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Show I Fielding Fielding and surrounding territory, (onco called poverty flat), is in tho north end of tho world from Bear Itiver vnlloy and Is tho first community commun-ity to tako water from tho Bear river canal. Tho namo of Fielding was given at tho time Jns. II. Hess was chosen Bishop in 1891 and tho town was plated about this tlmo. Our present ward population is about ninety families with 500 souls. Tho town was incorporated In 1910 and tho incoming town bonrd consists of tho following well known and pro-grcsslvo pro-grcsslvo citizens: C. W. Earl, president presi-dent with F. J. Walker, F. S. Peck, W. E. Packer and Gcorgo Godfrey as trustees. W.o havo two well stocked and C. W. EARL. managed general morchandlso storcB which supplies Fielding and vicinity with up-to-dnto goods at fair prices. Tho best social hall in tho vnlloy. An up-to-dnto school with flvo teachers teach-ers and an enrollment of 1G5 pupils, good well wntor for culinary purposes, pur-poses, an nbundanco of cnnal water for our Irrigated lands. A happy, prosperous anil contended people Tho first grnin raised In this part of tho vnlloy was in tho summer of 1878 (at that timo this pnrt of tho vnlloy was called South Plymouth) dry farming was carried on exclusively exclu-sively until 1892 when tho Bothwoll cnnnl (now tho Bear ltlvor canal) was finished and wntor from tho Bear river was first used to irrlgato with. Sinco thon both methods of ngrlcul-turo ngrlcul-turo has been followed with about ono-olghth of tho area under dry farming, wheat being tho main crop and under our present method of cultivation yielding as high as 50 busholB per ncro with 25 to 40 bushels qulto common. On our lrrigntod lands wo rnlso all crops that can bo raised in this nltl-tudo nltl-tudo and climato with ylolds as high ns 5 to 8 tonB alfalfa per aero, 75 to 125 bushels of oats, GO to 100 bushels barley, 45 to GO bushels wheat, 25 tons sugar boot, 300 to GOO bushels potatoes and other cropB In proportion. propor-tion. Our llvo stock is nmong tho best In tho stato including fine bred Bambulot sheep, Porchoron horses and high grade cows, hogs and chickens, in fact If you aro looking for good farm land como to Fielding, tho richest part of tho Bear River valley. |
