Show Eastern Utah Conservationist Reports Activity Uintah Basin District Largest In United Receives Great Benefit from Program Under terms of Memoranda of Understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the seven Soil Conservation districts in eastern the Soil Conservation service has extended considerable assistance during according to C. P. area In excess of man days of pounds ol seed trees and 2511 tractor hours with auxiliary over dump truck 1092 miles stake body 2800 miles pole hours and in excess of hours of miscellaneous equipment such as concrete air jack hammer and water pumps was furnished last In addition to the furnished materials amounting to over in In addition to labor and construction assistance made available to the considerable j technical assistance was extended in furthering the establishment of land use and in preparation of Farmer-District Such technical assistance consisted of man-days and was comprised of drafting and soils technical and clerical In annual reports submitted by the various soil conservation districts to the it is indicated this assistance has been utilized in furthering the programs of the respective districts and has resulted in plans for the establishment of 28 miles of acres of grazing 2000 acres of irrigated lineal feet of acres of irrigation system treatment providing for feet of waste water disposal lineal feet of stream bank protection acres range acres of contour and other minor conservation Seven soil conservation districts have been set up and are well one of which is the Uintah basin Leon P. Christ-ensen of with headquarters at This district is the largest one in the United The total surface area of the seven districts is approximately Conservation of soil and water is an essential prerequisite to more for production of food and fiber depends on two basic soil and Through districts the conservation movement is being given added impetus and provides a very important means to increase production of agricultural products needed for war use without depleting the |