Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-14 | Page 6 | Reclaim Swamp Land

REClAIM SWAMP LAND LAMB Utah County Farm Farn Bureau Plans to Dyke Utah Lake Special to The eul Provo Sept 13 The The Utah county farm bureau at a 11 meeting hero today approved a plan submitted for Utah lake The bureau will b begin gln actIvely actively act act- ively earl early In the spring to I promote the proposition to drain acres of oC land directly north o of Provo river Theland Theland The Tho Tholand land which borders on tho lake has been waterlogged for tor many years ears and has been utilized on only for grazing pur pur- poses It I is believed that this great area ma may be converted Into fertile farms Three other othor projects were also ap approved ap- ap p- p proved b by the tho bureau First Is the tho per perfection er- er of ot a 1 plan to exterminate tho the alfalfa weevil 1 b by scientific methods Another proposal i. i ig Is to facilitate the tho elimination of or the tho unprofitable dairy cow and tho the last plan Involves es action to cultivate purer blood In dairy sires A committee composed of or John Alleman Alleman Alle- Alle man of or Springville and R. R W. W Greer of Spanish Fork ForIe was named to appear before the tho federal farm loan board In session in Salt Lake Lako and ur urge e tho the s s- s of or a n. rural credits bank in Utah