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Show RECLAMATION IS DISCUSSED SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 02 (LP) Members -of the point Vippropnn--lions' 'committee; of the legislature wen! to SaiipcW-'eouiity today to; in-vcstiKMte' in-vcstiKMte' the 'proposed . pent lands :ccl:imation proposition 'eoutemnbit-d 'eoutemnbit-d in a bill now before, the senate, fathered by Iiepresentntive W.'D-: W.'D-: 'midland. ' ' -' " ' -' '. '. ''' ; ' The bill provides an appropriation r xtii.ijoo for the purpose of estab-lish'iii!; estab-lish'iii!; an esperilnent' farm oil ' a. section of the bat -lands In-Simpcte ., c- " extension division of he T'tab Agricultural '.collesre,- to determine the feasibility of -reclaim-. : .!' the peat lantls -h-nd trarrsfoVnilnj,'1 i licm into' agricultural aerease,' Several thousands ;of ''.Icres';' of. ; ;hese' lauds' lie-iiit Sanpete county md experiments in drainage carried on bv private Interests in the district1' dis-trict1' haVe'1 indicated 1 that'-'when prniK-rly drained and tilled the soli :wil produce abundant crops ' of ' -,.i,m-- iiid other vegetables.'- : The fnrriicrs-of the district believe tha a -scientific study of the soil to determine the protier methods 'or. rretiting and tilling' it wilt enable these thoustmds bt acres of waste lands to be converted in to rich 'and productive n-eroage. '' ' ' The appropriations committee is j to be shown what 'has been aocom-1 iillshwt by the exiicrimenls thus far 'with a view to convincing tbem that the appropriatiofi asked for is justl-. justl-. tied. Whether or not the racing issue will be before the house next week remains to be'seen. Both the repeal bill and the compromise racing bill are now in the honds of the livestock live-stock committee and no call for u 'tills has yet been issued by the aioeting of this committee on the chairman. ' |
