Show gratifying TO UTAH WE ARE THE COT OP OF AN AM INTER interesting EATING ARTICLE BY nAN BAMKS the following article la Is extracted from the american agriculturist of september 1 the article la Is too lengthy to give in full but these portions portion are conald TOl applicable to our part of the territory As AB a general rulo rule the awe dwellings illas are hom bom ellko anil and often picturesque in design tho the outbuildings buildings out models of neatness and commodiousness and the gardens eloquently expressive of the high state of cultivation brought about aboud by a system of irrigation tion second only to that of spain there are in fact fow few agricultural pro ducts of the temperate zone tu enst t are not alarms grown crown to perfection here baru tle farms aro are usually small rarely exceeding thirty or forty acres tn in extent and the abunda noo and excellence of the products product a raised are such as to ercito wonder even in the mind of one accustomed to co the prod loat loal crops of southern and middle california without irrigation however utah would bo be a useless of alkali and sage nevertha loss IOB the soil BOH proved prokop to be rich in fertility and needs only the proper application of water to moio maie it readily respond to the efforts of tho the husbandman the early settlers ett lera of 0 utah were the first to test tho the practical of irrigation on na tho the arid regions region of these western torr territories I 1 As A a a result tho the farming population hero can confidently depend upon crops when a season eason of drouth la Is perplex lue the soil tillers in other countries of tiia abo noros acres of land under anjer cultivation in utah are subject to irrigation tho the average cost of bringing water upon lands hereabout is estimated at ton ten collura an acre nod the annual mabute nanco of this water right amounts to about ninety cents per par acre this expense seems largo but it is more than offset by the enormous yield of 0 the soil As the greater lor part of the land in n this state requires water to raise oven even the cereals the utah farmer takes no chances but from the outset sees to it that thai he be purchases Irrl irrig gable ablo property and then bonds bends his over glos to i secure the right to an abundant water supply this mode of handling tho the soil la Is moro scientific than tho the old way and the remarkable success of these utah farmers speaks vol volumes unies for their intelligence and industry 1 n nl 1800 there two thousand drive well the dorrit territory 0 lyv which have an eve r a go dle alic baro 0 of twenty six gallons per minute in end a volume sufficient clOnt to irrigate avo ve to seven save h r CO wheat grown in U utah is I 1 1 I 1 Is 8 n not nat sp plump as the california product but it is in a bo be noticeably brighter and larger than ohp same grain raised in the east E not it averages throughout the country twenty two bushels to ahn acre but whore where high cultivation is given tho the yield is often remarkable remarkable it will bo be remembered that somo some five years ago ai the american agriculturist offered a premium of fwu to the farmer who raised the largest number of bushels of wheat to the acre the prize was waa awarded to william gibbey who harvested eighty bushels and at six ounces from one acre located to in the x outskirts of salt luke lake city this khanom east ot of wheat received tho the dame aho attention as did his bis entire hold field the total yield of which was seventy per acre an important of this beautiful state Is 1 lucern or alfalfa cis as it is commonly known in california usually the drywat roughest heat localities are chosen for its planting as it if thrives better on sandy andy highlands than where the ground to t cold and wot wet vivo to ton ten pounds of alfalfa seed are sown to the acre and tho the returns are governed largely by the amount of water used in irrigating it the first sea son a is repeatedly run over the tha field to keep the stallis closely out cut so as to promote tho be growth of literals laterals late lAto rals rali one plant of alfalfa wilt will throw out several hundred shoots and when left for seed will some bome timos attala attain a height of at uve live feet an aggregate of the urt first years cutting is a moderato moderate crop of hay but thence on from year to year without any ro sowing largo returns may be counted upon utah alfalfa seed received a modal medal at the columbian fair a fact that has dono done much to stimulate the export trade of the past year thu tha potato e ranks rallies first in the root crops of U ta b of carloads being annually shipped from here to eastern markets and the western const coast tho the size ot of these tubers ii 1 something A potato exhibited at the be salt lake chamber of commerce Com merco weighed eight pounds arid and five ounces next to the potato crop tho the most pro litlo among tho the hardier vegetables grown hero here aro are carrots beets and tomatoes the gravelly benches along tue tae wasatch foothills are best adapted to the raising of fruit twenty years ago tho the poaches peaches of utah rivaled la laiu to and aad flavor the best beat varieties found la in california buts but unfortunately fortu the orchards were allowed to run down and good peaches here bro are now nov the exception young treo trees however have been recently planted and a into act of tho the legislature has bee mado made it obligatory upon the to spray their trees and burn such auch as are hopelessly infested with insects the tha apple and pear orchards hero boro hava been equally neglected and horti out throughout the state are suddenly aroused to abo fact taint immediate alps must be taken to control tho ravages of the pests peals cherries apricots plums plume nud and grapes do well wall to in this climate and straw i berries borr lea currants goose gooseberries berries etl elu are ra abundant ant and of unsurpassed plump plumpness 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