Show Conservation On n The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office Mt l Pleasant personnel met at Nephi I recently to discuss problems relative relative relative rel rel- rel- rel to the Santaquin and Mt H. H Pleasant watershed programs The time table has been stepped up and preliminary plans are scheduled for completion by April 1 1 Guy Bird from ML Mt Pleasant attended the meeting I Fred Peel 43 ds s planning a reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir voil to go with his well and also plans to do drainage work this year Tom Brotherson and and Howard Broderick made the en engineering engineering engineering en- en and md soil surveys re re- re 4 Fayette I Elton Bown Lloyd Bartholomew Bartholo Bartholo- I mew and Guy Mellor met with and representatives two weeks ago to review plans for the lining of the canal pro pro- Benjamin Hulme of stated that conditions seemed favorable that could assist the Fayette Irrigation Company in financing this project Ephraim Neldon Hansen plans to construct construct construct con con- a reservoir this spring Survey and plans have been completed by Karl Beal is planning an open drain and Lawrence Nielson is installing a closed drain Seymour E. E Christensen of the Ephraim Irrigation Company and Tom Brotherson of re reviewed reviewed reviewed re- re viewed needed improvements on the Ephraim Irrigation system I last Tuesday The company is planning 2 dividers below the basin a hew new drop structure in the desalting basin I Ito to settle out more silt 8 Parshall Parshall Parshall Par- Par shall measuring weirs reinforced ed concrete walls to replace the wooden walls on the Knoll and Power House dividers channel work on the approach to the de- de I silting basin and plans will be I presented to the board by on a rock-crib rock structure in the I canyon to drop out boulders be before before be- be I be-I fore they reach the powerhouse divider Drainage This subject of closed tile drains needs some attention We Ve suggest you fellows contact for plans and specifications if you desire any assistance financially financially financially finan finan- from Tongue and grooved tile is required tile must be on a correct and uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form grade glade tile must be laid in a proper gravel envelope and must be of proper size to water supply Proper Proper outlets outlets outlets out out- lets must be provided and pro pro- Manti Surveys are arc completed on the Milton 1 and Frank Madsen meadow meadow meadow mea mea- dow open drain Ray Hay Dyreng and Sons have an open drain under construction at Gunnison Dick Jensen completed 12 acres of land leveling this week at his farm 4 miles south of Manti Owen Gregerson is do doing doing doing do- do ing the work with 2 Royal Bown is planning pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture seeding fencing and rotation rotation rotation rota rota- tion grazing practices on his farm south of Manti ManU this year The North Six-Mile Six Irrigation Company is planning to construct construct construct con con- 5 reinforced concrete di dividers dividers dividers di- di the Merlin 1 Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son and Dick Jensen farms LaSal Manti-LaSal National Forest LeGrand Olson of Forest Ser Ser- vice stated that plans are arc in the making for range improvements in cooperation with Manti fanti Six Mile and Twelve Mile grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing Associations who arc are contributing contributing contributing con con- 50 per cent of the cost of the improvement The State Fish and Game Association Association Association As As- is making intensive survey of elk numbers on the Manti fanti LaSal They report dust blowing on the exposed skyline ridges but have not reported as asyet asyet asyet yet if any elk was found Pleasant Creek Gordon Hansen engineer from Richfield is working on plans for the Pleasant Cr Creek ek I watershed at Mt H. Pleasant Sterling Oscar Peterson is planning dryland grass seeding and irrigated irrigated irrigated gated pasture seeding this year One small field will be leveled this fall and seeded to irrigated pasture next spring I John Ludvigson is planning to install reinforced concrete head- head gates seed irrigated pasture fence for rotation grazing and drill a livestock well to improve his farm Radio Program John and Norma Bigler of Indianola Indianola Indianola In- In will be interviewed on program next Monday at A. A AM l. M. M John and Norma re recently recently re- re returned from New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans La where John represented represented represented the Sanpete at the national convention of su su- su Sec Ezra Taft Benson Benson Benson Ben Ben- son addressed the convention Personnel are arc busy this week checking in the field the practices practices practices tices applied for by farmers for assistance In many cases the units requested need adjusting adjusting adjusting adjust adjust- ing after review of the application application tion in the field with the farm- farm I T. T A form will be mailed soon to you by office after I and the farmer have re reviewed reviewed reviewed re- re viewed the job in the field Farmers must sign Form end and nd return to along with receipts for materials I d upon completion of each CS The soft snap is one thing that doesn't grow on the farm Gadsden Ala Times Not only do we get our food from the land but we also get our mr ni freedom from it it D U P TO MEET Members 1 of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers will meet in the Legion Rooms on Friday afternoon after after- noon All members are urged to attend 9 4 F W F Dr and Mrs Clark Gubler and family of Salt Lake City visited in Manti last week end end with Mr lr and Mrs Melroy lelroy Kjar Mrs Gubler is the former Maurine Maurine Maur- Maur ine inc Kjar 4 Mr and Mrs Farrel Anderson of Granger were Manti visitors last week being guests of oC Mr 11 Andersons Anderson's father A A. A H H. H An An- derson a f x Mrs Francis L. L Bown has had her cousin Mrs Iris R. R Betts of Salt Lake City visiting with her for the past ten days u f t lu 1 Mrs r rs s Florence Nielson of Spring City was a week e end n d ci guest of Mr 11 and Mrs Leonard Kjar Mrs Nielson and Mrs 1 Kjar are sisters r t Mr and Mrs 1 Donnell Anderson Ander Ander- son left last Friday visiting In St. St George and r returning turning home again on Sunday They al also o made a journey to Short Creek I t Mrs Wallace allace returned home from the Salt Lake hospital on Thursday of last week and is reported to be do doing doing doing do- do ing well It e e t Glen Lund Verla Anderson Lois Larsen Rosalie Harmon and Marian Anderson were home from the BYU over last we week k end II 9 v Theres There's nothing wrong wi with th the younger generation that the older generation didn't outgrow Advance Kossuth County Iowa o I When a man has to change his mind as often as a woman hes he's probably married to her Franklin P. P Jones eo a aWe We Ve may be personally defeated defeat defeat- ed but our principles never William Villiam Lloyd Garrison I |