Show Why Farm More l Land A leading business man of the basin the other day stated that in his opinion there is no need of getting getting get get- ting ting- more land into cultivation because of over production of farm products He appeared to firmly believe that until markets open up the demand becomes greater that it is not nol wise to consider consider consider con con- sider and ask for more new lands reclaimed I That is a sample of the attitude which has been holding this basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin down for many years So long longas as 09 that spirit prevails we shall ju just t do as we are that is wait a little longer Men convinced that waiting is best for this basin should cO consider lder the matter more mor carefully If we got water onto Blue Bench into Pleasant Valley onto the Castle Castle Castle Cas Cas- tle Peak and Leland benches and and onto that White river land in 1932 every farmer fanner knows it would bo be about three years before those l lands would be supporting themselves themselves them them- selves elv and in the meantime they would be consumers not producers ers of surplus products And as asit asit asit it takes from one to five years to get the water onto the lands after after af af- af- af ter starting to work systematically systematic systematic- ally aUy for the projects we may see see that all we can do today is only for tomorrow But this view this waiting seems peculiar to us for other r reasons rea reasons rea- rea a- a sons viz A A-A A A man who believes Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin- Uin tah Basin wealth should remain inactive should certainly take the same view regarding similar wealth In other parts of Utah and andin andin andin in adjoining states B If B-If If a passive attitude is justified justified jus jus- tined on our lands then active attention attention attention at at- Is demanded on business involving the utilization of new newlands newlands newlands lands elsewhere In Utah What is isfall fair fall for one ojie should be fair for the other C C However However these simple facts do not receive consideration apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap parentI otherwise in being inac- inac dve regarding our own wealth undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped un un- developed in the basin we would be very aggressive in opposing s similar development elsewhere at least In the arid west D For D-For For fifteen years we have permitted this idea of not now to prevail over us letting vast areas remain idle and making matting no concerted move or effort F Our F-Our Our average fanner farmer is discouraged discouraged discouraged dis dis- dis- dis because he may not se secure secure secure se- se I cure a fair price in the fall In January 1931 a farmer in the central central central cen cen- I part had two ton of oats and he had to sell and he got 1 00 per cwt Within a mile another farmer sold oats a month later for per cwt A overage overage over over- age appears in the fall faU and early carly I winter in er and nearly always a shortage short- short I age age by by March 1 of wheat oats barley corn and about every other standard product used by man or beast F F This This basin scarcely supports itself except on a very f few w commodities commodities commodities com com- sheep heading the list and giving some sone purchasing pow pow- r. r However many of the owners owners owners own own- ers of sheep wintered or summered summer summer- ed here live outside the basin therefore while sheep help us hey they are not as imperative as good acres well ell farmed and provided with homes except pt for the small herds that the home owners ma may operate per ate G Marginal G-Marginal Marginal lands now farmed fanned in other states lands paying litLIe litLie little lit lit- LIe tle if any profit have provided no new homes New farm homes are best if they are well weIl founded An apartment house home may not be compared with a good farm home Our water and our land being only about half utilized and having having having hav hav- ing not enough men to handle that half it is evident that to ask ast for reclamation for our lands held by byth byth byth th for that purpose is not unwise All these conditions conditions conditions condi condi- c this tuis waiting business expensive To fight for the lands that produce our food that will vill make us independent in a big in inland inland inland in- in land country like this is practically practically ally aIly the same as fighting for our lives To be submissive is carelessness carelessness care care- cowardice or something like that |