Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-25 | Page 11 | Utah's "Best Crop"

II Utah's Utah s Best Crop UTAH U. U tAH has 1115 always boasted that its best crop is its babies Federal statistics now pw verify the thie claim Utah led all the nation iii its birth rate in 1929 with the exception of New Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo whose rate rat w w was as as' compared to Utah's 2481 I i. i e But But our state actually is the champ champion on onby baby by raiser because New Nw Mexico's os infant rate was as s the 45 the highest in the country This states state's infant mortality rate i is was yas s only much 59 9 much bel below belV V the national I rage So while New Mexico o breeds children in in in greater proportion Utah Otah t h gives gives- s them much ocHer better assurance o of life What's the use of ofha ha int a large a birth rate birthrate rate if a big percent percentage ge is s allowed to perish in infancy Utah protects Its babes ag against di disease ease and thus leads the whole hole United Unit d States Slates in its human crop