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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1963
Page
14
Land leveled for irrigation totals 30 813 acres and ditches 30 406 rods lined to conserve water. Wells built for livestock water 1 217 and 3 122 acres of trees planted. Permanent grass established on 65 603 acres and rotation seedings on 232 748 acres. Telegraph Want Ads get results.
The largest county dirt moving project by the Soil Conservation Service builds a 35 foot high compacted soil dam on the George Jung property, three quarters of a mile south of Highway 30, storing 120 acre feet and draining in emergencies. It will curb flood runoff and provide livestock water. The project, a cooperative effort with George Coulter and George Jung, uses soil from the ravine and features a 24 inch overflow and a spillway for heavy rains.
More than 200,000 farmers not yet conserving received ACP aid to start projects in 1962. Nebr a State ASC chair Hans Jensen cites a yearlong community effort to encourage conservation. In Goshen County 75 farmers who hadn’t practiced since 1956 joined last year’s program. Total 1962 ACP assistance reached about $220.
Agricultural Conservation Program cost sharing boosted soil and water conservation in 1961 across Nebraska. ACP covered 26,975 farms and ranches, a 53 percent rise from 1960, with 14,716,561 acres participating, equal to 30 percent of state farm land. Top practices included sod waterways and terrace construction.
Project notes show 605 erosion control dams and 85 livestock water dams with unit mileage and acreage figures. Details include long campaign scope and land area affected, reflecting expansive watershed work and resource management.
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