Show conservation notes by 1 V I lull barl 1 I the salt a it lake lak tribune ri u ne under the da date t a of june 5 carried an article headlined drouth con editions peril southern eastern utah ta t liis article we note that it lifts pretty close to home As a result of 0 subnormal precipitation during stay may al I 1 wilson water resources branch of 0 the U S geological survey reported that we have hae a serious drouth condition here in on oui local soil conservation districts even though the northern nor thein part pait 0 of f the state lias has had bad moderately to heavy rainfall the storms were not sufficient moisture to reach the south and east portions w where here drouth conditions have been developing tor for several men months note was atas made that runo runoff if from the north fork of the tha virgin river near Sp ringdale was only 37 per cent of a 21 year normal and the third lowest runoff on record tor for may only during the drouth years of 1931 and 1834 1934 was stream flow at a lower stage ile he also brought out that the sevier seller river liver at hatch developed only 41 per cent of normal with this shortage of irrigation water in view possibly we should take stock and attempt to better utilize our available water supply for foi better irrigation methods eight rules have been given I 1 1 get acquainted with the su subsurface sub b surface of your farm this information is available at your local soil conservation district office 2 grade the ground except w here too close to sand gravel or hardpan 3 replace plant food removed continued on last page conservation votes notes continued from page one with the topsoil by the grading 4 Ir your crop dont drown it control the water flow dont leach or erode your soil 5 watch your soil it is 13 the reservoir which holds the water for plant ro roots from one irrigation to another guessing when it Is empty partly tilled filled or running over will cut your yield and waste irrigation water keep the root zone moist not soaking wet or almost dry eliminate guessing and use a ml alture moisture ture probe 6 farm your fields to build up and improve your soil grow leguminous crops plow under rotate your crops 7 anchor your soli soil it if your farm is in a wind area dont let it blow away 8 finally do not hesitate to experiment set aside a small plot try tri different fer fertilizers 11 and amounts of water on it it pays |