Show enlarges co conservation program on irrigated lands of southwest with inhofe more than two per cent of till all irrigated Iril gated lauds lands to in the southwestern region already under agreement for soil conservation the department of ag ri culture it 19 entering into an enlarged program of aeils assistance to irrigation tamers in new mexico arizona colorado and utah hugh G calkins regional soll boll con serration service chief states irta tea in addition to its other cither basic ac tivit les in soil boll and moisture mo lature conser atlon and the use of CCO CAW camp labor SOS has hag been designated as the action agency of tile the depart mont of agriculture in administering auxiliary embracing special as assistance in irrigation aud and drainage farm phases ot of flood cont trot land purchases small water facilities and farm forestry all of which play a helpful and important tant part paa in attaining more stability and security on oil irrigated lands uie the SOS official stated it Is not commonly recognized that some of the most serious erosion occurs ou oil irrigated land where witter water la Is improperly rol erly applied or where arroyos cut away ceraio 4 land d under irrigation calkins explained pla ined improper use of water on these theae lauds lands means loss 1033 of top soil wasted walter waiter loss losa of soll fer tilita ackall because becart ge of poor drainage weed infestation and other dil dilligan ligar signals pointing poin to reduced crop yields aud and ultimate bankruptcy if such ing losses aro are not checked he suld said protection of our irrigated lands from soil erosion assumes greater importance when heu wo ftp realize that thai uie the major portion of the farming industry of the southwest depends ou on Irrig irrigation Irrl gayon atlon and therefore upon the proper use of those lands land which can be irrigated in eddi addition tIou to direct work on irrigated lauds lands themselves and operating le farmers and ranchers have ilone done a great en at deal of eros erosion loii control work on oil the majc r of the HIP southwest South nest ivest during the past pasi six years airs tills work voik is helping protect irrigation water ater supplies and reduce destructive destruct he floods and aind allt ang of 0 storage reservoirs Call calkins dris explained |