Show I d. d S SOUR E OUR SOIL OUR STRENGTH From Sanpete County Soil Soli Conservation Office ManU Manti Spent the holidays in California Califor Califor- nia and sunny California hasn't been so sunny lately Apparently Sanpete has more sunshine California shouldn't be worrying about water shortage for a n few days and maybe now would be bea a good time to press for the Colorado River project I heard lots of radio comment on watershed projects from the northern part of oC the state stale We Vc always can see where the thc fence should be fixed after the horse has run away Erosion Erosion- and flood damage was terrific and volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer crews from the Bay region I are arc going into the flood areas arens to help clean up Saw lots of conservation work on irrigation systems in California Califor Califor- nia and Nevada many of which arc are going underground where the crops will justify the cost The rains have made the pastures pastures pastures pas pas- tures green and the practice of pasture management was evi evident evident evident evi- evi dent in many places improved species cross fences for rotation rota- rota lion Uon water development etc Young Calves and young lambs mean spring is at hand in Cal Cal- Snow Sur e Surveys s 's Snow surveys above Ephraim show snow at the Meadows 1 to tobe tobe tobe be inches deep which is 94 per cent of average Water Vater content of inches is per cent of average Snow at the Great Basin Re Research Research Re- Re search earch Center Headquarters was I inches in depth which is I 82 per cent of average and wa water water water wa- wa ter content was 61 inches which I is per cent of the long time time average The above readings were taken by Soil SolI Conservation I Service and Great Basin Re Research Research Re- Re search Center personnel on December December De De- cember 30 I u |