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<br />" <br /> <br />00C513 <br /> <br />could be seen as the PAM treated areas showed less cutting, As part of the demonstration, the <br />amounts of water being applied and the amounts being lost as nmoff are being recorded, Some <br />water sampling of the water being applied and the nmoffwaters has been done and sent off for <br />analysis, A broad crested weir was installed at the Cory Thompson farm to measure the nmoff <br />from the com PAM demonstration, <br /> <br />The last stop of the tour was at Bub McGee farm where forage sorghum will be surge irrigated as <br />soon as the rains stop and the soil has a need, The sorghum, planted in late June, is beginning to <br />head, The group also looked at a trash screen that is to be installed at the Leonard and Milton <br />Rink farm about three miles west of BristoL The screen made of stainless steel wedge wire and of <br />polyurethane modules is to be demonstrated on a concrete ditch that ties into gated pipe, Trash <br />has caused a problem of clogging on the gated pipe, <br /> <br />The tour group then returned to Gateway Park at noon for a sack lunch, Information on BMPs to <br />reduce salinity, erosion and mis-management of irrigation were made available to the group by <br />Jim Valliant, regional irrigation specialist for Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, <br />A article on the tour from the Pueblo Chieftain is attached, <br /> <br />The Northeast Prowers Soil Conservation District is cooperating with Jim Valliant, regional <br />irrigation specialist with Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, as a co-sponsor on all <br />events and is helping to promote these events, A copy of their newsletter sent out to over 300 <br />people is included <br /> <br />CWCBHPR7,99 <br />