The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-06


oats and received $40 bushels; max
ing q total of 1858 bushels. eacl
kind Clearly separated from ia
; other. The average of wheat to tn
acre is 81 bushels; of oats SO bushels
| all calculated by weight and runnin,
| from four to eight pounds over upel
every bushel. At Mendon, Cache
Valley, a gentleman raised, on al
average, sixty bushels of grain tt
the acre, on a large farm. Similal
cases might be cited all over the
TERRITORY. This it must be borne in
mind is the prodnct of land still sus-
ceptible of much higher cultivation
But all available land in Utah is not
yet occupied, and the necessity fol-
better cultivation does not exist.
Every year thousands Of acres. for
merly considered absolutely worth
less, are being brought within the
range of cultivation by the system
of'irrigation peculiar to this coun-
try. Canals are being constructed
in all directions, and waters that
have run to waste in the mountain
streams and canyon rivers are now
carried around the mountain sides
and poured upon hitherto barren
acres. This is being done on the
east and west sides Of Salt Lake
Valley. By means Of canals much
of the dry land south of Ogden and
below the Weber River will
soon be dotted with homes and
covered with fields Of waving grain.
The same is in progress in Cache
County, in Box Elder, in Utah, and.
in fact, the same in every county of
the territory, where there are
streams to be utilized. at one time
it was thought all the available
land had been secured, but as the
population increased, necessity
pointed out the waNby which others
could obtain homes; and canals, tap
ping the mountain streams, began to
wind in all directions. Following
in their course sprang up green
fields, orchards, villages, towns, and
the homes of cOntented and pros
porous people. 1t is impossible to
foretell when the limit can be
reached, in view of the facilities
thus offered for the cultivation of
new land; but it may safely be pre-
dicted that neither this generation
nor the next will see the limit Of
the productiVeness of Utah con-
sidered in her agricultural capacity.
There. are places in Utah where
nearly all the products Of agricul-
ture can be raised Of equal
quality to any in the United
States, and it is the pride of
her people and the wonder Of all
that within SO small an area, crops
can be raised so prolific in quantity,
excellent in quality and great in
variety. The range of climate in
Utah is favorable to the growth of
crops OF all kinds, whether inciden-
tai to the higher attitudes, to the
temperate climate, or to the semi
tropical regions. There are valleys
where frosts are almost of nightly
occurrence; there are others where
for many months they are not felt,
and still others where they are
rarely, if ever experienced. In
southern Utah the climate is con-
genial to the growth of cotton and
oranges and other products of the
southern states and California. To
the farmer, therefore, few places of
the earth, in point of variety of
agricultural pursuits, can offer
greater inducements for d perman-
ent home than Utah Territory.
HORTICULTURE.
Notwithstanding the compare
lively recent settlement.of Utah she
has made rapid progress in horticul-
ture, and to this is due much Of the
charm that makes her cities, towns
and villages so attractive. The
trees nearly covering the cities
with their outrageous foliage
and giving relief from the
summer sun, present charm
to the tourist and afford a sensation
to the laborer, that cannot be meas
ured in terms. This charm is en-
HANGED by the fact that a vast ma
iority Of the trees bear delicious
fruit, adding not only to the attrac-
5ivenesS of the cities, but to the
wealth, comfort and convenience of
their inhabitants. One Of the most
features in all towns in
our territory, and that which prob
ably impresses first and pleaseS
most, is the flower garden and the
surrounding every home |
of Salt Lake City and nearly |
every home within the city. |
Flowers in endless variety, tastefully |
grow in rich profusion, |
and the effect is heightened by nu-
merouS species of Towering and |
shrubs. Besides adding |
70 the attractiveness Of a place they |
enhance the value of property in a |
sense more important than one at |
irst thought would imagine. 1t |
will, therefore, be seen that in Utah |
he horticulturlist has excellent |
)ppOl tunities, which will extend !
With the increase and growth of the
STOCK-RAISING.
Stock raising always has been and |
will continue to be a profitable pur-
nit in the territory, certainly as
Ong as the extensive ranges exist |
nd the winter SHOWS furnish water |
or the mountain grasses. Large as
he herds have become, and fast as
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