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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FAEMEE --t -- Our Hired Man C,!d ILi yard today with two Jenny mules Looked to the spring wagr . He cIl3 it his horseless carriage. No one can talk Uncle Rob out of using those mules the year 'rc ad. He takes just as much pride ia them as when they used to shy at automobiles. The way they look shows how much he thinks of em. We had a deep thaw last week. That was a lucky thing for the boss. Ky hands are all blistered from The twidting the post-hol- e auger. I - says hes surprised, a top hand like me getting blisters this time cf life. The boss looked out at the slough that hes going to tile this spring and said too bad that aint in Florida," Anyway, the hogs enjoy the corn situation. . . , MYTON ITEMS Uncle Rob came driving in I0EDS0N TEACTOE SCHOOL By S. A. PARKER Those who have orchards In this part of the Basin are busy pruning them. John Cronk assisted by others is pruning the orchard of C. T. Beggs near Myton. It is one of the largest in this locality, covering Lost year this orchard produced 1500 bushels of apAt present they have about ples. 500 bushels of good marketable apples, and are supplying a good many of the stores in the different towns about of 4 acres. the Basin with fruit. ing a few months in Myton as a representative of the Albert Dick- inson Seed company of Chicago, 111., closed up his work here recently. He has been transferred by the company to Nampa, Idaho. Fred Burger, local representative of the Western Seed Marketing company of Myton, recently left for Salt Lake City and other points on a short business trip. He was accompanied by Mrs. Burger, who will visit friends and relatives, The sheep men who have their Charles LaBronte of Salt Lake flocks grazing in Pleasant Valley, City, editor of the Western Mineral Nine Mile and other section of the Survey, a paper devoted to the minBasin, are rejoicing in the fact that eral interests of Utah, was a recent the sheep have come through the visitor in Myton. He is spending a winter in fine shape. They are now few weeks in the Basin taking a d feeding considerable corn and bringrest and vacation. He ing, them nearer to town on acount is very optimistic in relation to the of the need of water. C. A. Snyder, untold amount of wealth in this who assessed the sheep reports that state which is yet undeveloped in the record shows 50,000 in Duchesne the mineral ueld. county. The drive made in Myton to seW. W. Clyde, contractor from cure new members for the commerSpringville has arrived in Myton and cial club, under the supervision of is collecting a force of men and Doc Beaver and v. W. Wheeler, teams, getting ready to resume work was very successful. George Philin the near future upon the Myton-Antelo- lips, secretary, reports a total of 80 unit of the Federal aid members at present. At a recent road. Under favorable conditions meeting it was decided to have a they hope to have this portion com- good roads day in the near future, campleted by June first. A small force also to inaugurate a' clean-u- p of men and teams have been at work paign. The Federal aid road office all winter grading through a couple will be retained in Myton by action of swamps where the road runs. of the commercial club. F. C. Campbell, superintendent of R. H. Rohm of this place rethe Blackfoot Indian reservation in turned to his home here Tuesday, Montana, recently spent several days March 23rd, after spending the winin the Uintah Basin, for the pur- ter in the Soldiers home at Saw-tellpose of encouraging industrial acCalif. He reports that about tivity on the part of the Indians on 4000 soldiers are in the home at the reservation. He was sent here present, who were engaged in the and by the government for the purpose Civil war, Spanish-America- n of making suggestions for the bene- World war. Over 2000 of these were fit of the Utes. George Elliott, In- in the World war. The hospital is dian farmer at Myton reports that crowded to capacity. Another buildsatisfactory progress is being made ing is in course of construction at and the Indians under his jurisdic- Sawtelle. Mr. Rohm is the only G. tion are manifesting, considerable A. R. veteran in Myton. interest. L. E. Potter who lives on the Work on the Gray Mountain ditch North Myton bench, who had the which is being enlarged for the pur- largest alfalfa seed crop in this part pose of supplying additional water of the Uintah Basin, Is building at for the Taylor ditch, is progressing the present time a house in a satisfactory manner. R. E. Mil- on one of his ranches, which he exler of the Myton Lumber company pects to occupy as his home when has a force of men and several teams finished. For several years Mr. Pothauling the timber from the mill. ter was president of the Duchesne The bad roads have hindered the County Farm Bureau, a position he progress to some extent. The con- gave up last January. The William Sands Post of the tract calls for this section to be comi3 1st. also Work American pleted by April Legion, Myton, has plans y the done upon being building, the J'aylor ditch, drawn for a exsame also stores and be and to for the used first floor strengthening acreso second floor a additional and that the play house, tending it cultivaamusement hall. for offices and an age may be brought under tion in Pleasant valley. This ditch They have secured an option on a also furnishes the water for South corner lot across the street from the Myton bench. It Is hoped that this Calvert & Waugh store. The plan work may be finished by May 1st. S. of financing the propostion is that G. Taylor is supervising the improve- of selling stock. Charles Walker is commander and Claire Preese is adments. J. E. Ilolt of Altonah was recently jutant. They are meeting with conawarded the contract for carrying siderable encouragement in the prothe U. S. mail from Myton, Ioka and ject. Jacob and Elmer Jorgensen, who Bluebell, beginning July 1st, and a large contract for the widenof have The four a years. period covering of to be carried is mail Gray Mountain ditch and the daily excepting ing o of fluirtes, have a crew twenty-twis ThC route construction Sundays. men and several teams, of miles long. twenty C. T. of their this pushing Mr. and Mrs. part of the contract. Beggs are contracting two place, accompanied by their daugh- Cooper Bros, a Venof men at force to and flumes have ter, Mrs. Palmer, have gone has R. E. the conto Miller work. ice California, where they expect tract of furnishing 60,000 feet of spend some time visiting. J. Johnson, who has been spend lumber, which is being hauled from much-neede- ' . t Vue Basin Service garage, which hS lies .the Ford agency for Roosevelt territory, conducted a Fordson Tructbr school last Saturday and Monday on the farm of Arthur Wls- ccmbe, just east of town, The school was in charge of Mr. BertFairless, of Salt Lake City who is One of the Ford Tractor experts. The little Fordson tractor acquitted itself most wonderfully. It pulled in second gear two John Deere plows through alfalfa sod at a speed about twice as fast as' horses could have made. It was switched from the alfalfa to stubble 'ground where its performance was equally as satisfactory. Throngs of interested persons vis- ited the fields during the exhibition. Mr, Fairless explained the simplicity cf, the machine and its easy operation as well as its ecohomical working power. . 12-in- ; ' I I - ch Eow about investing in a fertility pump this season that will draw up plant food from the subsoil and down out of the air, depositing it in the top soil? Alfalfa does that. S' . H ? . Tbs plant food In manure is by no means all its vklue. Professor King found that manured fallow land had eighteen tons more moisture to the acre in the top foot than similar land act manured. ; ' Jmplace those sagging gates with new ones. ; ' ret a new bottom in that leaky old wagon box. pe e, , five-roo- m two-stor- v' i 1 , ii ? V you have a relative or friend, v! , ia figuring on moving In the to a good country, tell them t;. j the el Uintah Basin. Send them TL UINTAH BASIN FARMER for c ar and they will surely locate . ?' place In this Great Inland L::, .3. . r,K . ; YOUE MEECHANT FOE UINTAH GEM IXOTO MILLED BY f jsevelt Millg. Co. Eoosevelt, Utah the mill. The purpose of this work is to furnish additional water for the Taylor ditch, which supplies the South Myton bench ' and Pleasant Valley with water. S. G Taylor is manager and B. O. Colton of Roosej velt engineer. It is hoped to have water on the bench by May 1st. George Elliott, Indian farmer for the Myton district organized the Indians in this section into an association called the Victory camp, and have held several meetings. Those who sign up among the Indians promise to work for better homes and put in a certain number of acres to some kind of a crop. Many of the Indians are taking considerable interest in the new organization. The farmers who are engaged in the honey industry report that the bees wintered well in this part of the Basin. They will start to gather pollen this spring in better condition than for years past. Honey prices quoted this year are better than, they have been for some time. N. L. Peterson, beekeeper, reports the loss of only one colony out of 126 wintered in Pleasant Valley the past winter. e Work on the unit of the Federal aid road is being rushed by Sumsion and Clyde, contractors. They have the rock crusher running, a roller at work on the grade, twenty men, several teams and some trucks working. They expect to push the road to completion as rapidly as possible. By July 1st under favorable weather conditions this unit ought to be finished. They are having some trouble in on the securing some right-of-walt unit. R. E. Hale of Salt Lake City, who is inspector of public highways for the state of Utah, recently arrived in Myton. He is here for tne purpose of seeing that the construction work on the Federal aid road is completed in a satisfactory manner. Some of the time he is making his headquarters at the road camp near A Antelope. top coating of fine gravel is being used to surface the road. George Tingley of Myton is trying to interest some of the farmers in the raising of White Navy beans. He has found a market for several carloads and promises to buy all the farmers can raise. This industry has been tried out in the Basin. The soil and climate is suitable. This venture it tried should prove profitable to those who try it. Myton-Antelop- ys Myton-Rooseve- ch F. A. Gross of Fort Duchesne, su- perintendent of the Indian reservation is trying, to place as rapidly as schedule in every possible a Indian home, the slogan being Better Homes and Better Barns and Better Farms, to lift the standard of Indian life higher in the Uintah Basin. EWES NEED GEAIN FOE THE LAMBING SEASON Sheepmen who fail to give their ewes a grain ration as the lambing season approaches are osing many of them according to Dr. W. II. Hendricks, state veterinarian. Dr. Hendricks has been in various communities in the northern part of the state and reports a number of instances of such losses. lie says many stockmen last year brought large numbers of old ewes at from $8 to $11 each. They have kept them on light rations all winter, he reports, in many instances, and the animals are in no condition to meet the ordeal ahead of them. |