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Show SOIL CONSERVATION lly Xornun I. 11 III The application work in the thtco SCDs In the county con tlnued to be land leveling, surveying ditch line, checking farm pond sites, an1 checking clay samples that are suitable for lining. Assistance Is also being given to Irrigation compan. les. Most of the Irrigation to-n-:in!es have their projects I'm-h.hed and are ready for the Irrigation season. The Croft brothers at Spry itre having clap hauled to line their farm pond. Ilentonlte clay from Cannonvllle may be used (n this Job. Dr. Sims Dugglns Is also going to Improve his farm pond by enlarging It nud lining It with bentontte clay. Hae you noticed how the South Ward Church Farm Is being Improved? Twenty-eight ac-res of land have been leveled this spring; 22 acres of this Is bench leveling. After careful (valuation, It was decldsd to level the land on the east side of the river In 75 feet wide benches. Grain Is to be planted on It this year, and next year It will be seeded to an adapted pasture mixture. Both the South Ward and North Ward officers should be complimented In their efforts to get these farms In a productive condition. Others who have leveled land recently are Frank Houston and Bernard Henrle. The land plane has been used also on a few farms. Farmers are considering seeding irrigated pastures. The Coun- ty Agent and our office, can give you Information on seeding recommendations and Information about your land. .. Angus Baldwin. Jasper Hen- derson, Arlo Barton and Earl Jolley of the Parla River SCI) met In a board meeting May 7. Ray Frost, Kay Bendlxsen and myself also attended. How to get an educational program go- Ing was discussed, also how and where to nave Irrigation trials and field studies made in the district. Information gained from such studies will help de. termlne how much irrigation water Is needed for various crops and how much Is being applied. |