Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

Advancement In the next three years
than has been made In the past.
EDUCATIONAL.
The status of educational affairs in
RlchHeld ls a source of pride to all her
citizens. The public schools rank
among the best I'm the state. In ad-
dltlon TO the eight grades, there Is con-
Quoted. I'm connection Herewith, the
nIohHeld High school. which offers the
nrst two years work as required by
the University OF Utah land also n
Kindergarten department. There are
IN the district some over six hundred
children of school age, and of these five
hundred and forty, including the mem
bers of the High school and Kinder
garten, are now enrolled I'm the public
school and the major portion Of the
remainder are in attendance at the
PRESBYTERIAN and Methodist mission
schools, both Of which are ably con-
Quoted. The public school building a
cut Of which is herewith presented,
together with the mission school, was
erected in 1898 at cost Of $4,000.
This building accommodates from the
beginners grade up to and including
the seventh grade, while the eighth
grade and High school find comfortable
quarters in the stone school house and
the Kindergarten department Is held
in the academy hall. Thirteen teach
ers are employed Manual training Is
ia sht and the latest approved methods
ol teaching are employed throughout
Il schools, and one need not hesitate
t. promise any who may take UP their
8 bde in Rchhed that school facilities
mpare most fayorably with the best
the state.
THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
Rlchheld and Sewer counties are fast
coming to be recognized as among the
best beet raising dlsticts IN Utah. Not
only in point Of sacharine contents but
In the average crops raised to the acre.
The best yield for the year was n
ms to the acre. Another grower fol-
lwed with 25 tons, and number aver
ged 20 tons, Very few acres went
Glow "A tons, and the low average was
vi in new land used for the first time
This year for sugar beets. Taking It
tll together the average was about Is
tons,
Mr. James Shaw, who represents
The Sugar company in receiving beets
Tor the Monroe, Elsinore, Austin and
Brooklyn districts, In an interview with
The Reaper" states that his district
has shipped to Lehi 249 carloads OF
sugar beets and had received therefor
over $4,000
INTERESTING DATA.
R. A, Lowe of Austin received close
10 N2OO for his sugar beet crop this
year, says the Rlchhcd Reaper. He
one Of the beginners IN this industry
10 this county and his pleasure at the
outcome this season knows no bounds.
Ne Is one of the most enthusiastic
SloNefs In the county. He relates that
we sugar beet raised In Sewer soil IL
Unequal OF that raised anywhere I'm the
safe No matter what the size has
9eeh' none have been rejected by the
HuoFy while In nearly all other places
"e's mat weigh over four pounds are
not accepted
II Is surprising he says, how the
Wei VIII 20 down for moisture. He
Gllolled one last week that was II
mVnGS long, while they frequently reach
N.Y. ule length of four to five feet,
When beet goes down two feet IL Is
~o" the point where the soil dries
lug me season will be ample. The
eulivation Of the sugar beets con-
serves the moisture. and the water Is
neld IN the gound twice as long as II
WIN watering lucern and grain
anus as IT Is impossible to cultivate
snese' The cultivation Of the beet
uop and the lifting to get these beets
wy nan prepare the land for the next
sMsason' The soil is kept loose and the
,%t goes down into It and pulverizes
80 mat II breaks loose and mellow
"oul 'he pillow In the spring.
Inc Industry this season has had
,ut effect of making the growers APP
Teolate the value OF good horses.
itsms mat have heretofore been val
Seu al IRON $3.50 to 5000 cannot now
oousht for an increase OF so per