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Show A : News Notes It's a Privilege to Live in I Utah j TOOELE The 1927 crop of lambs docked in the thirteen western range states, which contain about 68 per cent of the total sheep in the United States, is about 8 per cent, or 1,304,-head, 1,304,-head, less than the crop of 192G, according ac-cording to the yearly lamb survey of the department of agriculture, issued Wednesday by George A. Scott, regional re-gional livestock statistician. This condition is unexpected, for there were about 700,000 more breeding ewes in this area January 1. this year, than a year previous. The lighter lamb crop traces to unfavorable conditions for range sheep during the fall, winter, and spring. ROOSEVELT Through the conjoint con-joint efforts of the forest service and Duchesne county, approximately 25,- 000. 000 feet of timber will be tapped by means of a thirteen-mile road, to be immediately constructed. Duchesne county will build a five-mile stretch from the mouth of Yellowstone river to the forest boundary, where the forest for-est service will pick up the work and carry it eight miles further, into the heart of the great Uintah range. The recent heavy cloudburst washed out bridges and grades in a number of places, but the county's portion of the road is expected to be ready this year. SALT LAKE Registration at the summer school of the University of Utah for the first term of 1927 instruction, instruc-tion, which ends on Friday, exceeded that of 1926 by thirty-five students, according ac-cording to information given out Wednesday Wed-nesday by E. J. Norton, recorder. The registration for the present term of school Is S27, while in 1926 the total number of students was 792. LOGAN Wheat shipments from the pacific northwest will be exceedingly heavy this year, according to K. E. Calvin, vice president of the Union Pacific system In charge of operation, who declared crops never looked better bet-ter in that territory. Mr. Calvin visited visit-ed here Thursday en route from Los Angeles to Omaha. He just recently completed an Inspection trip through the northwest. He said Utah's agricultural agri-cultural outlook is excellent. MANTi Decrease in the tax levy for the city of Mantl this year, as compared with last, Is shown In the levy submitted the state board of equalization and assessment Wednesday. Wednes-day. The levy Is 11.8 mills for the current year, compared with 12 mills in 1926. Midway. Wasatch county, reports re-ports the same levy for this year as last, 11 mills. PROVO Water Is needed on the ranges and farms, according to the weekly weather report while sugar beets and alfalfa are reported In good condition. The temperatures throughout through-out the state averaged well above 90. with St. George taking the prize with 107. Provo experienced the greatest extremes with 100 as a maximum and 46 as a minimum. PRICE Erection of two modern Hay tennis courts, built to full Davis cup dimensions, Is being considered by city officials and others Interested. Many of those who are already members of the (wo private tennis Hubs In Price are eager (o see the new courts built and are taking an active part In promoting pro-moting tho Idea. If the efforls of these citizens are successful the courts will be put up at once so thai full advantage advan-tage may be taken of the remainder of the season. I! 1CII FIKD Plans have been laid and the Initial steps taken toward Ihe building of Ihe new Stake tabernacle at Richfield. A committed has been appointed to take care of the necessary neces-sary preliminary preparations such ns the procuring of plans, obtaining estimates esti-mates and devising ways and means of raising the neressnry funds. MYTON Indians of Ihe Uintah and annual sun dance, according to n-Ouray n-Ouray reservations are planning their nouncement from Whltorncks. O'l DEN President James H. De-Vine De-Vine of the Ogden chamber of commerce com-merce reiterated the decision of tho chamber to seek an equal freight rate on grain through the Ogden galewuy to San Francisco, as will obtain under Ihe proposed reduction over (he Wells-Gogorson Wells-Gogorson cul-off. This Hlalemcnt was given at a luncheon of shippers held in the chamber of commerce. LOG AN Farm families from every pari, of Utah continued to nrrlvo throughout the cnllro day In Logan for Iho seventh annual Farmers' encampment, en-campment, which opened on Ihe campus cam-pus of Ihe (Mull Agricultural college and will continue under (he direction of llm Utah Extension Service for four days. OGDKN Announcement of mien for the fourth annual I'lah 1 1 1 1 einiou nl a In egg laying conical has been made by llyron Ailler, alallon poult rynia n at the (Mali Agricultural college, nuil superintendent su-perintendent of Mm conical. The fourth annua conleid opens November 1, 1927, and clone October T., I92S, |
