Show water conservator gives advise oil ori drouth fight A survey of the drouth situa situation t in utah which was recently completed shows that there exist a water shortage of culinary irrigation and tock stock s watering purposes the like of which haa ha never hev before been experienced in th state reports P Po ofes fessor sor georgi georg D clyde state water conserva conservator to instead of there being 25 0 oi 30 percent normal water lucyl as was indicated on april 1 thi flit prospects of water supply if fi from 15 to 25 percent of normal and in most cases the wat er supply for irrigation anc culinary and water stock pre ions is now exhausted pro fessor clyde clyd points out th principle streams of the state stale with th tha elc exception eption of the logar river river are not discharging a normal late august flow the extreme shortage of water together toge with the long growing seasor which has been brought about by the high temper temperatures attires make t impossible to produce more than than 25 per cent of the n ormal normal crop production to combat this thi situation with which the state now faces itself a program 0 i water conservation and devel has been inaugurated and is being rapidly ra put into ef feet there are many ways by which irrigation water may be conr conserved ved says professor clyde tremendous wastes have been permitted by trying to irrigate with small streams and running the water over long distance when applied ta to the fields much water is now being saved b repairing stream construction ditches head hea agates gates shortening the lengths of runs and prevent ing surface runoff large stream and short runt runs minimize the loss from percolation and evaporation it is recommended aided that the soil type on which the water is being applied b bs studied short runs rune and large streams are advised fort fori sandy or gravelly soil and anns a and nd small streams urns for the heavier soils considerable water may inay be saved by repairing leaky head ates and ditch banks water I 1 res cress grass and moss waste much water willows and other water ve galion gation along ditches and canals consume conquerable amounts of water clean dufis lil ch es h and nd can adli As to e wa ter avoid spi spreading cading the wafer e k er marshy marall cereas r aas ashy tatlo on n is a heavy consumer colsum er of water probably one of the largest sources of loss of irrigation water is due of atten attendance attendant dan ce professor clyde observes constant attendance is necessary to prevent waste the streams should should be maintained sufficiently large to to make it necessary for the irrigator to stay with the wat water erDo do not set your turn at nigh then go to bed because tl is te results alt in considerable waste all surface runs cannot b bs prevented therefore neighbors neighbor should cooperate in utilizing each others run off transfer of water from areas arcas of low productive value to areas of high productive value i is s urged wherever possible lands on which the possibilities s 1 of producing a crop are remote s be abandoned for this seas season n and the available e water applied on lends lands which all 11 produce the s situation i t u a t i 0 6 1 t fia az T e cpr x to ranges is is critical prof professor processo esso 1 clyde reports water holes and springs have dried up and although in m most ost cases where feed is available the absente of water makes impossible to utilize such feeds sto akmen are urged to examine their ranges with the view of developing ve vei loping water supplies for stock purposes in in order that the stock may utilize the feed in many cases today water is being hauled on the ranges to p provide lovide for the stock if watering holes hoies are nt provided and the weather conditions I 1 continue catt cattle cantli li and sheep will probably haven have to be driven drive ft off the ranges by july 1 it in many cases there theres is little feed in ahe 1 t valleys aci summer use eind and in ih maffy many section hay is being cut stockmen Stoc kmen are urged to reduce e their herds to conform to tb the ending short shortage affe of feed such reduction it 1 iol of t hers hera should be accomplished chi in a an n orderly mariner the the dr farm sec sections lions of the state will nit mi ture tare very little grain this year the dry land alfalfa sections will not produce a cutting tin g of hay this of course means an acute shortage of feed and livestock in light of the pending shortage it is stig suggested geste d that con coil be given to the thought that the dry and it irrigated iiri ri gated farms that are now planted to grain which will not kiture be pastured off for feed alfalfa on tile the arras art as where no water s apply has been available will produce more by being pastured off by ati attempting empting to produce a crop culinary supplies should be watched very carefully professor clyde advises in many sect ions of the state culinary up lp plies are drawn from irrigation canals canali steps should oe de taken in in communities thus thud supplied to watch the possibilities of developing either surface runs cr springs to furnish additional culin ry water supplies corporation among all users of water is essential and necessary if a sufficient amount of crop is is to be produced pi deduced educed this year to provi defor for live stock and to maintain main lain the families in the rural comman communities i ties professor cl clde de concludes |