Vernal Express | 1954-10-21 | Page 14 | Milas Y. Colton Fur Farm Featured in Ashley Co-Op Farm Quiz Contest Section

c 0 0 n s 0 4 41 fir J UP she ab nb att V sm milas Y colton fur farm fam featured in ashley C coop co op p farm fam quiz contest the milas Y cotton colton fur farm in vernal was featured recently ax as one ot of the ashley farmer farmers union CF coop co op o m mystery ste farms and wa was corl correctly ecsy gena identified ed when it appeared in the vernal express by marv jackson davis mr colton ha has been operating the farm located on the maeser road his parents purchased the farm in 1018 1915 the south half balf from the old freestone farm and the north half from J 0 davis the fox and mink business was established on the ranch in 19 1017 17 the for these fun furs dwindled for some time but now the mink busin business cis Is according to mr colton mink are raised by three other ranchers in uintah co county u nt J jay s pack vernal who has 3 0 a animals nr and W S powell ash ashley mr e who has about an animals imala mr colton at the present time has 1800 mink food Is prepared for all of them at one time and requires pounds dally six hired men help belp mr cotton colton with his work next year he expects to increase the business by some females he produces all leading type mink including a mutation of beige mink which Is arousing interest all over the country this firt mutation was made in 1950 be he now has ha beige belge colored mink most of the 41 acres on the farm Is in pasture mr colton buys bordes for mink feed tic he can store horses in his large ice box and keeps from 60 00 da days I 1 to a years supply of feed in the te ice box mr colton developed disown his own water system which waters all the pens furring period reaches zenith of irime prime between thanksgiving an and christmas the selling season begins in january and mr colton has been selling through hudson bay fur co since 1837 1937 mr colton plans to go to the fur sales in new now york this coming inetor benr utah h ranks third in the na tion in mink raising after wisconsin and minnesota