Show A VISIT TO MR FRANK TRUCK W FARM the writer was wag taken to lincoln last sunday and conducted over the truck farm of frank vulcho valaho of that place and we were more than surprised at what could be done in the way of gardening gar denind and truck farming in this valley the land on which most moat of this farm is located so we wore were informed a few years ago was considered useless and unfit for cultivation and today it is a land of bounteous production and a most beautiful harden garden spot showing what a little ambi ambition tion 0 irrigation anda w whole hole lot of hard labor will do we were over this farm we were amazed at the different kinds of vegetation grown from the aromatic seed used in candies cakes and other confection to the tobacco plant A great many of the plants we were with but was informed by mr valaho that they were seeds sent from his native land greece and that they did well in this soil and climate all the plants were healthy and ma making kinga a sturdy growth one thing we noticed that pleased us greatly was the absence of the noxious weed where the vegetation grew the ground was free of this pest we were informed by mr valaho that he iad had heads of cabbage in one patch besides tomatoes melons cantaloupes lot loupes ipes in fact all kinds of garden truck As we passed over this farm we could not help but ponder what could be done in the way of truck farming and fruit raising in this valley as tooele thoele is noted for its fine flavored fruits if we had some bome way of storing our winters batar supply to be used in the spring and summer months when it is needed and more thought and care taken of our orchards and more abre energy put on the cultivation of the land true the camers and fruit growers will have to receive more encouragement from the government state and the people in general with a little outlay of money and labor tooele thoele valley could become the garden spot of utah as no finer fruits fruita or vegetables are raised anywhere than right here at home and what is said of mr Va lahos truck farm could be said of any other place in tooele thoele valley and it would mean thousands of dollars to the people of the valley as it would bring botker industries into our midst 0 |