Show know your conservation service by ray burtenshaw piute diute county agent this I 1 is the first in a series of weekly articles by your county agent to acquaint you with the duties and responsibilities of the soil conservation service also to give you an idea of the assistance and help that can be obtained through this government agency the soil conservation Ser service of plute piute county is adm administered inist e red by a board of supervisors com posed of farmers within the county they are at present led by R albern allen alien of kingston as chairman with board members rex whittaker and irvin allen alien of circleville Cir cleville and mckinley morrill and martel anderson of junction william murray of marysvale Marys vale is acting on the board as azember from that area working amder the direction of the board of supervisors are two full time employers with the soil conservation service with office quarters located in the postoffice post office building at Cir cleville benjamin heywood is district conservationist and in charge of office and field work delmar davis of Cir cleville ha has s passed his civil service examination and will be working with ben as an engineer other edginee engineering ring and technical work will be furnished by gordon hansen engineer at richfield area assigned to this district on a part time basis the foremost duties of your organization is the conservation of soil and water resources within the county this may be accomplished complis hed in many ways such as land leveling reorganization of farm ditches planting grasses establishing windbreaks stream bank and river conti cont control iol 01 work with irrigation companies on water development and con ions of that already available drainage and proper land use by planting to the crop best suited to the type of soil rotation and hand fertility studies are also major services to be obtained through this office soil surveys of most of the county have been made during the past three years and are available to you I 1 these services are available to all just by asking if you become acquainted with the men of this service you should drop into their office and sign up for the technical assistance they have to offer |