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Show The Enterprise Review , December 7, 1976 Page 4b Contributions from Agriculture Are Hurt by Urbanization Continued Jrom page lb agricultural produce could change overnight if transportation costs were to rise substantially. Jensen estimated 25 percent of Utahs total land area (about 13 million acres) is used for agricultural purposes, of which only 1.1 percent is used for cropland. Of the land used for growing crops, is irrigated, and lies primarily in North Central Utah. Salt Lake County is one of the top ten counties with substantial acreages of irrigated. pasture and unirrigated land, he wrote. two-thir- In his report Jensen cited a trend farming in the state, toward large-scal- e saying the number of farms is decreasing while their cveragc size is increasing. He added. The decline of the agricultural industry can be attributed to its fracturing by urbanization, which interferes with crop harvesting, irrigation, production and places pressure on farmers to sell. Jensens next report will analyze the potential production of the countys land reserves, should there be an economically feasible method of irrigating them. ds . non-ir-rigat- ed E&DB We re Winborg and Wmborg And we do it all logos brochures point ol purchase materials, annual reports catalogs company magazines, posters, billboards newspaper ads calendars magazine ads. t v commercials and package designs Who s Complaining About the Weather? Utah skiers are angry about the lack of snow in November but golfers arc basking in their good for- tune. Golf course managers and owners agree, We dig One golf pro said the it. extended weather is doing a lot to promote golf in Salt Lake. Most courses closed November 16 last year (snow flew on the 15th), and prior to the closing date the weather was so uninviting that only the most . avid golfers were braving the harsh weather to play their game. This season has been very different. The Bountiful Golf Course, owned by Davis County and managed by golf pro Scott Whittaker, has grossed an additional $12,000 this season because of the extended delightful-ncss- . Whittaker said the course grossed about $127,000 through November golfer isn't getting work out much because of the shortage of evening daylight. But weekends are excepwere tional," he said, getting a lot more people out this year than a year ago and they're people of all ages and golfing skills. The weather has been that good." Late season golfers can expect about six hours of good weather per day. Even so. if your timing is right, thats plenty of time to play 18. The bookkeeper at the Wasatch course (Wasatch is the biggest money maker in the state) said the course grossed He said that mostly good and avid golfers are playing regularly this late in the season and the after over $200,000 through early November. Last season, he said, the course brought in about $165,000. golfers arc substantially more plentiful to that course this year. Kramer said the green fees at Bonneville jumped from $3 to $4 for 18 holes and from $1.50 to $2 for 9 holes (25 percent). The price hike actually accounted for the increased revenue, while the number of golfers dropped, but Kramer said he shudders to think how business would be without the good weather. tat Pierpont Avenue Salt Lake City Utah 84101 (B01) 364-770- 1 PAINTINGS collectors choice or moderately priced FOR THE OFFICE HOME DECOR GIFTS HOME COLLECTION 10:00 to 5:30 Monday thru Saturday Evenings by appointment Qallery PAINTINGS AND FRAMES 227 South State Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 1 Phone 363-494- Unfortunately, Wasatch will close about December 1, regardless of the weather thats when the pro takes his No golfing vacation. matter, 15. slightly Bonneville Golf, on the east bench of the city, has grossed about $85,000 so far this season compared to $72,000 at the same time last year, but the pro there, Dick Kramer, had to raise the prices to achieve the gain. Still, he claims that fall More than an advertising agency the bookkeeper said, thats when we start taking in money from our snowmobile runs on the course." Effete Tflhxi Kennecott Has Been On Pollution Alert Continued from page lb Kennecott was forced to shut down its smelting operations last January' when S02 content reached .98 parts per million. Kennecott operates six S02 monitoring stations and three meteorological stations around the Kennecott plant. Each monitoring station measures sulfur gas and continuously feeds that data to a central computer at the Kennecott corporate building downtown. The state operates one l monitoring station, the station, and when S02 levels become potenthat sta tially dangerous, only-officia- tion is placed under constant surveillance. Van Hooscr, publicity for Kennecott. said specialist that all but about 43 percent of all sulfur gas and particu- lates is captured now through three acid plants at can save you money. 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