Show RANGE PROGRAM CONTINUES UNDER NEW FARM ACT the range pro pio gram grain under which ranch operators may earn specia specified led payment tf for practices designed to in main am tain and improve rangeland will continue under provisions of the recently passed cultural adjustment act of 1938 practically the sams same as under the agriculture al conservation programs of 1936 and 1937 according to director william peterson of the diab agricultural college exten sion sion service service the act includes an allotment all otmen of not to exceed 5 per cent of the total appropriation for payments for the range program non crop pasture lands and naval s sores ores director peterson explains under this limitation a pr program 0 has been devised for the con conservation of natural on rangelands the program is the same as the 1937 program under which ranch operators controlling acres participated in the 17 grazing states the 1938 range conservator conser conlEr vaton p eairl aar barga ga bu bulling 13 allowances as the maximum amount which ranch operators may earn for approved practices in utah the allowance is 3 cents an acre with 75 cents added for each unit of grazing capacity capaci ty there i an additional allowance of 35 cents for each acre of in mountain oun meadow on ranches in counties approved by the director of the western div s on all the practices approved by which part or all of the allo allowance wence may be earned are designed to fight erosion by promoting or re storing stands ot of grass they consist of jaural re seeding by deferred grazing better distribution of water sources runoff run off and erosion control by c contour furrowing and other devices and the establishment of fire guards specific rates of pay have been established for the various practices outlined |