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Show Increasing Water on Range ki s x - f -H I ii iT iiaMi-ivriiiiti)iiii , -,C Is r: fe - : r 'Jt - - Thousands of acres of Utah range land are being improved by new stock ponds and spring developments. Ponds help ranchers get even distribution of grazing and conserve runoff water for livestock live-stock use. In holding this water, they also help lo control erosion downstream. The pond shown at top also provides a haven lot waterfowl. The spring below was of little value until it was improved. More than 88 stock tanks, built with the help of the Uintah Basin Ba-sin Soil Conservation District, are enabling ranchers to get better bet-ter use of their range, Harry K. Woodward, District Conservationist Conserva-tionist said today. Equipment belonging to the District worked during the past operations season on stock ponds on the ranches of Heber Moon, Antelope Shearing Co., J. L. Powers, David G. Smith, Emory Smith, S. K. Daniels, William R. Evans, Paul S. Hanson, Roy Giles, Zelph Calder, William H. Siddoway, Lynn Richens, Loren Ross and others. Many other r ranchers are awaiting their turns for use of the machinery when operations begin again in the spring. Well-spaced water supplies on the range enable livestock to obtain ob-tain water without trampling out the vegetation or walking off gains, Mr. Woodward 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 al-so used as a means of drawing livestock into the lightly-grazed areas to get a more even use of the range as whole. Following the range as a whole. Following a well-considered rotational saltwater salt-water in the right places will result re-sult in an improved range and an increase in profits from livestock. live-stock. Many Utah ranchers are obtaining ob-taining a supply of fresh game, fish and plenty of good recreation recrea-tion by stocking their ponds with bass and bluegill beam, Mr. Woodward said. Trout are planted plant-ed where a constant stream of water flows into the pond. 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 stock and manage their ponds properly. Fish are supplied free to the districts by the Fish and Wildlife service. Hamaker last Tuesday and the ladies tied 5 quilts. Those present pres-ent were Nellie Horrocks, Mary Bolton, Adaline Hartle, Fern Houston, Mrs. M. E. Hamaker, Nellie Bolton and Mrs. Ardith Grey. A very nice lunch was served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Fern Houston February 13. Those from Bennett attending the party at Ballard Tuesday of last week were Ray, Wayne, Joyce, Marie and Lynn Haslem and Mrs. Delma Long and Velois and Kenneth Long and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartle and daughter, Elr.s. Those from Bennett attending the basketball game at Vernal Friday night were Elna Hartle, Marie Haslem, Lola Bolton and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Horrocks. Keith Bowen had the misfortune misfor-tune to be kicked by a horse on his leg last week, and has been confined to his home since. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall went to Green River to take their children. Mrs. Louie Hall will tend them while Mrs. Carl Hall is in Salt Lake City this week to consult her doctor and visit her daughter, Carol Jean. Miss Velois Long is staying for three weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs,' Dee Allred of Ballard. Bal-lard. Mrs. Walt Penfold and son in law went to Murray last Thursday Thurs-day to get their furniture and move his wife and family out as he has his call for the service on February 8th. |