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Show 1 THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER 8 mules dropped slightly in all discomparative figures for tricts. livestock as cf Jan. 1, 1924, and Jan. 1, 1925, follow: a Sheep, 39,134,000 head at $9.53 head head in 1925, and 38,300,000 at $7.87 a head in i924; cattle, 39,- 609.000 head at $24.49 a head in 1925, and 41,720,000 head at $25.06 in 1924; milk cows, 25,319,000 head at $50.50 in 1925, and 24,786,000 head at $52.16 in 1924. Horses, 17,589,000 head at $62.95 head at in 1925, and 18,059,000 54,234,000 1924. in Swine, $64.45 head at $12.34 in 1925, and 66,130,-00- 0 at $9.75 in 1924. The total of all livestock in the United States is 181,296,000 head in 1925 valued at $4,834,134,000 head with 194,441,000 compared valued at $4,906,013,000 in 1924. The report for the seven far western states as a group covering the same period of ti,me shows a favorable outlook for sheep, hogs and dairying particularly, while declines are noted in the other classes of stock. The report showls 21,054,000 head of all stock in the region valued at $445,512,000, compared with 21,- 647.000 head at $472,269,000 in 1924, and 21,647,000 head at $475,- 223.000 in 1923, and 24,424,000 head at $695,564,000 in 1920. F MAESER White Ash trees were cut by Francis Cole ani Henry Green on their farms and taken to the Feltch saw mill and made into reaches and single trees. NAPLES A hard wood floor will There be put in the ward chapel. will also be several other conveni ences and class rooms added to the chapel. UPALCO The Mutual Creamery had a new ice house filled with ice by Alfred and Fred Oarrell. to CEDARVIEW A movement construct a road from the Uinta Creamery in Neola through Crescent to Roosevelt has been started. The road constructed through the of the people of Crescent, the Indian department at Fort Du- chesne, and Duchesne county on what is known as the Madden hill is in fine shape and shows what can be done through GUSHER George E. Young is building a bungalow at his place and near the Victory highway. A. J Davis is also constructing a bunVicgalow at his farm and near the tory highway. MT. EMMONS Construction has been started on a new five room bungalow by Roy Rust. ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS At the annual meeting of the Uintah Meadows Dairy association held at Neola January 5, the following officers were elected: Ira A Pace, presipresident; C. A. Brown, vice r; secretary-treasureA. B. Kimball, dent; James Elroy Halverson, 0. Peterson, Roger Ilorrocks and. H. L. Spencer, directors. The association, which includes Hayden, Neola and Monarch districts have pooled their milk .production for a period of 10 years and contracted the entire pool to the Uinta Creamery company for a period of 4 cents six months for a price per pound butter fat below the Salt Lake market. There are about 60 members now in the association which indludes every one of the old members and several new ones which have just joined. c-- EARLY IRRIGATION PAYS In Carbon and Emery counties last spring eighteen farmers followed the suggestions of their county agent and the irrigation specialist of the Some college by irrigating early. of them started irrigation before the frost was all out of the ground. They used water which was running to waste. Borings on the irrigated fields showed tha.t they were saturated to a depth of ten feet while adjoining fields were, so dry that borOne half of ing was very difficult. an alfalfa field receiving no other irrigation than the early one yielded 5350 pounds of hay per acre as compared with 3685 pounds per acre on the other part of the field which rePoceived two later irrigations. tatoes on the early Irrigated land plus one other irrigation yielded 210 bushels per acre as compared with 188 bushels per acre on land receiving three later irrigations. Sugar beets yielded 12 5 tons per acre with the early Irrigation and one other as compared with 6 4 tons per acre with three irrigations during the growing season. Last year was an exceptional season for demonstrating the value of early Irrigation, but this method of reservoiring early waste water in the soil for use when water is scarce is a good practice any season. 1-- 3-- NEOLA Hugh Barnes and George Yack are having wells drilled on their places. ALTONAH A new floor is being laid in the Altonah hall a much The money, needed improvement. The donated. was work material and Altonah Commercial club assisted. HAYDEN Attention was called to the fact that many trout, especially fingerlings, were annually destroyed because no protection is given by the placing of fish screens at the head of canals. ASHLEY Karl Preece has purchased the home of James Winn and moved in for the first of March. MAESER Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schanno of Naples rented the Warren Bowden home and will reside here this summer. JENSEN The ice harvest was finished when the thaw spoiled the More ice was ice on Green river. usual. stored than NAPLES Byron Goodrich, apiarist, reports that the bees of his section have come through the winter thus far in excellent shape and that UTAH ONION CROP IN 1924 PROVES MOST PROFITABLE there will be but few losses. GLINES James Freestone, who has charge of the community herd Onions proved the most profitable of sheep in the bad lands, reports that they are looking as good as agricultural crop in Utah In 1924, those at home on the feed lots. basing estimates on the acre returns, according to figures prepaTed by the POISON PRAIRIE DOGS AND crcp and livestock estimates bureau ENGLISH SPARROWS NOW of the department of agriculture. This crop averaged $529 an acre in Chester H Hartman of Mt. Em- Utah last year. Though no figures mons, former president of the Du- were kept on celery, it is generally chesne county farm bureau, makes believed that the product Utah is ada timely suggestion to the Basin far- vertising most generously follows effort be second, mers that a in Colorado celery nets made with the county agent of Uin- returns in the neighborhood of $600 tah county and the J. G. Peppard an acre, but Utah celerymen hesitate Seed, company in the poison cam- to admit Utah can compete with paign they are putting on to rid that. the country of prairie dogs and In 1923 Utah farmers planted 400 sparrows. acres of onions and harvested 150,-J0- 0 Mr. Hartman suggests now is a bushels, with a valuation 0 i good time and that a little outlay $202,000. In 1924 the acreage of time and poison at cost from the ilrminn , t , oon k,, Peppard people 0r the Uintah coun- jumped from 325 bushels to 460 and ty agent would save many acres of the total harvest stood at 147,000 Mr. season. Hartthe grain coming man stated a 10 cent package of sparrow poison practically rid his place of the pesky sparrows and has half of the poisoned grain left. Mighty good insurance. 3 0n-io- n SNOW ON UINTAH ... WATERSHEDS ABOVE 1924 Supervisor Charles DeMoisy 0f Ashley National forest, Teports that as far as they had the snow measurements on the Uintah watersheds on March 1st, it was mors than In 1924, but much less than 1923, Owing to the telephone line being down only one station in the west section was reported. The three stations on Brush creel mcuntain reading 1923, 1924 and 1925 respectively are given. Station 83, face of mountain, 40 inches, 0 inches, 24 inches. Station 84, Kabbell Hollow, 48 inches, 3 Station 85, inches, 28 inches. Iron Springs, 54 inches, 16 inches, 30 inches. Forester Clyde Lambert, on Sunday reported that there was 18 inches of snow at Hardingers saw mill. Station 92 in this section last year reported 8 inches. Station 93, Yellowstone, 6 inches in 1924 and Station 94, Lake Fork, 3 incnes in 1924. Reports for 1925 for the last two stations were not given. The snow an most places is well Water content was not packed. reported. Mr. Lambert is stationed at the Dry Gulch ranger station. SLACK UP ON FEEDING Reports from Mt. Emmons and other Reservation sections indicate that the mild pleasant weather has caused the farmers to slack up somewhat on their feeding operations. Also that practically ail of the snow had disappeared from the fields. Stock of all kinds are dofine and with the indications ot ing an early spring range conditions will oe improving. We Value Your VALUES OF SWINE AND SHEEP JUMP DURING PAST YEAR Business Substantial increases in values of sheep and swine as of Jan. 1, 1925, compared with the preceding yearly report, characterizes the annual livestock report for the United States issued recently by the department of agriculture, through George A. Scott, Utah and Nevada livestock but we MOST. value your friendship We are never too busy to pass a few wordB with you. (Never too busy to give your requirements the best of statistician. Values for sheep in the United States increased from $7.87 a head Jan. 1, 1924, to $9.53 a head Jan. 1, 1925, and for swine prices jumped from $9.75 a head to $12.34. It is pointed out that opportunity for attention. It doesnt make any difference how much or how little business you transact with us, that business is important to you and important to us. hog raising in the intermountain states is ideal, av.f that farmers should utilize the California mark- ets for swine. Numbers of hogs raised in the corn belt decreased during the year, leaving the manats slightly under supplied. The report show's that dairying is becoming more profitable and that dairy products are in greater demand. While prices for milch cows dropped from $64.15 a head Jan. 1, 1924, to $62.95 Jan. l, 1925, the outlook Is favorable the officials declare the depression is but temporary. Values on horses, cattle and The price was slightly bushels. lower and the crop had a valuation og $169,000. The 1924 season was character ed by the turn toward the Valencia onion, hereafter to be known by the distinctive name Utah Valencia. Indications are that this seasons acreage will be the largest yet possly equal to the acreage 0f both years combined. Rring your financial problems to us our officers will be glad to advise with you. 1 1 Uintah State Vernal, Utah 2Dr -- r e r? ANK |