Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-07
GRAND COUNTY LETTER.
One Farmers Busy aud Successful
Season. a Plague that
Approacheth.
Editor Deseret NeleG


Moan, Grand Co., Utah, Dec. 8,
lse2.--I thought ! would let you know
what have produced this year AMI
what l have done, anu then II you can
tell what my hobby Is | will 10 m ich
obliged. In the frs. place | will give
you the amount OF land cultivate; ~
acres. The amount Of fruit shipped by
railroads IL rs follows: 1870 crates oil
peaches, average 81 per crate; 10
bu,hei-crates Of Applee, $500 per crate;
20 crates OF pears, 81 per crate; 20
crates Of plums, 81 per crate; % crates
OF apricols, Mt 75c per crate; 80 crates
Of grspes. at 75c per crate.
Besides this, I hauled three wagon
loads to Rico, Colo, made 1000 gallons
Of vine, and have 300 bushels OF apples
on hand; have raised 10 bushels Of
barley, 1875 OF wheat, 1856 OF oats, ~ OF
corn, 10 Of peas, 200 OF potatoes anu 600
pounds OF luoern seed. l have 10 tons
Of hay, have y threshins machine
which l run, hsve spent two weeks
working on mill dam, have made one
trip to Leadville, Colorado, three
10 Aspen, Colorado, aud called at
Glenwood Springs; have been four
times TO Grand Junction, Colorado, And
made three trips 10 Rico, Colorado. l
have taken out 5000 pounds OF honey;
have few head OF horses and cattle,
and have branded thirteen calves aud
eight colts.
Now, Mr.. Editor, your comment on
my INST letter would convey the, Idea
that thought Of nothing but fruit i
presume think Of more ,hinEs in a
Day than the average Of men. Still |
am proud 10 say l understand how TO
produce large and fine fruits, and n
soon rs have time will tell your read.
ers something about 1t.
We have had q terrible plague visit.
ing our place lately and most OF our
people partook OF 1t. IL came In n
rprlng wagon with two horses hiiched
10 1t and two men In IL. The latter
called At the houses when the men
were AWAY. They were very genteei,
would walk In and ask the privilege OF
showing some goods, and would take
in the situation. They would throw
out few dtess patterns, a shawl, a
table cover, and would then say
snow, madam, there In sl7.OO worth.
The prices are fixed by the receiver, and
the goods must be sold. Now, will
throw In this and this" = W hereupon
they would throw In u few towels and
hsndkerchiefs. All the time they
were making the sale they would
IND out the circumstances OF
the man OF the house and the
neighbors. II everything was ~
vorsble they would call ngaii
when the men were Mt home. They
would open package, would com
mence covering the place with gents
goods and o few OF ladies' wear. Ther
they began: snow, mistrr, these good,
are In the receivers hands anu have tt
be sold aud the price Ia fixed. | car
not change the price, but you can have
these goods for 500 and will throw ~
this anu thisr--exactly rs before, and
II tho parties hesitsted they would
empty their yalise and even max,
several trips 10 their wagon for NOR,
goods. Then they would throw down
80 bill or coin, In some cases they
would even throw down 800. They III
not want cent In cash, but will take
the buyers note nom month 10 yea
without interest, aud they invariably
made sails where they coult
get into the house. A neighLOI
vi mine was sharp enough moi
to let them within his door, they told
him they were going to sell him 9
bundle before they left; but the thir
time they called he told them II they
came again they would have him q
whip. They TOOK him at his word AND
stayed away. At Blun IA good Danish
brother told them he was busy an
they could not sell him thing-ht
had heard of them. "Weil,r sal,
they, "there Is no harm In Just COINS
In the house to look at the goods. }
Before they left they sold him two bi,
buRdles. As "a rule, thay come dow
IN their prices to $40, AMI how mucl
oil this represents clear gain 10 then
you can Judge for yourself.
his plague Nv travelling west intend
Ing TO take In Utah. Oar expeTienc
may suffice ~ put the people nn thsl
gusru' U. w. WAHgER.