Show IN UTAH COUNTY there have been about sixteen acres of fuger beets rejected reject id by toe factory in springville BriD Spring KVille ville and ovet over sixty acres iu in 43 spanish fork it is said that the heavy raio rain la in september injured the beets by starting them to growing crowing again these beets albat are rejected are being pur chased by the owners of stock at the low figure of two dollars a ton tul i is 10 cheap feed and to la profitable to those who vrho are fattening steers lor for market there sire are lots of turkeys and chickens in this his region but at present no demand we think that salt lake deal ors ers would do well to inquire into thit region before they import more from the east the rapid development of the agricultural resources of this region could be augmented by the of a system of reservoirs Lo towards wara the beau of df the different streams luns that furnish the be irrigating water lor for payson spanish fork and springville Spring ville if we are correctly informed there are good sites for this purpose up all these streams these things should be looked into and proper surveys made and a united effort to construct entered into this would bring under cultivation every fostof foot of available ground in this thin region and enhance the value of much or of the land now under cultivation Eacel excellent lent schools are being conduct ad d in 10 most of these lowns townsand band the B Y academy to Is doing good service to the people by the ahe way in which they lire are conducting those these classes among the pupils there seems to be ft a determined and satisfied feeling and great enthusiasm the sugar bugar factory at lehi has about men loan employed about the mill anti ami are turning out an average of sacks of sugar a day this seasons run i lis expected to end about the of january jannary the officers are pushing the delin quent tax payers throughout the county the sea suu has bee been ra fair so the merchants state and 1 colle caious better than last season farm produce has brought a better average price than last season and found a more ready sale ae the people of eshi are ara agitating agi sting the increase of the water supply sad and it has been agreed to start the construction of a reservoir which is to be completed in three years other parties are urging the putting in of artee Artsil iau lati wells to appl f toe he logist part of the town iad ad I 1 field below the town this last appears quite feasible fea bible as excellent excel loot flow cluwe are obtained at a little over feet io in localities from where the water could be conducted to where it to is needed for irrigation the experiment with the artesian art eBlan wells wella would be worth trying and if a reservoir to is tobe to be established establish ou on the beach the seepage will increase the underflow of water there la Is land here bore in this county now that could be really greatly benefited if it was properly drained so BO that the mineral could be washed off instead of raised to the surface producing nothing but salt grass or black salt weed as it now dow does the great effort ot our agriculturists has been to get the water on the land so that that but very little attention has baa been paid to the question of drainage but there are now matay many points where the question ol of drainage will nave have to be looked into slid and where much of our so ao called mineral land could be reduced and made productive by proper drainage and then leaching with fresh water thin question should be considered by the boers ot at this olam class of ground as aa there is no doubt that good returns can bt b realized from means judicially expend eli ej in iii this way and much land that is now practically worthless won wort bless could be made to yield profitable returns thus creating business and making bonien or industrious citizens LEHI dec 16 1894 |