| Show Semi-Annual Report Shows Progress In Conservation Work DUtrh t Ni and MM St vi In the semi-annual to the supervisors of th Uintah Basin Soil district from the district headquarters at it was pointed out that 51 farmer district were put into effect from the period January 1 to June These were d ments covering conservation to be earned on during the 5 years through joint cooperation between the district and Fael ent includes a plan which provides for the orderly of all the farm with par on an Increase In production of dairy and livestock products most I For the to the ih-district has been allocated pounds of irrigated pasture gras seed and pounds of range This seed was furnished by the Soil Conservation service Amounts up to 5 acres are to each cooperator to assisi his To date pounds of i. pasture haw bei i ol which allocated to Uintah farmers and pounds to Duchesne county farmers The re seed will be distribute I for fall planting Approximately equipment hours have been utilized by farmers in both counties This has included mostly tractor work by a large in addition to pile cement mixer and thick About two-thirds of this time has been in Uintah but the equipment is now operating in the Arcadia section where it is to sta for another 60 days Eighteen well Investigations have been carried out and M of these wells have received the geologist's AH but of these well sites are located in Duchesne At the tune houi 1 for various pieces of heavy equipment have been scheduled One of the most outstanding features of the program h is the interest taken by Carmen In the development of n-v irrigated pastures One hundred and thirty acres were planted this spring and acres are scheduled be planted in August and At full production the avar- age carrying capacity of thil acreage is about COW which would mean thai in a normal season dairy and beef or their could be These pa were established chiefly on land converted from dry pasture or that which was formerly lying idle md nl 1 a general increase in the productive level of each farm j 1 1 j i j I i |
