Show i I I OUR SOIL SOIL OUR STRENGTH I IBy By Carl Wilker Unit Conservationist Soil Soli Conservation Service Operations Earth moving equipment eq has completed land leveling this past I week for Ephraim North Ward Vard and Sherman of EPhraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- EPh raim and for Ray P P. P Cox o of Manti and Don of Ster Ster- ling Mrs Marie Larsen Forty- Forty seventh Quorum of of- Seventies from Ephraim and Lee Barton Glen Lund Wallace Tatton and Curtis Keller stilt still remain on the list to be finished in the Manti 1 area Range Society U. U S. S D D. D A. A personnel J from Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete attended the annual meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the Utah chapter of the American Range Society in Salt Lake City last Saturday V Wells ells Robbins rancher from Scipio Utah and former president president president pre pre- of the Utah Cattle a and n d Horse Association was elected president of the Utah chapter for 1959 Mr Robbins stated he would like to see more ranchers join the Society It would give the organization better balance and provide a common meeting ground for ranchers and em employees employees employees em- em of the USDA A. A Break Up Plow Soles Heavy tractors plows disks I and other heavy farm machinery machin machin- I ery creates a compacted condition condition condition condi condi- I tion in the soil commonly re referred referred referred re- re to as a plow sole This condition is common where farmers practice plowing i and tilling soil at the same depth year after year Heavy rubber tired tractors are espe espe- proficient at creating this I condition when traveling down downa a moist plow furrow Plow soles effect affect moisture Intake in intake intake In- In take and slow up penetration of roots from growing vIng crops I thus yields are arc affected The formation of plow soles I Ican can be avoid avoided d by plowing deep and at variable depth from year to year Soil compaction can also be avoided by eliminating unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary disking and harrowing ro rotation rotation rotation ro- ro tation of crops and fertilization with barnyard manure manure A Thought Poor land makes poor people people peo peo- pIe poor poor people make ake poor I land Pace Larentz v o |