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Show I News Noteo 1 It's a Privilege to Live in 1 Utah j PAXGUITCH i'resent prospects for1 abundant crops next summer are noli promising, according to careful check of precipitation to date. Although the section received as much early snow as usual, many midwinter storms of other parts "f the state have been missed by Panguitch. This fact, linked link-ed with the reality that this section has had light snowfall for three winters win-ters past, makes the adequacy of next summer's water supply doubtful. A promising feature of the outlook Is that heavy fall raius left the ground well saturated and has insured good spring working conditions. Early range is also very promising, due to the heavy fall rains and the snowfall to date. COALVILLE The annu.V financial statement of John E. Wright, county clerk of Summit county, has been filed with the county commissioners. The report shows a balance on hand in the the county treasurer's hands on December De-cember 31, 192V, ol $295,000, with the net resources of the county amounting to $190,000. During the past year disbursements dis-bursements were made from the various var-ious funds as follows; General, $35,000 road, $20,000; widowed mothers' fund, $G000; poor fund, $6500; and fair fund, $500. In addition to the above disbursements disburse-ments $50,000 was expended from state road .funds, principally n federal aid work and at the first of the year a balance bal-ance of $44,000 was left in this account. ac-count. MYTON Under the direction ot F. W. J. Meyer, supervisor of the Mid-view Mid-view and Arcadia districts of Duchesne county, work is in progress on the Lake Fork bridge. Mr. Meyer has a force of men making the necessary! improvements as rapidly as possible. The foundation on the east side of, the bridge was washed out by the recent re-cent flood caused by the breaking ot tne dam in the upper country a few weeks ago. The bridge will be raised and a cement foundation put in. The road has been graded from the Upalco flour mill west for several miles and a bridge constructed over a bad draw. OGDEN Weber county dairy farmers farm-ers are planning to take a trip to Cache county early this month, under the direction of the Weber County Farm bureau. Equipment and arrangement ar-rangement of Cache county dairy barns will be studied, and in addition the matter of feed for dairy cows as carried out by Cache dairymen will he looked into. The Weber county bureau bu-reau also has decided to organize cow testing associations to test herds over definite periods to increase butterfat production. A survey of all cows In the county also is to be made. BRIGHAM CITY Goose Creek mountains, in the northwest part of Boxelder county, boast a lake that Isn't a lake. The summit of the range Is covered in summer for miles with sky-blue lilies. The wind, blowing , them, gives the Illusion of a huge lake. Ogden Value ot Utah livestock in creased during 1927 about $6,000,000, I or 11 per cent, over the preceding year, , according to the annual livestock report re-port issued Tuesda. by George A. I Bcott, statistician for the United States department of agriculture. . The rise In values is due largely to a sharp In-; crease in the per head value of cattle,' the report says. MYTON One of the industries that, is rapidly increasing in the Uintah basin ba-sin is the cream and dairy business.' One creamery company has receiving' stations established at Vernal, Bonita,' Altonah, Mt. Emmons, Roosevelt and Myton. Several of the farmers are! increasing their herds of milch cows,1 while others are beginning to engage in dairying. MOAB Approval of a continuation of the three-year contract on the price to be paid for sugar beets di ring 1928 was made Wednesday a', a meeting of the special committee of the Utah Sugar Su-gar Beet Cooperative association and representatives of six of the largest beet sugar concerns operating in this territory at a session held in Farm Bureau headquarters in the Dooley building. BRIGHAM City With a flow of more than 2000 gallons per minute, the test well recently sunk by the First National bank of this city on the former form-er J. C. Knudsen farm south of this city has proven more successful than was expected by the company, and will probably be the means of solving the problem of increased irrigation I water for the dry lots in and around j Brigham City. i SAN JUAN Construciton of a highway high-way between Big Wash and Peters' hill, in San Juan county, will not be undertaken at the present time because be-cause of lack of funds, it was announced an-nounced by the highway commission. The proposed read is seventeen miles ! long. The estimated cost of the work is $S1.000. . I I HEBER The financial report of Wasatch county for the year ending December 31, as published by Alfred Sharp, county clerk, shows the county coun-ty and the various funds In a healthy condition, with no honded indebted-' 1 ness. The report follows: Fixed assets, as-sets, $24,300; to credit of various funds, S6S.056.64; duo county from state. $150; half salaries and other sources, $712; total resources, $D.t,21S.-S4; $D.t,21S.-S4; total liabilities, U5,717.95. The ' total receipts for the 5 ear were $395,- j 99S.20 and the total disbursements, I $327,911.50. |