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Show . " Conditions In Utah's Dixie Tho following Interesting artlolo ou farming conditions in Utah's Dlxio, is from tho tcii of Hon. TbomuB Jutld of St. Georgo, whom our rondors nro . . awnro is tho prcsidont of tho State Honrd of ilorticulturo: "Our farming season for this year is about nt an end ; tho frost of Nor. V ombor blov'onth killed our tomato vln- ios, from which, until dato, wo could nick totnatoos fresh from tho vinos ovcry day. Groon poos woro in full pod and blooming jmt us groon and uico as though it was early tmmmor. , At this writing, Nov. ICth, bohjo farmers aro hauling in tlioir last cut-t cut-t - ting of lucorn. How is that for arid i Utah? ThoprosontyoarournlmoudB com- monccd to bloom Februny 22. It will not bo inoro than thrco months from tho, last cutting of loucorn until al momls anil apricots will bo blooming again. With railroad tanBportatlon a i littlo noaror, thoro is no roason why y 'Dixio' should not furnish tho north .t with nil tho hardy class of vegetables and, qulto early in tho season, with tho moro tondor varieties. Tho soason that lias just paasod was fairly good, but still, nothing oxtra; tho lato frost, on April 20th, killed most of tho almonds and apricots, 'J Homo of tho poaches, plums and grn- " At tho Southoru Utah Exporlmont ; Farm noarly all kinds of fruit woro killed. In favored locations tho JJ fjrnpo crop was heavy and of flno tptnli- ty. Tho grain crop, whoat oats and I r barloy, was at loast ono-foUrth short, eausod mostly by tho unusual dryness in tho spring and oarly summon Tho K summer storms which commoncod July nlnoteouth woro very heavy in . . phicos, and holpod crops vory much, notwithstanding considerable dnmngo wns done, and in -oonscquonco tho potatoes and other lato crops nro ful-1 ful-1 ly up to tho nvorage nnd much hotter i than wns oxpocted earlier in tho soa-t soa-t son. i Thoro is somo disappointment over tho condition of tho rangos. In tho oxtromo south, altliough a -groat deal , of min foil during 'tho lato Biuniuor, it r; was' bo unovonly distributed that tho food for oattlo in many places is quito poor, in consequence of which somo cattlomou nro fearing tho out- como in tho spring, unless we -get somo ' good rains this winter, -bo thftt -tho cnt- tlo can got out ou new range, uway from tho regulnr wutoriag placos. '., tt -. JEaapOOts iiiIixl' -Tor tlio qojjdiig. "ji i '.-' yonr soom soniowhat -brighter than ub- J ' i H""-. ubI. Tho rnlalu .industry (Muscot J and Thompson needless) lis ouoourog- t, ing tho pooplo t j-onowod efforts for, 1 in this lino of produots, thoy realize that labor will bo iprovidoil for all j mombors of tho family. Extra oirort f is bolug mudo to socuro laud and water suited for this -industry. , Tho Hurricauo Canal Co. (south of La Vorkin) is now fonoing thoir laud and when this Is dnno, ithoy will have uuclosod eighteen hundred acroa, most of which is ohoico fruit land. Thoir water is taken from tho Virgou Rivor. Somo farmors havo their fall whoat already in, and others uro working to that cud. Wo n'ro quito hopoful in regard to tho futuro of 'Dixio,' and think that' with enoh coming yoar J! "" l,or popl will ' I" bettor position to sustain fchomsolves-nnd mako thoir ' . homo surroundings pleasant and sat isfying." |
