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Show Increasing Water on Range A ; te.'w&tify k.8KV ftSraWW: . ,.v :Cfe-;V 1 A;'M-Wmi"-'"'"?'?r-'-'- mC'v' More than 144 stock tanks, built with the help of the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District, are enabling ranchers to get better bet-ter use of their range. Morris W. Lewis, Work Unit Conservationist, Conserva-tionist, said today. Well-spaced water supplies on the range enable livestock to' obtain ob-tain water without trampling out the vegetation or walking off gains, Mr. Lewis pointed out. "The main consideration in building tanks is to see that water wa-ter is adequate in' each portion of the range for the number of livestock the forage will support, .at the time of year the forage should be grazed. "Salting away from water is also used as a means of drawing livestock into the lightly-grazed areas to get a more even use of the range as a whole. Following a well-considered rotational salt- ing .plan and providing enough t water in' the right places will result in an improved range and an increase in profits from livestock." live-stock." Many Uintah Basin 'ranchers are obtaining a supply of fresh game fish and plenty of good recreation by slocking their ponds with bass and blucgill beam, Mr. Lewis said. When fry or fingerlings of these two pan fish are stocked in the right proportions to establish es-tablish a "balance," the pond will go on furnishing food for years. Conservation districts also al-so are assisting their members to slock and manage their ponds properly. Fish are supplied free to the districts by the Fish and ' Wildlife Service. Thousands of acres of Uintah Basin range land are being improved im-proved by new stock ponds and spring developments. Ponds help ranchers get even distribution of grazing and conserve runoff water wa-ter for livestock use. In holding-this holding-this water, they also help to control con-trol erosion downstream. The popd shown at top also provides a haven for waterfowl. The spring below was of little value until it was improved. |