The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-16
STATE OF UTAH.
Facts of Interest to Home Seekers and In.
vest0rs.


| i u6 NuSdl luuucpiJ hooeeSS
The rapid extension OF the beet industry is
bringing more money 10 the iarm snnt eos o pa Pa.
than IL realized from any Sd6er Sd6 ~ .ussr
glnnlng IN 10y! WnSn hhI.0Ih hos srown notji
o0o; 70 lSoi SZ sS ono in dS TSS .nnroIi
,ns;Six Sa on 10 90 ''''
H. II,sH Sss.,, comnany,s officea are To-
tns ESa S,t epaS S,1 and Thomss r. Gut
oecsteI uiViuenE rha rac,or,es are located at
ah, ~ Gar'anG o,ds1 a5d LOGAN. with auxiii.
sry % ststions al Provo, springviils and Span
F,oU ;;b.se stations the best juice is
rrom Lice ;S sLtivI sht n,ent The sItrsme dis
onns 5a;ns nvar % niles. }ne longest line in
the void throusn which Juice /. .,5 pumped; gss;
az agW TIy.h isGty iins IN W1s 1sas M N vow - -
snE fn add,tinn ~ ihs 6a.tories above named,
Isait Lake in heado uarters OF the officers and
general manager OF Beet sugar factories at
land ajso linder the same msnagement IL IL
| eYneot, chat at least one more factory will
he hnjlt in the State 'of Idaho In the near
fntnre. - '-''-,E' ifz1'r..a. h.'s.
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| 'h FARM AREA. ~ "a
q, .,o q ,hoo q aroo. "a rno con.
~ znU asrs. ~ total acreage az ass.
s55. A little more than one per cent OF tne M
totai surface area OF the State is cnitiyatea.
The unimprosea area - c"Vsre1 sn% = haif mii.
lion sheep, the greater portion a of 2soI1i nead q
Of cattle and part OF Utah's ,oeS norses anu
mules. t Ef
-. CROPS. i&
| Utah b., three climatic zones. II; In the
/ sonthern part of the State grapes, peaches,
firs. aimoi,ds pomearanate, cotton and tobac.
co grow lu1uriaptIy. In the northern val.
| leys wheat oats, barley. sugar beete, yege-
ta6iea appies: cneirie1, d Ssry,as tSive Ia The
central zone hardy. cereals, vegetables ano
fruits are successfully grown, ,Aiians aoef @
| duct of the State, yielding three and ionr
4 crops annually In Southern Utap; Two ano
three In the north and TWO ~ tne uRlsnSa ats
tricts In the central portion OF me Sssss;
station show Utah'ssoil to be OF the r.cpes. tes.
4 BY irrigation soil originally barren mas Deen
made 70 produce such crops as tnie; 20 ,,n.
Sugar Beets, per acre. 20 tons to,,s
Potatoes, per aere............- ;eoo bushels.
Onions, per eISue, esno nas
Peaches per aors..."......... net
Cherries, per ssaS gross.
RaspberrieS per .SSO0 gross
Strawberries, per acre .SS0 gross.
Grapes, per acre .... .5lAO gross.
Whest: per acre 49, ~ 20 Susbes Sosbes
The average yield Of wheat the acre 1s 1So,
that is bushels more than the ayerags IN
the wheat growing states Of the Mida1e MsSS WEE
The crop average per aSie 10 ns, O Pa "a Q. an.
els barley 50 corn, 10 polaaoooes o,Inns. ha sl
gar beets, 8.65; tons; sorRhn W gsH1s gsS9 90 90
falfs, "a tons; tame hay, VI tons; wiz asy,
tom; fruits, S33 20; grapes, $aS.3T pellies,
lands was raised In 1903, S4,66.oO0 worth OF
\ products. or $3.50 per acre. Inls inc'uues
the vstue OF the range stock sold ana the Wooi
clip. From this per cent. o.. lang tns to o'ase
| ~, .T -. 49,, ~ ...
1Ahl'V' 1Ahl'AfioN. r.
| tn. nroduoti vsness OF the land is largely
dus to the syem Si been
nesrIv an the Western States. Utah's half
mdIiion aares OF cultivated lands are subject
ed 10 periodical surface flooding from noun;
tain re- vsss Ths denchd
irom one 10 four times year according 10 the
nature OF tne soii r,sshed snu sIu hv noesnS of a
system OF cooperative canals and bead
streams and csnsla in Utah are owned and
operated comparatively, SO the only coet tnst
fails on j,in sne mfme end tnpn,n9 The water upon
| tng s sue vouu =. s,or SntervaIs with acientid.
S,., aaS neiuo osss,rnofed csnais and good head.
Ss.iy Inttss 3. on easy task and fnyol yes
SItenes @ ~ s,ian bS the work Devoted In wet
aim IA onlti yatipg and harvesting. Irri.
ontion niaces the husbsndmen beyond the:
| ai"isaiti5das of the weather and gives the
| nrons the henefit Of the moisture and sum
shine q .hs same !, time ne, 80, n.s.sd ay Con.
o,os. the HniIed states Government loans
nonev to the prospective occupants OF the
| iend al tha rate OF SO an acre, for the con.
Estrnction OF reservoirs, canals and ditches.
The ssttlers have ten years In which 70 repay,
the loan aud then become the owners Of the.
.In,au -, Nas stmns having only TO bear the
watsa "a aintanapns The fund is self-per.
oosl ., main When the loan for one project is
tpe,nrnad Il n available for use in another.
There are Sol canals in Utah, owned cooper, per
~ H sea oSa % aS5 pIneomplete tables from the
~ sso,yIv s,ns eniistin Tor 1904 chow that 297 of
fhese re irr,aatinr 4O8, ,iaI acres OF land. and
haVe canals Covering s8l, 1924 aares. the con-
USao s.luo.on =, as 90 on acre. Maintenance costs
pnraiIv s,7S an II. or a cents for each acre
| s1nusnS Sne;"d ..t
VI i~"N ....
GOVERNMENT REsEEVo1As'
u, al, ,be reclamation projects planned
by the general g0vernd ad ar.s Of Utah will be
oompietea the tsh,ad TI.s !rhev include:
pfacucsiiy oouu'eu' IN mn ocrs.
Strawberry Valley ~ 0 49,
Bear Lake reservoir SS " 9S0 scres' scres
Wehar River reser voir 0O acres.
M - m.,,on nrouram covers lands In |
tno1 1r,Sa.n naSt az the state where the eli |
s,a .ne Nd anil Conditions are best, where the
mix OF the population is maased and where
tne tnaf so,ao, incIndes dam across the |
Smey abarrv valley. east OF Utah valley. $50
.faDn ssnd 4S Seet nigh, which will i'm
Ieet .out To,sra of Straw berry river, form !
an srncal lake covering ten ssaani.s sapaiI
nirss: TnrS =. nvon in,o the Utah valley by means
rork i On On nm feet through the mountain |