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Show I- ... ... I naaiu c wiK deis Irrigation Program From Salt Lake City, site of the first modem irrigation farming activity In America, ABCs American Am-erican Farmer radio program on Saturday, August 21, will bring the story of a century of development develop-ment in the field of irrigation agriculture and today's war In the West against soil and water waste. The program will originate origin-ate over station KUTA in Salt Lake City, and can be heard over all ABC stations at 9:30 a. m. (MST). Irrigation agriculture, a multi-billion multi-billion dollar industry in 17 large western states, is a vital part of our Nation's food factory system. sys-tem. Through its 101- year history, his-tory, water and land have been plentiful and u:ed lavishly. But now, say the authorities, irrigation irriga-tion agriculture's expansion days are about over, except for more efficient use of the land and water we now have. That's today's to-day's great challenge in the West and the theme of the broadcast. Dr. O. W. Israelson, international interna-tional authority on irrigation and drainage from the Utah Experiment Experi-ment Station, George D. Clyde, irrigation research veteran of the U. S. Soil conservation service, George M. Hinckley, Utah dairy farmer and exponent of modern Irrigation and soil conservation methods, and Harper Simms, Soil Conservation Service Information specialist, will bring this story to ABC's audience. They will tell how irrigation engineers are finding ways to prevent ditch and canal seepage which now accounts for a staggering stag-gering annual water waste. The thrilling story of snow surveys, which make it possible to forecast fore-cast accurately floods and water shortages, is part of this picture. pic-ture. But most Important is the storv of western irrigation farmers, like George M. Hinckley, who are leveling their fields more precisely, precise-ly, applying irrigation water more carefully, relocating their, ditches to prevent erosion and make for better distribution, planting irrigated pastures, installing in-stalling improved headgaies, turnouts and other structures, planning better crop rotations many such things for the most efficient and profitable use of. all land and water. Hinckley, I as supervisor of a soil conserva- J tion district, will also represent that rapidly growing body of conservation con-servation farmers and ranchers, who have organized to fight the, battle against, soil and water; waste at a time when national and world population growth de-, mands more and more food from our hands. |