and It runs off excessively carrying your productive top soli with And the productive capacity of those lands is being lowered each year that these observations are answered In the Let's make a determined effort that next year these can be answered In the They will off In good hard cash and a much Improved range and Not all of the ranges look like I was on a couple of them that looked pretty One especially on a section right under the Cottonwood Some of the better grasses and browses were It can the same practically all To you Supervisors of the three Soil Conservation Districts in the The State Association or Districts' annual meeting is lo be held In Provo this during the middle of the month of Definite will be sent to you later I would suggest that you start making plans now to attend that Some of the best Information In the field of soil and water conservation will he extended to you by authorities In the Any of you who would like lo I'm sure you'd be mode Fred a nationally famous banker from knows the value of He In means an in value of the businesses result an Increase In production OB our |