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Show SOIL CONSERVATION By Dale Webber 0UR SOIL OUR STRENGTH At Antimony the Coyote, East Fork Irrigation Company has reeenly completed the Installation of eighteen water measuring devices In their system. The type of measuring device selected for use was the steel Parshall Hume. Parshall flumes are usually considered as one of the best type for measuring water in an irrigation system. They are accurate when properly Installed and maintained, and are easy to read. President of the company is Archie Gleaves. France Miller of the SCS provided the technical Information necessary for the installation of the flumes. Local farmers put them i n place. The Bench Irrigation Company, also of .Antimony, Is in the process of obtaining and installing Parshall flumes In their system. The value of having good measuring devices Is becoming more and more evident. The water shortage that we have had for the past few years has made water measurement very Important. The only way to know that you are getting your -decreeded amount Is to have measuring .device, rrealdenlot-the flench Irrigation Company Is Eugene King. |