Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 22 | Know Utah

I KNOW UTAH T AH AHBy By A ALBERT ERT F. F PHILIPS jJ Standing on the Lev Levan an ridge one evening several years jears ears ago with Governor William Willlam Spry and several others who vho were in that part of the state tate Governor Spry pointed to a tract of land and with a wave of his hand said That far farm is peculiar In name name It Itis is one of the finest farms fairn in this part of Utah an and the first successful dry farm in the mountains but its name Js P Perjury F Farm rn and It is iso isso so jO o recorded in the records of the state auditor in SaI Salt L Lake lee City The he far farm i was kvas was near one of the ex experiment ex- ex x- x farms of the Utah Agricultural college 5 S 'S Strange Stine name for a farm s 's skid ld J T. T H H. Manderfield Mander- Mander field then general freight agent of oC the Los Angeles end and Salt SaIt Lake railway who ho was wa's one of the party pal lId How does it come to hai have havethe e the title It is a m I nt n farin far n in looks Its buildings gs appear modern hen hence e the title tite see seems so out of the ordinary Why th the name Well this is i's the st ry s said ld Gov Governor inor I S 'S S 'S S one Forty years ago ngo a family bearing the the- name nane of ead c ne to to Utah seeking a a new home After investigating various arlous localities in the th then n territory of ot Utah a decision vas was vas finally reached to take tak up a 40 homestead nl stead in Juab county and the tract j you joU u see ec e wa was the homestead which the eld elder f Bro BroadHead Broad Broad- d d' d Head bead started on a a tract on the bench of the mountain I S 5 5 5 The The site of the homestead was on the fro frontier tier It was miles from Salt Lake City It was Was vas a along long longway way to vater water a long haul from Iron a small tream to the homestead d. d The were pioneers used to the privations of the frontier They believed that water could be had by drilling and as it was to be used for culinary purposes alone they were willing willingto to take the chance Their theory proved ed true Water was obtained in na a a weH well vell S S S Dry farming was as then unknown and few men would select a homestead in an arid region where there was vas no probability of or securing water to Irrigate irrigate gate then their lands Some of r those who settled In ln n Dog valley vaHey a f few miles away considered the in inthe inthe the lunatic class class Levan ridge w was s In a virgin condition con con- when th the took tool up their homestead an and a a. luxurious lux r us' us gr growth of of Sage aWe brush was wa's s supplied plied They had been told that wherever n there was a prolific growth of s' s ste sage te bru brush bruh h there need be no further question question question ques ques- tion as ns to the adaptability of the land for lor dr diy farm farm farm- ing f. f S S S The land and v was S' S cleared l ared of bf f sage sag brush crops were planted and the harvest the first year year was small but It demonstrated what the land woJ would ld produce when properly h handled and the resul result was was wa th the Broad- Broad heads stuck to th the h homestead Various grains were vere tested Just as we we t test st st. the se seeds ds at the experimental farm Root Boot crops were vere tried put Iut Trees s w were re planted plant plant- ed ed part of the homestead was always alway in ln fallow the tha dust blanket so in iii dry farming to conServe conserVe con- con Serve erve the Ulc rr was vas always there Wheat of course was the most important crop although other small grain was also grown Corn was tried out but the yield was only fair fall as the cereal lacked he hot nights nights' to mature it The Tle and their homestead became a wonder vonder among the settlers 5 S S Five ive years years elapsed and anI the homestead was wa's soon soba to to- be become ome theirs All requirements of the government government government govern govern- ment had llad been c complied with and the elder elde Broadh Broadhead ad made a trip to the Salt Lake land office to t file- file his proof of residence and apply for patent for his land Then he ho struck a 11 snag The officials declined ed to accept his Affidavits that he be grew crops on land that was not Irrig irrigated ted They declared it could not be bedone bedone bedone done Later he was was' arrested and accused of or p per pei perjury r- r jury