Show Jj I CONDITIONS O I JN IX THE UI DASIN concerning the Agri Agri- c t A A statement st cu conditions In hi basinI basin bash fV y ti TT cultural f preparedly bY Mr L. L M M. I IV V has hns S just been en by r V eH l Winsor Irrigation e. e expert of or the i United States department of oJ r and the Utah Ulah Agricultural colV colI col t A. A Pure fure I V t k 1 J Ie e. e The T e statement is as follows 1 Uintah Location Uintah basin includes Include J f fr iZ J gT l t r all of or- Uintah and Duchesne counties Juf t lii III the northeastern corner of Utah I Elevation Ele a Uon and The Climate Climate The eleva- eleva isa aa 1 raub Tangle between betwee feet at the jv J. J t Jr ii r- r ui l J Oi n the t 1 Green Gree and Duchesne Duc h esno vcrs avers to fee feet at Mountain f I 1 iV 1 L c c s near r the foot of the tho Uintah f 1 k ic s s. s The lowest elevation ha liar hai v t r the he widest wl est range range of Of temperature Y w Py a varying varying between 20 below zero to toV toi i V u a above zero The higher eleva rt v ils i s near ear the foot of the mountains I r j ss' ss a moderate temperature which i s. s i ail i 1 d ea winter and cool in summer 1 I J t There Is a a. wide variation n n ti southern i conditions The i so Vr i. i urt Ih basin basi and in some sec sec- fr iu the Duchesne river has a at at is t of Y T t j o J Ary with wilh a predominance i J f k f ra t a a of organic matt matter r r e ji p. p stubborn 2 j The northern part of the basic bash ft f if 71 lues is K Pi H i t variation n in soil types with wilh a aI 11 1 tJ 1 I I Ol t of of- deep soils t- t J t toy u in is t tie thee B main in their native V state t th r sage e brush brash These soils I t v are r deep leE Dna rich r except in certain L 1 I where ha na comes close r 1 r kt V V 1 0 the lo-the thA race sur-race or nr where rocky ridges r Ir X e eaf find end nd down fr frn n the mountains t Al- Al Al f f- f Ih staple crops era are ar IV r iv J l. I. I L t. t L i l rny ny wheat barley ana y x iJ rd potatoes co corn cora sorghums an and t l' l r of Eil of the the hardier hard er fruits including r- r l cherries and teaches Reaches The Ther r. r j I a ui u wever are grown successful successful- lq l- l ka q J r r only m 1 in certain ertain localities Under tJ t UL Conditions Uintah h basin Ii I. I lU best adapted to the pro t t iii t live stock Under more 1 un i Conditions on l lon as regards trans trans- I u the th sugar sugar beet Industry alt be hc fostered fostered fostered-as as the soils soil I t to the growing ot of seed eed and honey Alfalfa Alfalfa- e 4 I. I caN p are axe two of the Che principal side stele lines i 11 l 4 The i-i-The The nearest rail rail rail- as a Q a a W. W line Brie of the D. D and t J u. u ticu cu run rua u 50 miles from or ml miles as from Crom Vernal sod md the jad-the the Uintah Railway Penetrates p pene penetrates mc- mc the bas ba In in with its terminal GO miles from Ver Vernal al or rom 1 m Duchesne The state road com com- ha has aut authorized the construe construe construe- ton of or a. a a state road Into Uintah bajin ba ba- sin jin which when constructed will will open Jip the possibilities of truck automobile automo automo- Silo bile Ue transportation The basin bash is to t automobile traffic at present mt ut tut the roads are closed during the winter months when wilen the snow iI is' is on the mountain passes Indian Lands Lands- Lands The United State States government has for Cor sale salea a considerable considerable consider able area land of-land which was wa allotted to Indians This is being sold f 40 acre units Th The government als also has hasl l large rge tracts of oJ land which are being leased at a very low rental approximately approximately to per acre Further i information in this tion ion may be obtained by iy JY writing the the Indian agent at Fort Du Duchesne Utah Possibilities The Possibilities The developed devel peed lands in Uintah basin basi are arc allender all 11 under ender Irrigation by y gravity canal canals s systems stems with an an abu abundance dance of wate Most of the Indian hands a ds are covered b jy ly complete canal systems regardless regard regard- less ess of whether these lands are c a developed developed de do eloped or not |