American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-20
Over Jordan, The Land
Of Milk and Honey
visit to the New Farming District "
n Great Eye.Opener-Thousands o.
Acres Heretofore u Desert vase
Now Fruitful Fields Of Waving Grain

lt would probably be great revels'
ton to most OF our readers ana the
citizens of Lehi to take a ride over
Jordan and see tnJ great transiorni@
ton scene that is taking place. Where
but little more than a year ago was
"A perfect desert waste OF fVe tnou
sand acres there Is now rapidly de
yeloping one OF the most delightsome
farming sections in the state. Withm
the next five years, from present IL
dications, the west side OF JORDAN
River will have the best farms In the
two townships of Lehi precinct
Everything grown in the county u
being grown there. All kinds OF gran,
wheat. barley and oats are going u
make bumper crops. The sugar com
pany has a 100-acre tract west OF th'
Resort on newly broken ground tha
looks the equal of any in the Oh
Lelds. Joseph Broadbent he's an ~
acre tract southwest and Nate ROCK
hill has 100 acres Just coming W
ri. c. Conner, }. X. Giles, Hyrum EVAN
and the Anderson Bros. have 200 acre
more northwest of Saratoga that ap
parentIy Will give tremendous yioid
10 the north end are farms OF Bishol
Gardner, c. II Roberts, ID. ii. Allre'
ana sons, James Alfred, Il. +. Oster
ioh, DR.. Holbrook, Is. G. Webb, Hyrun
Smith, James Bushman, Harry Stew
art, George Southwick Pendletor
Isaac Hardman and several Others
every one of which is looking mos
excellent.
Hyrum Smith has one of the bei
alfalfa fields In the state, some col
tending that IL has no equal in III
county. II. L. Osterloh's field near b
Is close second. These are the onl
lwC nelds that are old enough to real
tell what the district Is capable O
Within the next four years 1t Is prol
able that most OF the alfalfa grown 1
Lehi will come from west of Jorda
Hundreds of acres have been plantt
ms spring, most of II with the gprin
brGin, and all of II has come up az
is dong fine. The iecenc rains ha,
been ideai Tor start y aft. IA.
The district will also be given
test this year In the production ,
vegetables. Heber Conner, Hyru
Evans. Riley Giles and the Anderso
Aefes 6 6fp pordpoes. nlsHi athe. 1shtr&fnl
Hyrum Smith has about ten acres c
the finest sugar beets In this part {
the county. What they will do re
mains yet TO be seen. c. ii. Robert
has some fine potatoes coming up an
his neighbors also have small fields G
vegetables. Mr. Roberts and Bisho
Gardner have some excellent fields @
corn and the farmers on the south en-
have several acres Of sugar cane, s.
taken all In all the district will b
given a god try-out this year.
Experts say that the district will We
become most famous for its apples an,
pears, that the soil is ideal for thi
purpose. The twenty-acre apple or
chard Of Bishop Gardner certainly Jus
titles the prediction. Others are set
ting out orchards. II. ]. MERCER ha,
a promising one at his home west o
the pumping plant. +. w. Schneider
has several acres set out this sprin,
Raid Thor Cedarstrom has three acre.
OF wide variety, all of which are Civ.
ing most satisfactory promise.
The farmers on the lake front south
of the pumping plant have only lust
completed their ditch, but they are
making a wonderful showing. Men
denhall Bros this side OF Pelican
Point and L. W. Schneider adjoining
the pumps. have excellent stands OF
grain, and Mr. Ball, Salt Lake Cit,
jeweler. has a fine stand of spring