Show San Sanpete ete Conservation Work Is Cited Sanpete County has been cited in ina a recent press bulletin sent out by bythe bythe bythe the Production and Marketing Association Association Association Asso Asso- of the the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture J J. J Vern Hopkin chairman of the Utah Production and Marketing association association association asso asso- committee in charge of the agricultural conservation p pro program r o g r ram a m states that in the last four years years Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete county ranchers have constructed construct construct- ed dams under the program Inasmuch Inasmuch Inasmuch Inas Inas- much as the county has only farming u units its listed as ranches the dams indi indicate te that these ranchers rancher are making real headway with their ounce of prevention Mr l Hopkin said I But the construction of dams is only I Ione one of many conservation practices carried out in Sanpete under the program program program pro pro- gram the chairman points paints out In the same period acres of depleted range and pasture land were Grazing land management has been carried out on from to acres each year Other practices include in include include in- in clude deferred grazing water spread ing dams and ditches green manure crops fencing land leveling construction construction construction con con- of check dams and weirs control of noxious weeds lining irrigation irrigation irrigation gation canals to prevent seepage drain ditches protected summer fallow and the reorganization of farm irrigation systems Often the most effective means of conserving soil and controlling floods is to do a lot of relatively small things back in the hills where the floods begin and erosion starts Mr Hopkin states adding Its just ap applying applying applying ap- ap plying the old rule that an ounce of of pr prevention is worth a pound of cure He lists restoring of the vegetative cover building small reservoirs and L 1 controlling the me grazing or of range land landas lana iana as good conservation practices that help hold the water and the soil back backon on the land where it can be used to produce more food |