Show conservation notes by W earl rhinehart last week I 1 started a story a bout about the conservation program applied by the johnson brothers nt t aurora utah in ah the e sevier county sol soil conservation als brict the he johnson brothers established a cropping plan which was only p part a rt of tile the scientific ina management I 1 invoked they have gradually increased their grazing on oil the range surrounding t their h air furni farm until they ca can n run head of cattle these cattle are allowed to graze on the range from april 20 to october 1 and have to be taken caie care of on the farm and private range the rest of the year it was soon decided that steers would fit into the pro gram better than mixed range cattle at present spring calves are bought the following fall placed in ii the teed feed yards and fed hay bay until it is a time to turn them out on the range I 1 these calves are weighed in the spring and again at roundup time when the ahe steers are driven to the forms farms the alie steers are now graded according to size aidicon and condition and placed in the 06 probie proper r eed yard I 1 ithe f consists qt ali alfalfa alfa corn wheat what oats barley molasses molas sea and sugar suga r b beets after corn la IB included in the crop ro tation of the farm corn satiago stiago will be u used ed in the ahe teed feed rations last winter 1000 bushels of grain tons tons of hay tons of beet pulp 30 tons of molasses and a carload of cottonseed pellets were fedi fed when the steers are first 9 rot placed on feed tho the chopped grain la Is mixed with tile the beet pulp making it impossible tor for the better feeders to founder from getting too much grain at one no time liar barnyard nyard manure produced in fit the feed yards Is spread over about 1001 acres of cropland at the rate of 15 tons per acre the manure Is spread just jua before spring opong plowing by Y farm owned manure op and a tractor loader built by vernon johnson it Is ia of inte interest rest to note that the johnson brothers still find it incumbent to apply phosphorous rou 13 to to their farm ian land d even though barnyard manure applications cover the entire farm land every 3 yeara inadequate spring range was another problem which tho the johnson brothers faced w when hen they started to expand beir operations after talking this problem over with doyle lund district conser tat antho in the aurora area the johnson brot brothers hero accepted his suggestion to seed 30 acres of the ranch on loss creek to an irrigated pasture mixture T this his pasture was first gra grazed zedin in the sum nl mer e r of 1946 it provided cow months of teed feed taking considerable q sid id erable pressure off the early icrine range this was reflected in the average gain in weight of the steer sas as they increased from pounds in 1944 to pounds in 1946 1945 some of the gain undoubtedly traced to the tact fact that 1946 1945 was a very good range year ye ar because of the good results rom irrigated pastures the johnsons doubled their acreage in ili the spring of 1946 to find out whether there Is a nitrogen d deficiency encie ey in the soil the district supervisors have requested soil conservation service technicians to help the johnsons in settings setting up observation tests in one of their best beat fields this field will kill receive Us its usual allotment of barnyard manure before plowing and ammonia nitrate fertilizer will be applied so BO that each strip can be e harvested and We weighed lilied separately the district supery supervisors Mors also suggested that the irrigation system be improved the johnsonn johnson are installing concrete turnout turn out gates nt key points in this system forty seven gates were installed in 1945 these turnout turn out gates will provide more ponI positive tive control of the water and wilt will facilitate cili elli tate tato its uniform application minor drainage and alkali problems remain to be solved before the johnsons johnsonb will ve be satin fled leveling Is being comp completed feted and a drain drainage study to Is being initiated thus a coordinated approach to the tha problems of managing farm and range land la is being effected |