Portneuf Farmers Host Dryland Conservation Field Day
Regional Conservator J. H. Christ praises the Portneuf soil conservation district as it sponsors a Monday field day at the Don Rigby farm near Bancroft to demonstrate dryland erosion control and equipment. The program highlights community cooperation and a ten year record of soil and water conservation across five southeast Idaho districts.
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Don Rigby
Bancroft
Portneuf
Idaho
United States
Bear Lake
Power
Oneida
Franklin
Aiy
Rigby Farm
Rigby
Boards of Supervisors
Wheat Farmer’s Run Ends After Lightning Fire
Windom Kansas report notes Carl Peterson escaped hail and disease losses but his 1200 bushels stored in a combination granary and machine shop were burned when lightning struck during a post harvest rainstorm. The blaze destroyed the grain, a 1 14 ton truck and 1200 pounds of clover seed.
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Windom
Kan
Carl Peterson
Peterson
Kansas
Many Gains Registered In 10 Years In Idaho Soil Districts
Idaho shows ten years of soil conservation progress with 26 farmer run districts covering 17,268,417 acres. About 91 percent of dry farm land and 41 percent of irrigated land lie within districts. Eleven Eastern Idaho districts total 7,295,413 acres and 10,058 farms.
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Idaho
Portneuf
Oneida
Bear Lake
Franklin and
Power
Dry Creek
Clearwater
Bonner
Mayfield
Yellowstone
H.E. Nagle
St. Anthony
J. S. Isaacson
Malad
C. C. Youngstrom
Boise
R. N. Irving
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Our Responsibility Care of the Land
The text argues that productive land is finite and must be protected. It warns land exploitation will cause global food shortages and emphasizes improving remaining land, building soil, and avoiding reliance on dubious alternatives like large scale hydroponics or seas farming.
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United States
1950 Program Will Be Available Soon
S LeRoy Salvesen, chairman of the Bannock County Agricultural Conservation Committee, said the 1950 Agricultural Conservation Program will be available soon. It provides extra funds to help farmers conserve soil and water resources, with the individual assistance limit raised from 750 in 1949 to 2500 in 1950. Most cooperators receive under 100, but the larger cap enables essential conservation work.
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S. LeRoy Salvesen
Bannock County Agricultural Conservation Comittee
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Salvesen
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Portneuf district bear lake district supervisors W J Hunter and Silas Wright are praised for ten years of continuous service since districts were organized.
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Portneuf
W. J. Hunter
Silas Wright
Bear Lake District
Nursery Assists In Conservation Continued From Page Seven
The agency reports new seedings of native grasses including pubescent wheatgrass blue bund and taller wheatgrass at Tetonia Idaho. An observational nursery tests hay yields in southeastern Idaho and mixes grasses with alfalfa to restore soil organic matter and reduce erosion. Big bluegrass intermediate wheatgrass pubescent wheatgrass and Fairway crested wheat are identified as best for Tetonia restoration.
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Northwest
the Service
Tetonia
Idaho
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