Show Conser conservation valion notes by bl IV earl ml during the past few years ive collected quite a bit of 0 I 1 information on oil how other fellows fello had I 1 1 ave le put money in ill theli their pockets po c k t s by practicing conservation farming tho the editor of this pa paper per can call tell the bus business iness men in ill garfield Gartl eld county from that they can make their cash registers ring a little more often by local advertising adjei using but my words are directed a at t the farmers tari mrs and ana ran ranchers hers in gar eld county to help them put more cash in their pockets you fellows wilt make your living from the land whether whet liei it be from raising livestock who eat the teed feed on the land or from tilling the soil and feeding or selling your crops will benefit most arom this information most of the data might not be what you would call newfangled new tangled at all its just pure common horse sense ill try to have P a different subject each week it might be on range lange conservation your local sol soil I 1 ca conservation district your irrigated Irrig aked farms or even farm safety one of the first things that comes to my illy mind that some of you i ranchers anchors have been asking about is de developing eloping that spring or seep over oer in the pasture its one of those things you can be doing in your spare time if 1 there Is such ai a thing nowadays n okays A good conservation practice for the improvement of livestock distribution 0 over er the range in addition to giving the stock I a good clean drink of water is the development of existing na natural tural springs land and seeps lt it 1 Is necessary that several factors be considered coni dered before attempting to pick the spring you are intending to develop de elop following are several questions which one may ask himself while aria lising the situation 1 Is the flow permanent will I 1 hi have no enough water vater for my stock at the time they are on this portion of the range lange 2 Is this development going to be tar far enough away from an all ample source of water such as a live stream or other development 3 will this development bring my stock into an area which has been under used or unused in the past it if the answer idyes Is yes to these questions then it may be a good idea to go ahead and develop the spring there are several good ways to develop a spring both practically and economically maybe you have hae your own method if you have you GO AHEAD DEVELOP THE SPRING it if you are in doubt here are a 4 few continued on last page cage conservation notes continued from page one pointers to keep in mind during construction 1 drain the wet spot by excavation ca then lay your drain tile to got get the most water cover with rock and heavy gravel or if conditions are favorable sink a stell barrel which has been perforated around that portion of tile the barrel which will collect the water do your work in such a way that as much moisture as possible will bo be collected so that w when hen the operation Is completed tile spring area will be dry 2 it if you lay tile collect the water in a head box concrete Is the most satisfactory and dependable pen dable 3 install a trough which Is large laige enough to take care ot of the number of stock that you figure will use the area then pipe tile the water from the or barrei and provide for necessary overflow 01 ei flow and drainage di from the trough it Is QI a good practice to install a guard rail across the center of the trough 4 construct a stock proof fence arlund the development develop met lead head works it will save you costs garfield county news |