| Show RANGE BUILDING PRACTICES EXPLAINED f according to information ny county agent with rr ri gard gad to the soil conservation pro gram tor for range lands in the ern region payments will be made tor for carrying out range building 1 practices on range land during 13 19 i i 36 as follows a contouring A payment ol of tio cents for each acre furrowed on the contour furrows to be not lesa than ban 8 inches in width and 4 41 riches inches in depth dammed at intervals af 6 not more than feet and conj strutted ted on slopes in excess of 2 with intervals between furrows not more than 25 feet b water developments 1 development of springs and seeps A payment of will be made for digging biggini out each spring or seep protecting the source from tramp ling and conveying the water in a trough or in a pipe not less than one inch in diameter to a tank 2 earthen pits or reservoirs reser tor for holding runoff run off oft and impounding A payment ot of li IS cents per cubic yard of till fill or ex ca cavat lon will be made for or con construe ting earthen pits or reservoirs with spillways spill ways adequate to prevent dann dams from washing out 3 wells A payment of per continued to page 5 RANGE BUILDING PRACTICES EXPLAINED continued from page tour four linear toot foot will be made tor for the drilling or digging 0 of wells casing to be not less than 4 inches in diameter provided a windmill or power dum pump V Is installed and the water la is piped to a tank or storage reservoir c water spreading to prevent soil washing A pay payment lent will be made of 10 cents per linear toot foot of permanent ditching constructed slid and maintained tor for the diversion 0 of surface water to prevent soil washing not including any temporary field ditching or any ditching primarily for or purposes of irrigation sub surface drainage or age or primarily for any ally purpose other than the prevention 0 of soil washing d range fences A payment oi of 30 cents per rod will be made for or the construction of 0 three or more wire fences with posts not more than 20 feet apart with C orner corner posts well braced and with wires tightly stretched e Re seeding 1 A payment ol of per acre will be made tor for re seeding depleted range land before december Be rember 15 1936 at a rate not less than 5 pounds per acre with crested wheat grass 2 A payment of 0 per acre will be made tor for re seeding depleted range land before december 15 1936 at a rate not less than 1 7 pounds per acre with slender wheat grass western wheat grass or brome grass bromus lu ermis 1 I railing sagebrush A payment of 0 50 cents per acre w will ii I 1 be made for or destroying sagebrush by use of 0 railroad rails or by other mechanical methods that result in the destruction of at least 75 0 ol 01 f the sagebrush cover g fire guards A payment 0 of 3 cents per linear leet feet will be made tor for the establishment of lire fire guards not less than lour four feet in width by ploughing sloughing hing furrows or otherwise exposing the mineral soil general conditions for payment a no payment will be made tor for any range building practice unless the county committee prior to the institution of such practice has glyen given its written approval based upon the examination ot of the ranching unit by the range examiner and has determined that such practice will tend to effectuate the purpose ol of the act b no total payment shall be made with respect to performance ot of range ranee building practices on any ranching unit which is in excess ot of the product ot of times the grazing capacity itself c no payment shall ibe be made except with respect to range building practices performed in the calendar year 1936 pursuant to the provisions of part vil VII of western range kange no 1 revised d no payment shall be made unless the range building practices performed are carried out in accordance with the generally accepted standards of good ranching cices tices and by using tho the kinds and quantities of 0 seeds and other materials normally employed for or such practices eno payment shall be made with respect to performances for which the labor seeds or materials are furnished by state stale or federal agency any range livestock liv eatock owner or operator or farmer who intends to make application for payment un der the 1936 conservation program pro grani with respect to range laud land owned or I 1 controlled by him should declues t in a card at tile the county agents office lor for the purpose of debei mining grazing capacity tor for his bis ranching unit these cards are now available and will be given or sent to any one interested any further information desired will be gladly given by c contacting on the local E extension office |
