Uintah Basin Standard | 1957-04-04 | Page 9 | April 15 is Last Date to Sign for Soil Bank Aid

April 15 Is Last Date To Sign For Soil Bank lid April 15 is the last date that farmers can sign Soil Bank Conservation Reserve contracts to begin according to Joseph chairman of the Duchesne Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation the deadline was a month The Chairman pointed out that the later closing date will give a hotter opportunity to fit their cropping plans to their new production Since land placed in the Conservation Reserve may not be used for the production of crops for a period of the fewer acres available for cropping may require some adjustment in the crops usually produced on the farm or in the fields used for their The Conservation Reserve is the long-range program of the Soil Under farmers may si-n contracts to divert general cropland from the production of crops to soil-and-water-conservation tree plantings and wildlife protection for periods of or lo Under the and farmers may earn payments of up to 80 percent of the cost of establishing a conservation all farmers who take part in the program will receive annual per-acre payments for land in the reserve for the periods of their contracts when they remain in compliance with the Farmers who may need advice in planning their participation in the Conservation Reserve are urged to call at the county office at an early