Show u o OUR SOIL OUR STRENGTH By Carl Wilker Unit Conservationist Soil Conservation Service Plant Testing Field size trial of Siberian Wheatgrass Meadow Foxtail Pubescent Wheatgrass and Latar Orchard Grass willbe will willbe willbe be carried out in Sanpete Soil Conservation District next year Arrangements have already been made with Claude Maylett for trial of the Siberian Vh Wheat at grass but the district will ill be considering appropriate locations for the other grasses Plant Swap With Russia The Dept of Agriculture is again exchanging plant materials with Russia after a lapse of 15 years according to research re re- re ports Over O the years trading plants has proved helpful to both countries because of their similarities similarities similarities sim sim- in climate agricultural interests and crop problems Our plant breeders received al alfalfa alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa and several important types of grass from Russia while we gave the Russian sunflowers which are now their major source of vegetable oil j Work York Load Analysis The Work Vork Load Analysis for forthe forthe forthe the district for 1960 is now completed completed completed com com- and district supervisors are soon reviewing and recommending recommending mending for practice accomplishment accomplishment accomplishment for the year Visitor From Colorado Mr Newton Noyes formerly of Ephraim and now an employee of the Bureau of Reclamation Durango Colorado stopped in into into into to visit us this week Mr Ml Noyes is is busily engaged by the Bureau I in soils and drainage Many lany western soils can be ruined where inadequate drainage 7 occurs and drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age and soils Investigations are areto areto areto to prevent these mistakes Snow Surveys Our snow surveys are arc just in inthe inthe inthe the process of being made at this writing but we do cio have a report from Beaver Dams and Mt lt Baldy Ranger Station TWELVE MILE DRAINAGE inches Snow Water Vater Depth Cont water Beaver Dams 17 39 Mt Baldy R. R RS S. S 45 93 A Thought Material progress cannot rid us of our dependence upon land it can but add to the power o of f producing wealth from Crom land Henry George |