Show Cons Conservation On The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office I Manti I formerly lA conducted conduct conduct- ed their annual up sign-up 1 last a as s t week Turn out by farmers was good in some places and only fair in others The Secretary of Agriculture is approving cost sharing this year on permanent or conservation type practices only not on production practices practices tices such as ns weed control This no doubt accounts for lack of interest by many farmers this year However farmers may sign ign up in advance of construction construction tion ion for conservation practices at any time during the year Ephraim Owen Gregerson and Jay Jenen Jensen Jensen Jen- Jen sen en were in the office this week Owen says he has much of his equipment and is ready eady to go to work on reser reser- He plans to start in the vicinity of Ephraim to fill ap applications applications applications ap- ap placed last fall Snow Survey Delmar Beck who pilots snow sled led for will make snow surveys beginning January at Gooseberry Ranger Station and Farnsworth Lake February 1st st at Great Basin Headquarters Great Basin R R. R S. S Meadows and Seeley Creek Ranger Station with Experiment Station personnel personnel person person- nel from Ephraim Feb 2nd at Gooseberry Reservoir and Hunt- Hunt H ington-H o 0 r rs s e s h hoe o e. e Irrigation board members are welcome to accompany Delmar on these trips rips but those who do so must be physically fit and so dressed to o be able to hike 10 to 15 miles on snow shoes In case of emergency Pasture Seeding Many lany farmers are arc showing interest interest in- in terest in pasture seeding t this his year ear and offices have lave on hand pamphlets espe- espe tailored for conditions in Sanpete giving varieties of grass amount seedbed preparation etc for specific sites Just ask askor for or one Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- i culture technicians in Sanpete prepared the pamphlet I Mt Pleasant The recent storm has stopped I the he survey crew on the Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Creek Watershed W V Work o 0 r l' k will vill resume as soon as weather and field conditions permit the themen themen men nen to get the necessary detail Reorganization i The recent reorganization of did not affect Service employees employees em em- at the County level in Utah The Regional Office in Albuquerque as such ceases to exist There will be more employees employees employees em em- in Salt Lake as each state tate office must now assume duties once supplied by Regional Region Region- al offices Performance John Bradshaw area conservationist conservationist conservationist conser conser- visited Sanpete this week checking standards of performance performance per- per of employees of Soil erosion is altering the course of world history more radically than any war or revolution revolution revo- revo lution ution G. G V. V Packs in Vanishing Lands n 0 |