Show RANGE IL GF PROGRAM CONTINUES T N UES UNDER NEW FARM ACT the range conservation program under which ranch operators may earn specified payments for practices designed to maintain and improve rangeland will continue under provisions of the recently pa passed s agricultural adjustment act of sla 1938 practically the sane same as under d r tb the agricultural conservation programs of 1936 and 1937 according to director william peterson of the utah state agricultural college extension service the act includes an allotment of not to exceed 5 percent of the total appropriation for payments for the range program pasture lands and naval stores director peterson explains ep lains under this limitation a program has been devised davisel for tho the conservation of natural resources on rangelands the program is essentially senti ally the same bamo as the 1937 program under which 46 ranch operators controlling 5 acres participated in the 17 g gazing az states the 1938 range conservation program establishes ran build ing allow allowances ancas as the iho maximum hamount amount which aich ranch operators may earn for approved practiced ea ei in utah the allowance is three cents an acre with 75 cents added for each unit of grazing capacity there is an additional allowance of 35 cents for each cach acre of mountain meadow on ranches in counties approved by the director of tile the western division all the practices approved approve J by tile the director of the western division all the practices approved app by bi which part or all of th allowance may be earned are designed to fight erosion by promoting or restoring stan 3 of grass they consist of natural reseed ing by deferred grazing bertei distribution of water sources run iun off and erosion control by contour furrowing aej other devices de ices aarl aar the ole establishment of fire guards specific rates of pay have beer been established for the various practices outlined |