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Show Devoted to tiePv ogress VOL. IV. NQ.42 & Development o? Agriculture in t(ie Qvea.t UinkahBasm. ROOSEVELT, UTAH, NOVEMBER 15, 1927. - ... Says Business Out- - - -- m FIFTY CENTS PER YEAB W I " V Basin Farm Bureau Infected Look is Very Good Sheep Being Dipped Plans Potato Purchase To Halt Spread Of Disease in Advertising Chief From Predicts Banner Year 1928. Gotham TJ. S. in Next year will be the greatest advertising year in the history of the country, according to the prediction of J, T. Beckwith of New Fork, president of the S. C. Beckwith Special Agency company, said to be the largest publishers' representative concern in the United States. Mr. Beckwith stopped off at Salt Lake City Tuesday on his return east from the Pacific coast, to confer with officials of the Tribune. Mr. Beckwiths concern has been the national advertising representatives for the Tribune for forty years. He was the guest of the executive staff of The Tribune at a luncheon Tuesday at the Alta Club and left Tuesday night. "Business conditions throughout the country seem to be usually good and the people are optimistic, expecting that next year there will be a large amount of money In circulation. It is on this evidence that I base my predictions of an unprecedented advertising year tn 1928, Mr. Beckwith said. "Newspapers are growing as an advertising medium, as it is being realized more and more that the the only newspapers constitute really direct method for reaching the public every day, said Mr. Beckwith. . Mr. Beckwith is returning to New York by way of Texas where he will visit other publishers. Turkeys marketed by 926 320,000 at $130,000. pounds This was an increase from 240,000 pounds for Utah growers amounted to 1925 valued- - at in 1 $108,-00- 0. Poultry industry in Utah is steadily growing as is shown in the production of 1926 of 1,466,880 pounds, valued at $374,-05compared with that of 1925, when 1,155,-70- 0 pounds brought $277,353. 4, - Texas and Colorado Herds Believed Menace td Utah. Stock. Farmers Of Uintah Basin Can Buy Colorado Potatoes For 3 Cents a Pound. cation of ticks. The inspector reported that inIt was decided at a directors' fected flocks were found in Grand meeting of the Uintah County-FarCampaign to stamp out scabies county near the Colorado line, havBureau recently to haul in among the sheep of this state was ing been brought over from Mesa seed potatoes for the farmers from arried on during September and county, Colo. Some 200,000 sheep Colorado, paying 3 cents a pound October, it was reported to the have been dipped in Colorado in for them. A representative of the state board of agriculture by compliance with the oTder of the farm bureau will go and make the Thomas chief state Utah state boar(d of agriculture selection. Redmond, sheep inspector. During September, that they must be dipped before! The matter of setting a price for about 70,000 head of sheep were crossing the line. Mr. Redmond alfalfa seed was discussed and the Inspected and found free from the Baid about half of this number was conclusion was reached that the scabbies and 10,396 sheep found dipped at Mack, Colo. market was adjusting itself. While of this years crop is not ag large as. free from scabies were dipped once Reports have been received for eradication of ticks. There outbreaks of scabies in Mesa, Mont- usual, it was reported the seed wasr were thirty-eigsheep found in- rose, Ouray and Rio Blanco coun- more plump and therefore heavier, fected with scabies that were dip- ties in Colorado, the Inspector said due to the recent rains and the and this territory directly menaces absence of frost. ped the third time. the wool growers of Utah. In Rio Some 52,349 sheep were inspectWith regard to hay, it was reed and found free from scabies in Blanco county about 10,000 sheep ported there was no surplus aHd October; 35,644 others were clas- brought in from Texas are believed that farmers were foolish to raise sified as exposed to 'the disease; to have scattered the disease. hay under $7 in the stack. Dipping workeing carfried ;on 2331 infected sheep were dipped It wag advised that no wheat be for the first time for eradication in San Juan county is progressing sold under $1 a bushel. reMr. Redmond for scabies and 23,302 others ex- satisfactorily, 9000 About sheep belong- WORK OF CLEANING UP ported. posed were dipped also. The inspectors also supervised the dipping ing to the Navajo Indians wrei BEES IS DEFERRED of .about 20,000 others for eradi- - dipped during the past month. Bee inspectors were unable PRICES OF FARM PRODUCE Myton District up the bees in the Fort CONTINUE TO SOAR UPWARD Water Is Allotted district this season, it was reported to the state department Continuance of the general level Allotment of water under the of agriculure by D. II. Hillman, of farm prices above that of last proposed South Myton bench irrigastate apiarist. This work will be year is reported by the Bueau of tion district has been completed by carried over until spring. Other state engineer, United George M. Bacon, Economics, Agriculture diseased colonies were found at States Department of Agriculture, and is being mailed out, it was anin the Uintah basin and a the index of farm prices being nounced Wednesday. Survey of the third near Mt. Home in Duchesne under the district placed at 139 for October 15, lands coming Mr. county, Hillman reported. 7400 acres of irrigable A number of these colonies were against 140 on September 15 and revealed of lands lands exclusive already un130 in October a year ago. No cer- badly infected with foul brood. In usual price movements are reported supplied by rights noted on Cache tificates in the state engineers found county some diseased colonies by the bureau for the month endthere last spring have been office. The survey showed a total cleaned up and now are in good ing October 15. of 8349 acifes undqr the present Practically all kinds of livestock condition, the apiarist reported. canal, including all the lands menadvanced in price during the month but crops were slightly lower with tioned above. With the receipt of the allotthe exception of oats and apples. the county commissioners of ments, The farm price of beef cattle OcTWO FOR ONE counties in which the proposed the tober 15 is the highest since Octo hold are lies district required tober 1920, the rise being attributmarket re- hearings to check on the water aled to light seasonal lotment. To prove that classified ad- ceipts which have been considerably under those of last year and the In choosing curtains for the livvertising In this paper brings smallest in six years. room, select a fabric that will ing due stand results, we will run two clas- Hog prices also advanced The light and laundering. as a smaller to marketings largely colors should tone in with the sified advertisements for the result of improved prospects for other furnishings in the room The without price of one during November corn and lower corn prices. making the windows too S. U. the g corn-horatio for and December. conspiciou3. at 1.6 is 1.3 points above last month, while the Iowa ration rose markets up to October 15 being Send in or bring in your 1.5 points to 12.2. Practically all among the record movements. Oats, some ads now. 2c per word. J livestock products including eggs on the other hand, showed to Potato improve. prices tendency and butter made price gains. The farm price of wheat was low were down, influenced by the prosUINTAII BASIN FARMER er, especially in the important pective size of the crop and apple n in prospect of spring wheat producing states, the prices advanced receipts of wheat at 14 primary smaUar production. , ht to-clea- Du-chs- n-e La-po- int J. i |