Show EARLY SPRING irrigation prof 4 L 14 winter in the crisis which confronts A menca today there are at leat least lea t two important things that must be done anz the mobilization of a gigantic army and navy for far native active military service and second the increasing of the nations aliona ri food and supply auprly to meet the urgent needs of the country of theve these two tasks it is 19 probable that the letter latter will be most moat ch difficult to a fcc mulish there is a duty for every loyal citizen to perform aoi and a great responsibility rests lata upon pon the tiller of the sail to him the nation must turn for those products for far the maintain anee of a food supply auppl not only for americans but also for many allies in increasing to the fullert extent the resources as ce of the state many thousands thousand of acres of undeveloped lands landa must bs be brought under cultivation and more than this the water available for must be emir utilized in utah moisture is 13 the limiting factor in cooperative production and every available supply should be developed to the fullest extent if production la Is to be increased to the limit one source of moisture supply hitherto given but meager attention la a that furnished by mountain streams during flood time tima in early spring in many man sections of the state a large percentage per of the flood waters is allowed to run to waste or at the least is 13 used in an indifferent sr manner the loss to farmers in this in en an armous when considered as a whole one of the main troubles in trace able to imperfect canal systems and the lack of proper diversion ass and control the rates gates eiery stream should be provided with adequate diversions and canals for handling the entire surplus on lands hands without a water right or which have only a partial water right these canals should be clean and in red readiness mess when the floods come on so that no water will be allowed to waste utah has an abundance of lands but a very limited water supply and many large tracts are still in brush or in dry farm crops w when to m they might be irrigated by the surplus flood water other sections covered by a limited supply of normal flow might utilize the high water in early spring irrigation witti decided benefit the early spring water in the case of lands air already ady under irrigation apple may be applied ted with benefit on 1 alfalfa lands where the ground water is far removed from the surface 2 on all well drained lands which are to be planted later in the sea to aon 3 on grain lands before planting where the n ormal normal moisture con tent of the land is 19 sufficient to me ma ture the crop without further irrigation r one such irrigation before planting plan ting is 13 usually worth two after planting over irrigating of any soil is harm ful but under irrigation when weter water is 13 available for use and when the farmer claims a right to its use should be a mis lameanor punish able by revoking the right to such use y x the early should be used with just juat as much care as aa is exercised in mid season in order that none will be wasted water pro perly party stored in the soil means sue inic crops the longer it is stored in the arid and soils the more ore producing power it has when brought into ac tion in the growing plants there fore the soils m may ay be considered a storage reservoir more valuable than thit that constructed for the ma iro gonding of flood waters in storage basins in any normal utah soil of aver age depth plowed in the fall or early spring then irrigated and thoroughly cultivate before punting planting a crop of grain corn beans be assured without or potatoes may further irrigation after irrigating an alfalfa field early the spring tooth harrow hould be applied freely in order to loosen the surface and insure the free circulation of air and the con on salvation sar ar of moisture thus thoa stored when a field of plowed land has been irrigated before planting it should be followed by a thorough tharo h harrowing of the surface in or order dar th that at st a blanket mulch may prevent evaporation soil and insure plenty of moisture for germination and main tarrance tai nance of crop growth if IE the cultivated area is to be planted to potatoes the surface mulch may be made two or three inches deep but if alfalfa grain or other small all seeds are to be planted this surface mulch should be but one or not at more than one and one half inches deep failures in the um uniform form germination of small seeds on land irrigated before planting are usually traceable to the fact that tire the soil has been stirred too deep at te rr in the spring the so soil I 1 will be dry just as deep as it has been disturbed these are a few of the points point which may well be considered if U te tab h is to do her part in the great task of feeding a nation or nations in this great world conflict chas E wilson houie punting on in 11 II 11 aw brancha h V VM bulling 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