Show v Conservation On The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office Manti ManU Ephraim Many lany farmers in this area are utilizing information obtained from research and the experience experience experience exper exper- of pioneering farmers to establish and improve their pas pas- tures The semi-salty semi w wet e t meadows in the Ephraim Manti areas present an opportunity for considerable improvement in forage forage forage for for- age quality and increased pro pro- If some o of you would like to see some examples of Improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment in these areas we would like ike to refer you to some boys with experience To name a afew afew afew few Dr W. W E. E Thorpe John K Olsen Curtis Reed Larson Lawrence Nielson Clinton Justeson and Evan C. C Erickson of the Ephraim area These men are showing excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent results with Alta Fescue on the clay soils Reeds Canary on the peat soils and tall taIl wheat wheaton on the highly saline soils Many lany other ranchers are now planning to renovate these relatively nonproductive nonproductive nonproductive non non- productive areas into profitable hay lay and pasture land Hoppers are arc doing considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able damage to range and crop cropland cropland cropland land in some areas this year and are especially a serious threat to many young grass Wilford also tells me his large plantings in Wah Yah Wah Yah Valley Beaver County Coun Coun- ty are also being seriously threatened Construction work has n now o w slowed down in this area as cropping s sea season e a s o 0 n 11 approaches Evastus ELastus has finished his land leveling and there re remains remains remains re- re mains work on the Curt Keller Dick Jensen and Milton Anderson Ander Ander- son reservoirs yet to complete Glen Nelson Hal lIal Lowry and LeRoy LeRoy LeRoy Le- Le Roy Christenson are arc interested in new reservoirs Mt l Pleasant The Sanpete County Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- District and Mt 1 Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Plea Plea- sant Flood Protection Committee have been working on a cost I sharing agreement for work to tobe tobe tobe be done this year on the Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Creek Flood Project Work York to be started before July 1st will be in the Upper Debris Basin Dasin and along the channel through town Man may improve the soils make them better belter for crops crops- or allow them to become poorer poorer poorer poor poor- er Gustav Larson and Walter Walter Wal Val ter tel Teller What is Farming o 0 |