Show I Conservation On The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office Manti Monthly meeting of District Supervisors was held in Manti last Monday Board members present were Clyde Vh Whitlock George Barton and J John ohn Bigler Letters were read at the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing from Congressmen Bennett Stringfellow and md Watkins assuring assuring assuring assur assur- ing the board of their utmost efforts effort to promote the Echo Ech Park project Contractors Agreement District Supervisors negotiated working agreements with Contractors Contractors Contractors Con Con- tractors Rodney Childs Sevier Excavating Co Owen Gr Gregerson Greger- Greger gerson ger- ger son and Floyd Olson for the use of heavy equipment in the district district dis dis- for 1954 The district will vill schedule equipment f fur furnish u r n i ish s h stakes and act as intermediary between farmer and contractor Farmers and and contractors w will i 11 agree on price of total job be before before before be- be I fore construction begins s said aid a i d I price to be determined from en engineering engineering engineering en- en data supplied by Farmers will deposit amount of lob job with district Secretary who will hold funds until contractor finishes job to standards of engineering K S V C Programs District Supervisors arranged I a series of radio programs to be he broadcast over Programs I with supervisors and farmers participating will be given on March 1 1 I March 15 May 1 3 May 17 Au Aug 2 and Aug 16 Storage Reservoirs Farmers in 1954 will have to apply for permits directly to State Engineer before building reservoirs Send in location on capacity ca capacity capacity ca- ca and size of fill to Office of Slate State Engineer Salt Lake City to get permit Mt I Pleasant The will con conduct a signup signup signup sign sign- up in Mt Pleasant at the City Hall hail next Monday beginning at 9 00 a a. a m m. Conservation Needs Our all important range re resources resources resources re- re sources in Sanpete have come up for considerable attention by technicians ranchers and district supervisors in the past It is estimated that deferred grazing is needed on acres grass management a and n d proper use on acres re- re seeding on acres and ro rotation rotation ro- ro tation grazing on acres Sanpete range resources are not producing near the forage they are capable of producing Their production must be increased to allow many farmers to increase livestock numbers to economic size herds to balance fixed over over- head expenses The real purpose of intelligent intelligent intelligent intelli intelli- gent conservation is simply to guard against willful waste so that future generations need not be handicapped by woeful want John Hayes Hammond |