| Show PARK VALLEY park valley utah oct ocl I 1 ast 1st s t 1912 2 it has been a long ion time since any notes from park valley in your valuable colun columns ns this is not because we are all dead ones out here but so busy we ile have scarcely had time to think this calls to mind an incident which occurred last spring the snow had bad scarcely melted away when the local merchant sent out a circular letter as lie he is wont to do now and then in which he said that everything looked favorable tor for bumper crops in fact he said that it looked so ter very y favorable that the condition appeared to be such that the crops would be the best in many years well sir everybody laughed at the idea some even replied to him in sort of 0 sarcastic vein but now what the harvest Is oner oer for the first time in a long time if indeed not the very first time in the history of park valley a third crop has been cut cured and stacked who ever heard of a third crop in park valley hands up no one ever did it has been considered rare to cut two crops who failed to get two good well natured matured crops of alfalfa this year we doubt it if there is one single rancher in the entire valley the grain yield is most excellent what about the potatoe crop who ever knew it to be more uniformly good we do not su suppose pose that all of 0 this bounteousness has resulted because the local merchant said so however he made a good guess just like the weather man does we asked him i a day or two ago how bow it was he came to make such a good guess and he said he just felt that way when writing that circular letter the last time we lio honored nored your paper with some happenings in this section we made mention of the fact that several farmers were putting in acreage to try out dry farming at this writing the grain is up and looks like ike an oasis in the desert it is such a contrast with all that surrounds it the fields can be seen for more than a mile distant it certainly is the most opportune time to try out arid and farming many of our fellow townsfolk towns folk are doubtful about the success of dry farming in this section but the trouble is that they do not know in other words they agrenot are not put by and by they will awaken to the fact that they have been acting as teachers who really need teaching while on this theme we recall the words of professor Al merrill errill who for a long time was at the head of the extension department of the A C U this man surely must have known what he was about ills his many years of practical field work certainly must have fitted him for the work he was following and for which he was paid by the federal government else how could he have held such a responsible position when profs pros Al merrill errill and ball held a farmers institute here in Goodliff es hall they made some startling sate ments they assured the people here that it if the methods outlined by the college were followed the proper grain planted that 50 bushels per acre could be grown dry farm ile he said that time would prove that the fears of the pessimist were groundless and that in a very short time this valley would be one of the most thrifty in the state jacob kunzler of rosette utah went to salt lake city saturday last to be in attendance at the irrigation congress mr air was appointed a delegate amasa and luella james have gone to logan to school we hope for them all the imaginable but they will find there Is no excellence without labor arnold goodliffe is in salt lake city visiting with relatives and taking in the sights of the metropolitan city not a little excitement was cre created atea recently when word was received that a small child belonging to E J holtman who lives midway between park valley and kelton had strayed from home and had been missing for some time in record time a score or more men had gathered at the home six miles distant and a search was made which resulted in finding the little tot about a mile and a halt half from home school has commenced about 23 25 enrolled mr C at smith of provo is the principal mr E F carter of this place Is in very poor health ills his friends and family are prepared for the worst which seems not far off the local athletic club expects to commence their seasons games about the of the present month the club was organized last winter and many enjoyable evenings were spent it Is expected that more members will be enrolled this season than last which means more enjoyment tor for all mr air and mrs chadwick have gone to brigham city for a short visit dell ellison and dan king of layton utah are here planting fall grain they are dry farmers of experience peri ence and seem to think this is an ideal place for dry farming |
