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Show 1 Devoted to t fee Regress VOL 5, HO 32. Development Agriculture iti t(ie (treat UinkabBasml EOOSEVELT, UTAH, APEIL 15, 1929. Duchesne County Cattle Prices Inclined Our National Appetite Honey Produced To Move In Cycles For Vegetables Increases in Uintah Basin Is Farmers To Grow Americans like vegetables, and It is well known that cattle Of High Quality Certified Barley duction and consequently cattle they appear to like them better each propri- The following farmers of Duchesne county have ordered through, the county agents office certified Trebi barley. Thi3 barley has been purchased through cooperation with the extension agents in Wasatch and Morgan counties from farmers of those counties: Shirley Daniels, 200 pounds; Leo Bennion, 500 pounds; L. J. Gilbert 1,000' pounds; N. L. Peterson, 200 pounds; Willard Day, 400 pounds; C. P. Wall 100 pounds; C. P. 100 pounds; Lewis E. All-re- d, 100 pounds; Roger Horrocks, 100 pounds; W. W. Wimaner, 100 . pounds; J. A. Olsen, 100 pounds; Ray Allred, 100 pounds; Loren Mills, 100 pounds; Walter Horrocks, ' 200 pounds; T. T. Wilkerson, 100 pounds; W. M. Wimmer, 100 pounds; I. A. Pace, 190 founds; Lionel. Jensen 400 pounds; R. S. Jordan, 500 pounds; Joseph Johnson, 50 pounds; A. B. Johnson, 300 pounds; Rex Gardner, 100 pounds; E. W. Howell, 100 pounds; K. R. Houtz, 100 pounds; Wilford McConkie, 200 pounds; A1 White, 200 pounds; Les- -' lie Goodrich, 250 pounds; Henry . Allred, 250 pounds; Hancock brothers, 250 pounds; Fred Goodrich, 250 Hartman, 300 pounds; Chester Del Mecham, 100 pounds; pounds; A. G. Burton, 125 pounds; J. W. A. 800 J. Mason, Pack, 500 pounds; 500 pounds; pounds; John Gilbert, Lionel Jensen, 500 pounds and C. F. Maxwell, 1500 pounds. Ii will be the aim of these farmers to grow enough barley to plant larger acreage next year. Probably two or three fields will be certified and we will thus have a source of certified trebi barley seed in the county next year. This barley is costing in the neighborhood of 4c per pound. Trebi barley has from 5 to 15 per cent greater feeding value depending upon the class of livestock to which it is fed than common barley and has averaged 20 bushel yield per acre more than has common barley throughout the state during the past 5 years. 4 Dau-wald- . er, ces move' in , cycles. Three rather year. says B. C. Boree, marketing Good morning. Have you had your well defined complete cycles took specialist in the United States Dehoney this morning? place in the last half century says partment of Agriculture. I sweetened my oats with Uintah the United States Department of The annual gain of at least Agriculture. The first of these price cycles started somewhat before 1880 and ended around 1891, ' the second started around 1891 and ended about 1906, and the third started around 1906 and ended around 1923. The cattle industry now appears to be at the low point of a production cycle. Cattle prices reached high levels in 1927 and 1928 and the department advises producers to bear in mind that a downward trend will undoubtedly take place eventually. Price cycles and production cycles are, of course, correlated in inverse moments. Declining production tends to be associated with rising prices and vice versa. As the entire process originates in production charges the prudent cattle man will study carefully recent production figures. 5ince 1918 a steady decline in the number of cattle on farms has taken place, and the number in 1928 was about the same as the number In 1912, in which year the preceding cycle passed its low point from the standpoint of the number of cattle on farms. in population does not explain all the increases in acreage md production of truck crops. Our ippetite for vegetables seems to be growing, both because of encouragement from health authorities and because it is now possible to have a wide variety of fresh vegetables the year round. A great volume of truck is hauled to the city from near by farms, says Mr. Boree, who also emphasizes developments in car lot movements of vegetables in the last dozen years. In 1918 the United States Department of Agriculture collected reports of the movement of about 145, 000 cars of 17 leading truck crops. Last year shipments of the same products filled 350,000 cars or more than double the movement ten years include shipago. This does not ments of the important field crop such as potatoes and vegetables sweet potatoes. Neither does it include much of the green products used by canning factories. "In other woros, says Mr. Boree, while the population increased about 15 per cent, car-lshipments of vegetables increased 140 percent. Lettuce, green peas, spinach, string beans, celery and cucumbers have made especially noticable gains. Shipments of lettuce are now seven times as great as they were 10 years ago and range from 40000 to 50,000 cars annually. Most of this lettuce originates in the far southwest and ends its journey in the markets of the northeastern coast cities after about as long a journey os is possible within our continental borders." Duchesne county farmers should supply for their own living every thing it is possible for them to ot for the next four months to satisfy the demand which arises with the spring of every year. Growth of the hatchery industry has been amazing. Twenty years ago 109,000 chicks were sold annually. In 1928, more than chicks went to American farmers and poultry raisers, according to figures of the Independent Baby Chick association. Shipping of chicks through the mail was made permissable during the war, with the result that a mail order business in chicks immediately sprang up. gruw. Are you planting a garden this Today chicks journey many miles own in their year? If not think it over. by way of parcel post snug baby pullmans, and arrive as lively as though they hadnt tak- FARMERS MUST CONSERVE en a trip in a railroad mall car. MOISTURE TO MATURE CROPS BABY CEICSS INDUSTRY SAYS COUNTY AGENT FUNK Early reports to headquarters indiIS GBOWma VERY RAPIDLY cate that this years sales will great Spring plowing seems to be quite ly exceed the 500,000,000 mark. of a common practice in Duchesne The cheerful "oheep, cheep, The home economics meeting was county. On of the .great difficulties millions of baby chicks is being heard in post offices and mall trains held Saturday in the Relief society during the past season was the lack throughout the country as farmers rooms with Mrs. Reuben Fuller, the of moisture to mature orops yet and poultry raisers receive their an- president in charge. Miss Alice Ped- few farmers are now conserving nual consignment of future egg erson was present and gave many the moisture supply. It seems to be layers. The hatching season is now instructive and interesting instruc- taken for granted tbat the spring win 38 will dry out the soil and that ca la full blast, and will continue tions to the members present. 500,-000,0- 00 , Basin honey and then poured over it a delicious cream made, from the' bright Uintah Basin alfalfa hayr through the medium of my pet cow. Nor was this all, my morning drink. was sweetened with honey; choeo-lat- e, coffee or caffeneless it mak39 no difference, honey sweetens it just the same. I made It not from boiling water, but used milk and then cream to add to its flavor and richness. Throughout the day, and the week, and the month and the yjar I will look to Uintah Basin products for my sustainance. I will plant a.' garden, etc., but I will start the., morning sweetly on Uintah Basle ; honey. 1 t , ' 2 y f "a SOWS THIRTEEN PIGS ENTER TON CONTEST - Verne Alvord of North Ogden baa entered a litter of Chester White contest of the pigs in the ton-littstate. A sow owned by Alvord had. a litter of 16 pigs, born March 28. Three died, leaving 13 entered in the contest. The terms of the con-t- est call for a weighing of the litter In 180 days and if the weight in more than 2000 pounds, it will be recognized. A total of 2100 prize (money has been set aside for boys raising top litters. Clyde Fletcher, Harrisville, also has entered the contest with litter of ID. er 2 "i rv, Warren. Stock with his sheep sheering plant has been working in the Fort Duchesne section, where they started the season last Wed nesday, at the John Pappas farm. It will be necessary to irrigate crop up. -v ' ? . the Irrigating a crop up is not as satisfactory as having it come up with the water precipation whclh has been conserved. Every half day all the ground plowed that half day should bs well " harrowed down before the horses are unhooked for noon or night. Farmers, ensider your tillage meth- - ' 1 ode. Tillage should come first and then Irrigation only as a supplement tt the natural water supply. We must receive more crop benefit from the natural water supply and cot de- pend so much on Irrigation. Tamers, consider your tilings ctihoda ' t |