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Show PART II NATURE, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHED LAND In addition to the larger multi- and single-purpose structures, land treatment is a vital part of the resource conservation objective in the "watershed program. The following is a tabulation of some of the more common treatment measures and practices applied to nonfederal land (included in Table 2) within watershed project boundaries. Project land treatment measures and practices, nonfederal land, Upper Colorado Region, 1965 Treatment practices Units Total applied Pasture and Range Hayland planting Acres 5,100 Pasture planting Acres U,600 Proper range use Acres 17,900 Proper pasture use Acres 6,500 Farm ponds Number 135 Irrigated Cropland Conservation cropping system Acres 6,500 Crop residue use Acres 6,300 Land leveling Acres 3,500 Land smoothing Acres 5,500 Proper water management Acres 6,800 Water control structures Number 3,760 Field ditches Miles 557 Fertilizing Acres 7,230 All five of the watershed projects include federal lands admini- stered by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. These agencies are responsible for the planning and installation of watershed treatment on federal land. Treatment measures were applied on depleted forest and rangelands to improve soil and cover conditions and reduce runoff and erosion damage. A summary of project land treatment practices installed on federal land is shown. These practices include proper use, forest and range improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, fire control, and erosion control structures. 21 |