| Show BEAR VALLEY HOG RAISING SHEEP ON THE FAEM OTHER ITEMS when I 1 started out from brigham I 1 concluded to call on uncle billy rowe who has a ranch just north of corinne Corl I 1 found him at home and was made cordially welcome mr rowe is happily located on the west bank of dear bear river i a fact that makes more than ordinal ordina lly illy valuable his fine farm of acres or more because it affords such excellent drainage drainage is as valuable an asset in that locality as a primary water right the rowe farmis a well developed property too there are orchards beet fields alfalfa fields etc and splendid buildings of all kinds the tanch ranch house is well built and spacious built no doubt in the spirit of hospitality for which the master is I 1 noted hog raising is one of the departments of this farm and a thriving industry the are models of convenience well arranged and located with a view to the best possible sanitation sir air rowe had neaily four hundred hogs during that plague that passed over this section last winter and lose one this may haie hae been due to the way in which the pigs were kept or it may have been due to special favor of providence we incline to the latter theory since this seems to be a source whence mr rowe has drawn support on many an all occasion luring during ills his long on and eventful life we shall have more to say on this subject later AN unpleasant SURPRISE when I 1 reached moroni morten sens I 1 found him rather glum and he had good reason when his man arose that morning at 5 he was dumbfounded to read the thermometer 23 degrees 9 degrees below belov freezing and he thinks the mercury was climbing up when lie he first looked as a few minutes later to 21 r that thet wei e piotr victims of an illusion they began an investigation of the apple orchard it was almost impossible to find any buds that was not turned black the Pear mains were utterly destroyed the ben davs and winesap nearly so while perhaps oue one bud out of a hun ardred of the jonathan had survived it seems tile the jonathan is the hardiest handiest har diest of the lot cherries and peaches are arc out olit of the question ive did did some telephoning from mr Morten sens and learned that the frost is pretty general his neighbor rasmus hansen of apple tame fame john W larson of east garland A R capener ot or garland henry seeger and G L carlton of elwood reported the same conditions the miller bros of penrose Pen roso however say that they have escaped so tar far and I 1 am in hopes the loss will not be uni universal er OTHER RESOURCES but these men are riot not dishearten ed they have other hens on yet As mr air rasmus hanson hansen said to me when I 1 asked how he be felt about it im going to forget it I 1 have too much other stuff to look after to cry about spilled milk there is the beets yet of course the land is dry and needs rain but I 1 am confident of a good stand SHEEP ON THE FARM referring again to my visit at moroni Morten sens place I 1 got my eyes opened to the possibilities of a farm product that for some unaccountable reason received rec elred much attention in these parts I 1 refer to sheep on the faim mr has without doubt the finest flock of farm sheep in this part of the state ile he started in about five or six years ago with a small flock of Cots wolds which lie has steadily increased and improved until today 2 2000 1000 tempt him to give them thein up to ills his original flock has been added new blood from the held of mr allen alien ot of draper who owns perhaps the largest flock of Cots wolds in the world and when ilon hon IV S hansen was back to the live stock shows at chicago last year lie ha bought for mr air Mor Morte tenen afren four fine yearling ewes exhibited there by a breeder aiom fi oni england r ng land the flock kwas was sheared last month and fleeces weighing I 1 13 to 17 pounds were the rule mr air says that since the fruit crop is jeopardized he be views this flock of with a good deal of comfort ile he will contribute an article soon on the subject of sheep on the farm and we suggest that our tanner farmer readers pay particular attention AND VICINITY tuesday afternoon and evening I 1 spent a tremonton Tre monton and thereabouts hereabouts everything looks prosperous and the people are hopeful they are loath ito to believe that hat any considerable amount of the apple crop is destroyed it in my heart to discourage them thein I 1 hope that our diagnosis of the situation tuesday is incorrect and that there will yet be a crop of fruit out here that will malco ake the inhabitants joyful NORMAN LEE |
