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Show THE UINTAH BASIN PAfeUEK Uintah Basin Leads State In Honey Production H. State By D. HILLMAN, CLASSIFIED ADS Apiarist d Duchesne County still leads the state in the number of colonies of honey bees and beekeepers. Emery County comes second and Uintah third. Duchesne County has 7,816 colonies, Emery 5,883 and Uintah This represents the spring 4,816. county and does not take into consideration the natural increase. I have an idea that if an accurate count could be made now these figures would be increased by at least by the larger streams of the state. Bear River, Sevier and Duchesne. The average per colony yield for Duchesne was 65 pounds, and 60 for Uintah. The good beekeepers who give careful attention to apiculture, get double and frequently three times this amount of honey. If all the bees of the state were put in the hands of specialists it is a safe estimate that the honey crop would be increased by one third. I find that, 2,000. However, hs it is, over one as a rule, most bee owners with only third of the bees of the state, or a few colonies are inclined to nes, to be exact, are located glect the bees, with the result that In the three counties of eastern they get but very little honey and some of them none at all. By not ,Utah. Owing to the dry season and having sufficient storage room their shortage of water for irigation, the bees become crowded and swarm, honey crop of 1924 has fallen con- which divides the working force and siderably below the average foi this consequently not much surplus honstate. A few counties of the state ey is stored. have had a normal honey flow, The average per colony yield for many have had better than half a the state for 1924 is 62 pounds, .croip while in a few other districts, making a total of 2,942,396 pounds :not over twenty miles distant, no for the entire state.. About sixty was altho at all is harvested amount consumed of cent this isurplus per ,the bees gathered sufficient winter within the state and the other forty two-fifth- In Emery County for inthe stance, average per colony yield is noly thirty pounds. All of this was secured in the southern part of the county around Emery and Rochester, while at Huntington in the northern part no surplus hcney was secured at all. It is a notable fact that the largest yields come from the valleys that are watered stores. VT THE BROWN MOUSE STARTS THIS ISSUE In the story section of THE UIN-isTAH BASIN FARMER of this sue will commence the story The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick. This delightful story will run month after month until it is completed. The Brown Mouse is one of the most fascinating stories yet written and has become recognized as sort of text bok fop teachers and farmers. Jim Irvin, the hero of the story, is a field hand but a latent genius whom Jennie Woodruff likes but cannot see a husband in A practical joke makes Jim the village school teacher, then things This charming begin to happen. worth the (price of a is fully story not fail, to Do years subscription. re&d it As a Christmas present to a friend or relative THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER is ideal, made all the the new story. Let- - it more so per cent shipped out. Although the be one of byyour Christmas presents. crop is short the price to producers which goes a long ways to COOLEDGE WILL INSPECT make up the difference. The car $11,000 PRIZE CATTLE lot price to producers have been from one to two cents higher this CHICAGO, Nov. 28 (AP) As year than last. Small lots bring many as 11,000 head of high grade around ten cents and the retail price cattle, many of them winners of in small containers around fifteen, the highest honors in livestock cents per pound. j shows, in the United States and Canada, will be ready for Inspection of President and Mrs. Coolidge, t vhen they visit the International 'Livestock Exposition December 4. i her I ; Just What I Wanted SALE 2 Purebred - Angora DAPHNE COOPER, goats. FOR , l2-- lt MAKE ME AN OFFER on 30 pigs. 250 weighing from 20 poundsforto mar-ket some ready nearly pounds, s Smith Pigs are at Hpy White-rock- s, of ranch, 5 miles northeast JASPERSON ED Utah. Whiterocks, Utah. 12-- it FOR SALE Table style Victrola. f. Call at this office. l-t- FOR SALE Used 2 horse power, 3 phase electric motor in good at shape. Price reasonable. Inquire - 46-t- f. this office. FOR SALE One 30 Inch split pulley taking a belt. Inquire at this office. 4 500 and Bridge Tally cards. plete assortment boxed. NAL EXPRESS. -- 31 ST Com- VER42-t- f. money if one wishes to ship now. Those desiring to ship must noat tify George A. Wilson, secretaryMonthan not later Gusher, Utah, are day, Dec. 8th. Only turkeys that Mr. received. in filne shape will be Wilson says not to bring any other kind. Action was taken recently at the close of the Idaho federated farm bureaus to pattern their organization after that of Utah and correlate all of the branches of agriculmarture. in which the keting soceities are associated with the farm bureau. EZ Why Not Sell It? r ON EVERY farm there Is machinery, used and should be turned into' mon-ment- s, stock or other things that are not ey to be used for other purposes. In every home there is furniture, trunks and The money othed articles that might be sold. to draw interbank a in or to use, could be put NOW? est. Why not sell such things Or perhaps you have chickens, eggs, plants or seed, or service of some kind that you want to .find buyers for. A CLASSIFIED AD WELL DO IT. f'flIW lech 46-- tf UTE DAIRY ASSOCIATION IDAHO TO PATTERN TO SHIP TWO CARS OF FARM BUREAU AFTER UTAH CHRISTMAS TURKEYS the The Ute Dairy Association of buthe farm of Division Western reau will make a Christmas shipment of two cars of turkeys, which promises to be a biig success. Those who desiro to ship with the association will he welcomed provid1924. ing they are paid members for It is agreeable for theof membership the turkey fee to be taken out wTOm wood fc |