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Show j UTAH FARM PRODUClb btah is rap dl torg ng to the front as an agr cult ral state True only a comparat elv small port on of the, to trl area has been brought under the plow" but an excellent show ng s made ne ertheless For nstance the wheat crop of the present year s worth something more than seven million dol lars break ng the record of former years and show ng ast possib 1 t es for the future when dr farm ng and rr ga tion comb ned w 11 increase the out p t of farm products to an extent fa beyond the dreams of the p oneers wno first turned the sod of the Utah al leys The fact that Utah is a great fruit state has long been known outs de the boundaries of the common ealth Its beet sugar celery honev and vegeta bles ha e added to its fame abroad The annual hay crop has also attract ed attention With these facts in mind it is pleasant to record the increase in this season s wheat crop for we all like to feel certain that it is no longer necessary to pay freight en flour shipped in from other states Figures are sometimes dry and un nteresting but we are sure the Utah agricultural statistics for the present vear will be read with pleasure and profit bv the dwellers jn the cfhes as well as Ihj. -tillers of the soj. Some of the prosperity of the east eri states will end with the close of the European war This is not true of Ltah The great mineral resources of the state will continue to be developed the livestock industry will flourish and t the farm products w II increase as the swift seasons roll by It should be added that the products manufactured here will always be in demand As proof of this fact we call attent on to the statement of Colonel Stevens gen era! fre ght agent of the St Louis 4 San Franc sco railroad that v nst quan titles of Utah canned goods and t tah sugar are being taken into the tern tory served by hts lines As more sugar factories are being b ilt and more beets planted each year there is no 1 mit to the wealth to be derived from this source It s also true- thaj the outp t of the cann ng factor es is ncreas ng as fast as the market broad ens and that the stream of rev en e flowincr nt.n the fltate nn tViia apMint w 11 ne er grow less The epicures of the east always on the lookout for the best have discov ered that Utah celery has no equal n the market and as a result no table is well spread o feast complete w thout at least a few stalks of th s important prod ct We expect a great trade in celerv n the future on account of the I f ne reputat on establ shed As we t rn a large amo nt of sugar nto candy and an unl m ted ant ty of milk into b tter we must red t the agr cult ral communitv with having f rn shed the bas s for a trade that extends e en be ond the seas The farme s of Kansas were once adv sed to rase more orn anl less h 1 b t that adv ce s not needed n 1 tah where we a se all k Is of good th ngs to eat an 1 are ontent to let h h Sa tan ma st take re of h s own |