Show I i SMALLEST COUNTY HAS BIG RECORD OF PROGRESS 1 WENTY Er years cars after atter Davis county count had been settled by tho the white whito peo- peo r c In 1847 f Is nov nor flOW territory was waa ceded cetIe to the gov gov- ment by tho Indiana under the thc I rt rt treat treaty tho date being 13 3 1868 Tho cession was ns made the of or tho Bannock and 4 tribes to Gen Cen William Te- Te insch Sherman A A. H if Terr Terry W. W S S. S irney and antI C. C C C. Auger who had hadn haden Andrew en n appointed 1 by President to negotiate treaties with the thed d Men en count county coUnts was as S created b by act ct of J of tho the state tato o of or De- De t t. t October 5 5 1850 0 title howo cr to toC toc too c o lands In the Indians The of or the county count were defined U that portion of oC the country countr north b by bj Weber eber county count east the dividing ran range rano o of mountains the the head of streams running running- tord tord to- to rd ird Salt lt Tal Lake south b by the parallel k 1 I latitude running through Hot Tings and W west sest b by the eastern castern shore Salt Satt lake is Included In the tho limits ls Da ls count county V t. slight chango chano iva vas made in the r the act of or th tho ter- ter le legislature of or January 1 17 1 62 52 and In on January 10 10 the tI again aln ehan changed The as defined under the act actIng acting Ing In as ai follows tollo I i All Jt that 1 portion or lion of oC the thc territory h by Great Grent Salt Lake count county I t i st b bj b the eastern shore shoie of oC Great I j jit it lake north b bj by a line Une running due 1 t it t from a on said shore to a ant aj nt In the center of or the channel or of I T river due clue north from Crom the corner cornez of ot I Kingston's ln ston's fort torl I heo neo up UI tho the c center celter of oC said bald channel a point the thc summit o of of the Hatch atch mountains and cast b by of ot at mountains I j 1 hereby j do Id n and d named Da county count S b count county s sent scat at al r ton lal Boundaries re e DC Determined term in eel he rho final boundaries of the thc county count determined and as thc they now exist PO fix as follows BI at a R point In the middle tho channel of ot tho Weber river ere crossed b by the summit line hue of ot I Wasatch asa range thence westerly wn wn Wa tho the middle of ot said sald channel to a aInt aInt ant Int nt north of ot the tho northwest corner tons tons' fort tort thence west to cast chore horo of or Great Salt lake southwesterly along on- on and to the tho die point of ot a a. straight Ight lino runs runs' run run- I s' s between said point on tho the cast castro castro ro ro TO and a point on the west shore tsal lako at at latitude 41 H degrees th tho then thence co southeasterly alon along a ailt lino line running between Black k on tho southern of ot said e c and said middle point of oC said line tho base baso line of ot tho the United States litho yC e thence northeasterly and tant between Antelope Island and south f-BOUth shore of oC flat said paid lake Jake to a point fit t of ot tho the mouth of or the tho Jordan Jonan rl nv- o southeasterly up the thc mid mid- of the channel of or the Jordan nv- nv to to a a. point west wesl of or a point 1 rods th h of or Hot Springs In the northern 1 t t. t of or Salt I Lake c City ly thence cast to of ot the spur ran range o ing at nt said Hot Bol Springs thence alon along said Maid last mend men- men cd ed d summit to It Ha Its Intersection with I y thence hence northerly along tho ho sumI sum- sum J I pr pf tho the Wasatch Waatch range to the tho place I I beginning r. r Is Smallest I I in iii State f is tho the smallest county In tho the state area arca being i Th square miles mUes and was named after Capt Daniel C. C Is tB of the tho Mormon battalion tho the first settlement was v made mado at terville or at Bountiful has lias always lt a n. disputed question but the gonI gon- gon I view laVo is that th the settlement was waa wasl l lo at Bountiful b by Peregrine Ses- Ses s. s Shoemaker and Hect r lI Light ht In the fall of ot ISH 1847 J jj d six miles north of or tho ho Session set- set lent ent The They were followed b by Capt leI del C. C Davis A A. B. B Sherry Thomas Thomas Thomas' iver Daniel Wood Christopher Layton Laton after whom born Layton was waa named William Ka Kay for tor whom hom mo wan waa named and John Stoker who settled Just couth Louth of or where Farmington Is lo lo- lo Organization of or th the tho county was vas not however howe er perfected until 1832 1852 when on onI I February 7 Joseph Holbrook was ap appointed appointed ap- ap pointed b by Brigham Young Young- probate jud judge o of ot the Bounty under an act approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved pro b by Governor Young on that thal date and ho was authorized to organ or or- gan Izo tho the count county The members of ot tho the le legislature at that time were John L. L Fullmer councillor councillor coun coun- Andrew I I. Llmer auX John Stoker and William lUlam l Kay a representatives tives tl that being tho lie apportionment for forthe tho the count county under the act of or 1850 Officers Of Of- icons of ot the tho county count then were James Leithead clerk Benjamin Ha Hawkins justko of oC tho peace Allen Taylor constable constable constable con con- stable Joseph Taylor and Samuel Henderson Hen Hen- demon derson fence viewers Hector C C. Hals Haight sheriff an and lerel S Ses Sessions salons s- s alons Population Figures Show Growth GrO l I When the October conference was hold in Salt Lake in 1853 the bishop of or Da Davis DaIs Is county int ward reported the population ton of or tho the count county as 1 of ot which It 4 were In U 41 7 In Kaj's Kajs a ward sard li liI I in North orth Canyon Canon and anti andUS antiS andi S i US In North orth Cottonwood The Tho population of the count county toda today is Js estimated at 1 69 The per capita j wealth is 1100 The average crage value per per j acre of fruit Ian lands cis Is Is' Is while t the I average a value alu of ot farm land Is On u InI ln County 70 0 1 1 Yar nr lS O. O 1134 1860 2901 1870 41 1139 9 isso 1580 5 79 10 S O. O 79 I 1910 I 1920 c estimated Taxable rc Taxable property in Davis count county In 1919 n aggregated a a. total valuation of or This was v divided dl thus Real Estate Estate- I Town and elt city l lots lets ts 7 O Fruit land laud 9 F arm larm rm land 10 10 Grazing land Kind 3 Other lands I Total eats eats- City 9 Acreage c r cas- cas 0 8 6 G 1 0 Total 2 00 I G 1 Live LIe stock stock stock- Horses and mules I on range 1520 50 Other 2165 16 19 10 i Cattle on range I IOther Other cattle 1863 Sheep and goats on ran range e. e Other sheep 19 Swine S 4 0 Total Personal property Assessed b by state board 5 O Grand total l Ta Tates- Tates es State state school and state hl high h school SG 34 I I road rond 1 mill I County Count taxes 85 mills eXi ex exclusive eX- eX i elusive of ot special school and taxes for tor Incorporated I cities 15 1523 I Net el county taxes State bounty bount tax to lo exterminate nato nate predatory animals 1418 I What County Yield of ot staples In Davis county count I acreage o planted and average yield per acre In 1919 was nas A Average Total I Acres ere Yield I Iere Winter Inter wheat t to I II Spring wheat I Oats CO 4 42 43 Baric Barley 1300 31 S 12 Corn 70 30 OO Ha Hay alfalfa 2 29 Potatoes 1600 Acreage of ot sugar beets In the count county arc are not available a but the tho acreage e In th the tho state In the tubers In 1919 In Was acres with an average D. yield iehl of or 1053 1058 tons per acre a n. total production production tion Ion of oC tons with a a. farm value December 31 1 1919 of or It should be bc stated tho the yields of or practical practically all the crops In the state in 1919 was much below the tho era a average e duo due mainly to te the tho drought Canning Industry Thrives in County Davis ls county count has a number of or canning canning can can- ning factories the larger pack beinG vegetables ve tho tomatoes and asparagus asparagus gus put up b by these theM plants ranking at the head of or tie tho list for Cor the United States In the thc state there arc are forty forty- three canneries s. s The father ather of or the Industry In Utah Is I. I N. N Pierce of or Ogden who ho thirty years cars a ago o. o erected and started tho the first canning plant In the state lie He packed cases of or tomatoes the first year ear the pack being taken entire b by one ono jobbing house which still continues to handle tho the product The largest pea canning factory In the thc United States is in Utah at Morgan The total pack of vegetables and fruit in Utah In 1919 cases of ot 24 t cans was ves OZ cases or 01 cans If ii the tho cans were ere laid end to end the they would extend a distance of or practically miles mites and to produce this pack acres of land were cre necessary The acreage yield per acre In tons of or vegetables an and pack In cases of oC two- two pound cans catis for tho state for last year follows d Yield Per Acreage creage Acre Acne Pack Snap beans 3 25 5 Cabbage for kraut 10 j Peas 4 IS OS Tomatoes 3 lb 7 7 cans sn s. s 85 What hat GrotTer ron nc nC Received rd Growers in 1919 lJ received for their cannin canning crop all and labor received re- re cd Th The price a agreed upon this year car by bj the the- canners canners' association asso asso- s o- o elation of or which Geor George e B. B Rodman flodman is president and and IT iF D. D Olson secretary secre secre- tarT tary an and the state Mate farm Carm bureau for tor tomatoes is 15 I per pcr ton acreage o or of winter wheat sown eon In 1919 fall tall is acres SO 0 per percent percent percent cent of last years year's crop and of rye nc acres per pcr cent of or last 3 ears cars crop Acres I U Under der Cultivation 1 The total number of or farms In the count county I Is 1300 1500 and the total acreage in farms about acres Of the total acrea acreage e of farm lands acres are arc Irrl Irrigated acres are arc dr dry farm farmlands farmlands lands lantIs 1000 acres arc to be be drained The acreage susceptible to Irrl irrigation atlon 1 l la given gl at acres experts declare that S acres can be watered wa wa- wa- wa And from these fertile acres tho the average erae value of or crops produced is r O per acre acc An experimental farm of oC the Utah A Agricultural colle college o has just been es established en- en in the county count twenty acres which Is Ison Ison ison being embraced in the farm on tho the land of or W. W E K Potter near Farmington and the annual rental is 80 per acre Toward this farm the county count pa pays pas s 2600 per j year ear 1600 of or which Is rental and 1000 for maintenance main maln- while tho the state pays pars 5 3 to 7 for tor each dollar the county count appropriates ates The farm is under the supervision supervision super super- vision of or Prof Prot M. M C. C Merrill of or the U. U A. A C C. with a a. resident mana manager er The farm arm Is leas leased d for a period of not to exceed f five fl h e years ears cars with an option to purchase at the end of tho ho lease Features Features Fea Pea tures tunes of or the work w wilt ill be bo crop rotation rotation rota rota- tion treatment of oC soils seasonable planting drainage and and Irrigation Busy Bees Are AreY Y Constantly at T Work Vork ork While Davis count county Is not a large I producing honey county count there are colonies of ot bees In the county count An Aa expert h has s figured that In each hive there arc are bees at work that the honc honey Is brought In tiny drops b by the bees from the blossoms that It takes 7 of these tiny drops of nectar to make mako one ono pound of honey honer and that to gather this nc nectar for forone forono forono ono one pound of or this toothsome sweet I j I Davis County Scenes AT A T the top is sn a pioneer home borne in Jt is Oli original nal home Lome of George Ogden Chase Center Center- Park and Uld manufacturing plant in Davis county Bottom Section Bottom Section of the tim Davis Dan's and m counties canal chief water supply of Davis Dans county s 4 4 I- I iI A z 4 4 4 I t p 7 4 I t ki 4 4 I Ir A r f. f t 1 t i Ik I- I k k t 4 c t 4 4 4 tc 1 4 fr J- J 1 4 It r sc 4 J b i 4 G A t 4 i n J-J- J wW 1 3 i J a k i I 1 i ia r t- t f. f r J r T fE 1 f- f s J 1 f I. rl 1 tr Ic J ii rr i necessitates visits to a million bios blos biosI I so ms Water ater for the Irrigation of or the thc farm lands In Davis Js county count comes I from Cram the Weber Ogden and Jordan rivers rl The Davis an and Weber eber canal cares for the greater part of or the land now no Irrigated having having- an aggregate acreage of oC 49 00 acres but a part of or orthIs this is In fn Weber count county This canal canalas was as established more than thirty five years cars ago aso Its storage reservoirs reser carn carry carry car car- ry n acre feet teet of or water tb the tho dam being one ono of or the most elevated dams I In la the tho country countr In so far as site Is concerned concerned concerned con con- I This dam Is feet high labo e above aboc bed rock 26 6 feet teet thick at the tho I bottom and t to o at the top the total length at the thc top being 2 3 feet white untie the depth of ot water Is feet and Is Is' Is backed up four Cour miles with a width width of or half halt a mile Canal System Aid to Farmers There arc are shareholders shareholder in Sn the canal and the shares sell for Cor POI per share and have annual rental an value aluc of or 12 1250 50 0 to 15 per share or 10 per percent percent cent of ot tho ho market price of or the stock The pr present value alue of the stock is 1 The annual amount paid for tor maintenance and operation of ot the system system tem tern is Js per share or less than tho the amount paid for tor bond Interest and principal K E. P. P ElJI Ellison on of or Layton Is president John Joha G G. M. M Barnes of yule vice Ice president Robert C. C Nye Nyo secretary Irrigation District lct An Irrigation district the Bonne- Bonne yule ville has just been formed which extends ex ox- tends from the Salt I Lake county line north to Conter the water to supply sup sup- ply this district being pumped from I tho the Jo Jew dan dan river and the water la is lifted lilted 00 00 feet can Canals Js wilt will distribute this lila water o cr acres The cost of ot tho the project is estimated at I tho avera average e yearly earl cost being 9 or 1511 i per acre aero At the election to form Corm the tho district held February 15 1 1920 the vote otc was unan- unan voting yes cs and but 1 17 j against th the latter laUer all In ono one district The rhe vote tote was by 11 aero acre feet of or water t the land owners oWner Charles II n. A i tt t- t L I t L'- L' L 1 I r j sp s- s J fit J T rl p 1 i 1 it i i it t tt i tl i li tI t I. I i i Jk d a I t tlE jm Mabey is chairman ot of the board of or di directors directors di- di rectors who with J J. J Fred Odell and antI Clarence Eldredge form the directorate director director- ate ata Another Irrigation district to take in the tho balance balanco o of Davis ls count county Is in process of or formation the water A users' users association made up of or eight coun- coun tits its viz Weber Morgan MorSan Salt Lake Lako o Tooele Utah Summit lt Davis ls an and Wasatch Wa- Wa sat eatch satch h being behind tho the mo Data has all been lIeen compiled complied and everything everything every ever thing tends to show that tho district will be bo formed Has T Farm Bureau To Advance Interests Davis Is county has bas a farm tarm bureau the officers of or which are George G-corge U. U Holt president E E. L L. L Hanson Hansen vice president Mrs Ir Rose I Knowlton chairman of or women's women's wo wo- wo- wo mens men's M work ork The project work for tor the current year ear Is 15 Irrigation atlon an and drainage and anti seed Improvement mi- mi weeds bu buying ing- ing selling pro provement beets |