Show News r Notes l lIt lI It Its It's a Privilege to Live n ie In I UTAH I o NN 4 Ov oe PLEASANT GROVE Utah's GROVE Utah's straw straw- strawberry strawberry strawberry berry crop was worth in 1928 and in 1924 an un increase of in four years ears Barley UTAI-Barley UTAH Barley in Utah in 1928 I yielded more per acre than in any other state Utah's average was wag 49 bushels per acre The Tho United States average was 28 HEBER The CITY CITY The yield of tame hay per acre in Utah in 1928 was 2 46 2 46 tons being exceeded ed by the yields in only four other states The United States average was tons Snap MORGAN MORGAN Snip beans in amount mount of 2400 tons were sold by Utah farmers to canning factories ies for a total of in 1928 Four years ears ago only 1000 tons were ere canned and was paid for them Seasonable DUCHESNE Seasonable tempera tempera- temperatures temperatures temperatures tures and dry weather have resulted in treat great improvement in canyon roads and summit crosing according to the bulletin of or the tha state tc road commission issued recently to Fruitland is open to all traffic Lyle MYTON MYTON Young of My ton who has supervision of tion of water from the Taylor ditch on the South Myton l bench and for Pleasant Valley reports the canal in good shape and water now running in sufficient suf suf- sufficient sufficient quantities to meet the demands culinary purposes CASTLE DALE Emery county commissioners have appropriated 1875 for graveling the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway between Huntington and the Emery Carbon-Emery county line linetha h project now being 60 per cent com com- com pl te An appropriation of was bridge over a wash west of Green also made for the construction of a River on the state road Sauna SALINA SALINA Salina a canyon famous among western highways as the only road that crosses a railroad track 17 times Umes in 20 miles of its winding is reported to be in fine shape and tro rd cars are coming through from Price and Emery counties without any delay This road is one of the them m main in connecting links in s Utah's highway system and many travelers are now using this road in their journeys between eastern and southern Utah points JA Utah's HAYSVILLE-Utah's KAYSVILLE Utah's 1929 onion acreage is expected to lead that of 1928 by acres the late-crop late onion acreage report issue issued recently by Frank Frnnk Andrews federal agricultural statistician declares It is estimated 1100 acres will be grown compared com com- compared compared pared with 1000 last year Idaho acre acre- acreage acreage acreage age is estimated at 1200 compared with 1000 in 1928 while the entire crop of late onions in the United States is expected to have an acreage of compared with in 1928 according to the figures Verne VERNAL VERNAL Verne Caldwell of Meek Meeker er Colo professional hunter of or big game and predatory animals who has for two weeks been ben in the Browns Brown's Park country on Pott creek thirty miles northeast of or Vernal making a survey of the mountain lion situation reports that he has found numerous carcasses of deer killed by marauders Mr Caldwell states that for every car car- carcas carcas car cas cas found there are a n hundred that arc are never found because mountain lions very frequently drag their kills into places rely inaccessible to tomen tomen tomen men PROVO Extraordinarily heavy snowfall during the past winter has delayed timber work and amI grazing in Wasatch national forest rear lear Smith Perk Ferk Ranger J B n Hahn reported re- re recently recently re recently to E C Shepard forest super super- vicor vicar vicor Work is expected to be nearly a month late Ran Ranger er Hahn rated r there was a depth of or 55 inches of snow May 1 compared to less than 2 1 inch inch- inches inches inches es on oil the same date late last Jast year Tho wt we per er content of the snow v is 14 1 inches inch inch- inches inches es Timber work started May 6 last year ear but will not begin until June this year nEllER HEBER Substantial CITY CITY Substantial increase in Utah's rye crop this year over last but decreases in the winter wheat and ha hay crops are arc indicated in tho the May 1 crop forecast issued recently by Frank Andrews federal statistician Production of or some bushels or of orrye rye is 13 predicted this year compared with bushels in 1928 while it itis itis itis is estimated that this years year's wheat harvests will only reach bushels against last year About tons of hay are remain remain- remaining remaining remaining ing on Utah farms compared with with 0 tons last year Tourist RICHFIELD RICHFIELD Tourist travel has in- in increased increased in increased creased during the past week The local camp grounds had to turn some customers away recently Colorado leads all states in westward travelers California cars lead those headed east east- eastward eastward ward cast ward Several cars have crossed rosed the new Grand Canyon nyon brid bridge e at Lees Lee's Ferry This new gateway into south south- southern southern southern ern Utah is expected to increase th numbers of visitors to Grand Gland canyon Zion canyon Br Bryce ce and Ce Cedar ar Breaks Break Because of the shorter route many will come that way who are not just pleasure seekers or It is if predicted d |