Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-03 | Page 9 | To Start Work on Hinckley Drainage

TO START WORK OF. Twenty-five Miles of Drain Will Be Installed in Millard County. Work ou the drainage syt-fem at Hinckley, in Millard county, is to start as soon as the frost ir. out of the ground, according to the infonnotion received yesterday by Salt Lake engineers. Last year seven miles of drain was completed Just east, of Hinckley. The directors Tvill make, a report of progress to tho county commissioners March 7. "When completed there will be twenty-five miles of drain installed. Mo:t of ihe future "work will be diue west of the town. The drainac1 will go into the river a few miles -'t of Oeeret. As crop reports show, tbo drain;). Q has already howu a. most, beneficial effect. The new draiuae district, embracing em-bracing the laud around L)e?'r;t and Oasis, will include a lurge area. Some of the. laud lies ponlh and west ol Desrret. The port ion now known a?. "The Botrs'' ifl c-peiially rich and only needs drainage tu restore it to its original t'erlility. The farmer of Hinckley have perfected per-fected the organization of their nc;il farm bureau and have selected the following fol-lowing ofii'TH: President, Kddie Anderson Ander-son ; vice president , .'ha rles Hn rkc ; seeretarv-truaMn er. L. '. Neelv. The?e, with "William Walker and K.'P. J'-v.-o, constitute the executive commit 1 ee. The bureau has a membership of fifty and new members are beinj: received daily. The Wot Miliar'! farm bureau, rep-rescn: rep-rescn: inL' th" communities of Hin-'klcv, Sutherland. South Tract. Uak 'ity, Leantint on, Suarviile, Abraham, Helta, Hel-ta, JVseret and Oasis, now- enaed in securing seed oats and wheat for its members. The livestock commiUee is trying to secure a number of first-class bulls- t n improve tho dairy herdv. They hrc opt i misfit over the opportnui; c of t.he farmers to feed their cattle 1 hi 'com. infcj fall on the- pulp from the nrw'-bt V sugar factory. '., ' '.'