The Delta independent., 1919-02-28
HOW A UTAH GIRL BACKED
HER COUSINS LOVER THERE

dIu SOluS 10 L8ko IiISt prize away
from the boys at the Utah State Fair
in 1919" is the challenge of s. Lying
berg, 15-year-old member of the boys
and girls club in Salt Lake county,
Utah, conducted under the direction
OF the United States Department of
Agriculture and the State Agricultur
al College. 1t looks as IL this predic-
tion may come true for already this
Industrious young woman has made
rather remarkable record. She began
her club work at the age of II and
the following year her exhibits took
first prize in the grade school, first
prize at the high school and second
prize at the state fair. When she
finishes her course in high school she
is going to enter the Utah Agricultur-
al College.
In addition to plowing leveling and
narrowing so acres of ground and
helping her father with other farming
operations-doing for him all that
boy of her age could do-this young
food producer raised and sold abund-
ance of garden produce, put up 600
quarts of fruit and vegetables, besides
chickens; knitted socks for soldier
relatives overseas; and bought liberty
bonds to back them up. But let her
tell her own story.
Il was born and raised in Salt Lake
City. When l was years old my
father moved to his farm in Pleasant
Green near Utah Copper mills and
Garfield smelter, Salt Lake County,
Utah 1t was covered with sage brush
and rock which had to be removed
THE following spring we cleared a
part of the land and planted 1900
fruit trees. We also engaged in truck
| farming that season. I. the oldest Of
very large family helped my father
in every way could. He always en-
joyed instructing me and explained
every little question I asked him. He
taught me how to plant small seeds
by mixing them with sand and scatter
ing it along the trench. and covering
with a hoe Also he taught me how
/ to plant vegetables and how to culti-
vate. We raised an abundance of to-
matces. cabbage. cauliflower, peppers
egg plant and also 1000 bushels OF
carrots and 200 bushels of potatoes.
THE next year assisted again, and
| the following year. | was then IL years
old. he gave me a small space of my
own, which he plowed for me. He
made me plant everything myself, also
do the wedding and hoeing. raised
an amount of garden truck and took
il to town and sold it. The next year.
at the age of IL. l was attending the
school at Hunter when they organized
IA boys and girls club When joined
my father said l would have to learn
to plow. | plowed about half an acre
and then he allowed me to drive three
horse to a sulky plow. plowed 90
acres for him that year and moved
33 acres of alfalfa hay NV sister
raked II and we all punched it and
l helped stack it. / raised nine differ
ent kinds of tomatoes. 6 different kind
of peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and
peanuts. - different kinds of flowers
took first prize at the grade school
and first prize at the high school and
second prize at the state fair.
Last year I plowed leveled. and
narrowed 80 acres anu cut all fathers
hay. put up 400 quarts of fruit and
vegetables and had war garden. This
year | plowed 60 acres all by myself
narrowed and leveled it-wheat alfal
ia and beets-and helped father plant
cut and irrigate. have put up fruit
and vegetable, coo quarts. besides dry
ing vegetables and fruit, and have
baked the bread. and on Saturdays
and after school / will have to plow
until the ground freezes up, and finish
in the spring 1919. am going to take
the first prize away from the boys ill
the Utah State fair
81 attend the Cypress high school
When | finish there am going to &c
to the Utah Agricultural College.
Il raised 100 chickens this year
| joined the Soldiers of the Soil. and
with SIS borrowed in June bough,
105 baby chicks and raised 100 OF
them. In June 1919. | will pay Oft
my note. | am going to market all
the roosters and keep the pullots.
could pay the note now, but | am
going to lend II to Uncle Sam on the
fourth liberty loan bond for the boys
over there. l have found time to knit
socks for some of my cousins over on
the firing line.
II would like to have the boys and
girls join the Utah boys and girls