Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-10-03


be irrigated from supplies Of under
ground water yet TO be discovered.
Then we vii, still have a dozen mil
lion or more acres Of fertile lands
on which to produce dry farm crops.
From this It will be seen that prac-
ticaily there Is at present but one
twentieth Of Utah's agricultural
lands under actual cultivation.
Evident Opportunity.
This fact spells opportunity to
millions Of men who are founder
ing around In densely settled por-
tlonf OF the world and IN places
whore the soil has long since been
robbed OF It's ability TO supply food
for plant life. all lamenting their
ability to make living for them
selves and those dependen, upon
them.
As nature has been so generous
to Utah In her gifts OF soil Of un-
rlvaled fertility and a climate Of UNI
surpassable mildness and salubrity,
our greatest need, therefore, Is TO
secure ambitious and Intelligent
farmers to settle upon our millions
Of acres Of idle lands. To such Utah
offers better opportunities for sue
cess than any other state In the
union.
For the man who has a knowl-
edge OF farming. coupled with the
means to purchase land already un-
der irrigation. to be secured from
private or corporate ownership, she
offers thousands Of acres at prices
considerably lower than land Of the
same value may be obtained else
where.
This statement IL not oyerdrawn.
for one has but TO glance at a small
number OF literature relating TO
land opportunities In all parts OF
the country that appears In news
papers. magazines. circulars. etc. 10
learn that Utah lands are qyoied at
extremely low prices whom tSnnpares
with land and prices for such adver
tlsed elsewhere. What Il OF con
siderable Importance Is the fact
that thousands OF acres OF the best
irrigated and most fertile Utah
lands may be purchased on the east
est possible terms. n small casl
payment down and the balance n
installments covering period o
ten years Land OF this character
h an immediate dividend payer ant
a strong one az that,
For the citizen who has never "a
orciscd his privilege To acquire lane
under the homestead or desert on
try acts. Utah n a particularly IN
wiling state. For such there Is {
choice OF several thousands o
acres. yes. millions, Upon thes'
lands there II the particular soil 4
meet tho requirements OF the loca
tor himself In the selection OF hi
land entry he may choose sol
best adapted to the growth OF whea
and other grains, or to sugar beets
potatoes and other root crops. or {,
apples and other fruits. or choos
"A soil whore all such products vii
grow fairly well. Public domal
land OF this character Is 10 be oh
tanned In all sections OF our state
and for which water rs accessible
for the price OF the labor requires
to bring Il to the land.
The new enlarged homestead nc
has proved TO be- a popular one 4
Utah. Under II n person may oh
tain three hundred and twenty aer,
OF land upon which grain and othe
crops can be successfully grow
without resorting 20 irrigation. 4
Il requires but twenty-five dollar
and "A half TO file upon u three huT
dred and twenty-acre tract OF thI
character OF land and enter into I'm
mediate possession, hundreds {
men OF limited means have exercise
their rights 10 thus acquire a sllc
OF the steadily diminishing publ
domain yet available for agrIcultul
al purposes. A special provision {
this law. favorable 10 Utah only, r,
lleyes the settler OF the necessity ,
establishing a residence on the Ian
entered. lie Is required To clea
pillow and plant 20 crops a small Do
fInn ~ fha land for a pavI.H - "a.