Show 4 I Conservation On The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office Chester Elliott Johnson of Ephraim bid successfully on the structural and repair work on the Chester Ponds Work York will be under the i i supervision of Tom Brotherson and Woody Allen Engin Engin- approved for repair of these ponds Sterling Steel has been delivered and work is progressing according to schedule on the Highland Newfield Newfield Newfield New- New field structure below Sterling Ralph Thompson has comI completed completed com com- I his diversion structure on Six Mile Cox Bros of Manti ManU did the work for Ralph Mt 1 Pleasant Theodore and Royal Madsen 1 are completing 16 acres of land leveling this week The completion completion completion com com- of this j job b will finish the leveling operations for the entire farm Congratulations Royal and Theodore Don Olsen of Mt Pleasant and Ralph Jensen of Chester have entered the Soil Conservation Conserva on District Speaking Contest fo for Sanpete Co Speeches will b be judged for Sanpete on Oct 31 at Manti The Mt Pleasant Work York Unit will present the radio program over Nov 2nd at am a.m. Leib Miller filler of Price bid successfully successfully successfully suc suc- on the Cedar C re e k High Water Vater structure Gunnison Leib Miller of Price bid successfully successfully suc suc- on the Larson Voorhees Voorhees I hees hee flood repair work I Manti lanti I Eugene Carpenter is leveling g 20 acres of crop land this week Sevier Excavating Company is doing the work Equipment will move to the Barton ranch after completing work at the Carpen Carpen- The Sanpete County Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural tural Mobilization Committee and several stockmen attended the meeting at Delta last Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening conducted by Alden Barton of the State Department of Agriculture This factfinding find fact ing committee conducted by Mr Barton received testimony by ranchers and USDA workers on the seriousness of the winter range feed shortage This ap appraisal appraisal appraisal ap- ap was to determine if stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men on the Utah desert range were in such condition as to declare parts of Utah as a drouth stricken area Mr Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton stated he was convinced the situation was serious and that stockmen in serious condition should be helped Speaking Contest Ralph Jensen of Chester and Don Olson of Mt Pleasant de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered two very interesting and informative talks on Democracy cy at Work York in My 1 Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Conser Conser- District before a committee committee committee com com- of judges and the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete District Board members last Saturday evening The judging judging judging judg judg- ing committee representing Vo Vo- Vo- Vo Agriculture Extension and the Soil Conservation Conserva Conserva- tion Service found it difficult to decide which of these t two w o young men should represent Sanpete District at the State Association meeting to be held in St. St George soon but finally selected Ralph as the w win winner i n n e r. r Congratulations Ralph and our hats are off to you Don for fora a fine effort Mt Pleasant The Pleasant Creek Watershed d improvement is on its way Farmers Farmers Farmers Far Far- mers Mt Pleasant City officials county commissioners S State t tat a t e Dept of Agriculture and the USDA employees met last Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day evening at the City Halland Hall Halland Halland and agreed unanimously on the flood control treatment as outlined outlined outlined out out- lined by the Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service officials of of- of The Sanpete County Soil Conservation District is sponsoring sponsoring sponsoring spon spon- the project and coordinating coordinating coordinating the work Ephraim The Ephraim Oldfield Drainage Drainage Drainage Drain Drain- age District is accepting bids this week for the construction of feet of open drain north of Ephraim This project will necessitate the renewal of approximately cubic yards of earth |