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Show SEVIER ALLEY Ernest W nl ler s per ntendent of the Fillmore national forest s enthusi ast c over the advantages to be lound u the 9ev e rive valley and has many good words to say of that section of Utah n h s annual report Part cu lar attent on is called to the Pi te es e vo r completed last sp ng wh ch en larges the farm ng area of Sanpete co nty to a very considerable extent The lands thus placed under r gat on are be ne sowed to alfalfa wh c c op will increase the fertil ty oi the so 1 and make the Sev er alle the great est hay p oducing eg on of the state as well as br ng the stock ra s ng ndus trj to the tore The Delta proieet f rthe own tl e Se e ver n Millard county has also con e under the exper eneed eye of the forest super ntendent t ho calls atten t on to the ast amount of splend d agricultural land opened up and the re markably good crops of both grain and alfalfa raised this year But irr gated lands are not alone sought by the home seekers for the ory farms in south cen tral Utah are doing remarkably well and immigration, is being attracted Cal f orn a has furnished a large num ber of settlers to Millard county dur ng the past year and it is understood mo e are on the way "Mr Winkle; believes the e s a ten dency toward w der stock ownersh p taking the applications for grazing per nuts as a bas s for caloulat on In re cent years permits have been so ght for from 1 000 to 0 000 head ol cat fie and horses Last spring perm ts were asked for "7 000 head a most gratifying ncrease and one wh ch speaks volumes for the mater al p os per ty of Utah April May and June storms furn shed excellent food foT the sheep in th s section ol Utah and tho flockmasters down there had a n ost successful season some of the lambs weighing as hjghas 2 po nds Ooming down to tl e forests n h s report the superintendent declares that cond t ons are constantly improv ng forest fires being kenr under control and grazing regulated Many sawm lis aie in operation furnish ng 1 mber for the settlers on the farms and lor the c tizens of the towns and v llages as well The prospe ty of th s sect on of Utah makes for the -prosper jv 0j tb9 whole state and it is a pos t e pleas e to take note of such facts concern ing this wonderful region as con e to hand |