Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-09-18

--Chieano Record rterale
ton county. found soils 30 rich
that the giant sage would hide cat.
tie and extending over an area
measured by hundreds OF thousands
OF acres.
viii TEEN with Activity.
"In the center OF this rich area
there has been laid out upwards OF
10000 acres OF land by the New
castle Reclamation company which
Ia developing water for these lands
by means OF n conservation system
in the Pine valley mountains. Then.
too. this water supply viii DO ma
terially Increased by waters from
tho already completed Enterprise
dam at the head OF the valley. This
project means vast and rapid In
crease In the prosperity OF that por-
ton OF the state and within but n
few months every one OF these
thousands OF acrcp will teom with
agricultural activity.
Further north, In Beaver coun-
". hundreds OF mon and teams are
working night and day upon the Inn
mcnse dam which viii conserve the
waters OF Beaver river and brk B
about the development OF upwards
OF $4,000 acres OF the richest Kind
OF soil between Milford aud Miners
VILE.
Now. this all looked magnificent
and fun OF promise. but with oven
an optimistic view one might be
possessed OF u little doubt n u we're
not poealble 10 travel few miles
northward into the great Pahyant
valley Of Willard county and there
see thousands OF acres OF the same
class OF soil which but twelve
months ago were barren save nat
ural growth OF sage. but which to-
day are producing bumper crops OF
rye. wheat, oats, barley. corn and
alfalfa. Here. indeed. under the
ditehee OF the Delta irrigation prof.
Get. Ia a real object lesson OF what
one year will accomplish whore wa
ter ID welded to the rich soils OF
Utah. The improvements already
accomplished on these tracts near
Delta and with those which will rap
Idly follow upwards OF 80. 600 acres
VIII be added to the productive
areas OF Willard county.
Nor is this all. for bu, few
miles north OF this project. sun
within the limits OF the same eoun- |
~, and taking its water from the
same conservation system, the Sc
vier River Land and Water companv
Is constructing a system which
starting az Lynndyl. extends south
ward over an area OF more than 40
600 acres.
i have specially mentioned the
acreage OF these immense proiocts
In order to bring forward the com
parison OF what is being done ana
what the future may do. With the
sum total OF these figures thai nj
have given only a patch OF these
great valleys are today promised a
productive future, The very first
attention must be given TO the caus-
ing OF the valuable waters 10 per-
form their whole duty.
Warning rs to Water.
Il feel practically compelled %
sound warning on this subject OF
water duty. This comes from nv
investigations OF some Older vet
equally rich portions OF the state
In most OF these more lana Mas
been ruined by over irrigation than
mas been developed by the rIgbt .
use OF water The agricultural ~
utah should know what Is best for
MS land The opportunity is be,ore
MN In the advantages he possesses
'nroush the experiments and re- ,
search which is constantly h.,n.
made by the staff of your excenent
agricultural college.
In the early days We conf, No.,
expect the pioneers to know thesa +,
lhings' for then irrigation was No. 4
ideally an unknown quantity TO An