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Show Escalante Valley Tour Set for July 31 The annual Escalante Valley Tour, sponsored each year by the Escalante Valley Coordinating Council and the Iron County extension ex-tension service, will be conducted conduct-ed on Friday, July 31 it was announced an-nounced today. The tour will begin at Newcastle New-castle from which a complete tour of the valley will be made. The route for the tour was picked primarily because it shows the extent of the development in the valley, and does not necessarily display the best crops or the poorest crops in the valley. A luncheon for those on the tour will be served by the Escalante Es-calante Valley Women's club. This Luncheon has become a high spot in the tour over the years with the Escalante valley women serving a delicious meal to touring personnel. Statistics on the area reveal that approximately 20,000 acres in the valley are under cultivation, cultiva-tion, truly a remarkable irrigation irriga-tion undertaking. The Escalante Valley has a growing season of approximately 120 days and during dur-ing that time approximately 50,000 to 00,000 acre feet of water is used, while the average an nual rainfall is. between seven and eight inches. A committee in charge of arrangements ar-rangements for the popular tour is headed by Alfred Pederson of Beryl, with Bill Hunter and Tony-Alberto Tony-Alberto of Beryl, and Stephen L. Brower, county agent, located at Cedar City, assisting. The committee extends an invitation in-vitation to all interested persons to attend the Escalante tour and witness the developments in that area. Of primary interest to farmers is the vast acreage that is under cultivation with underground under-ground water as practically the only source of moisture for the crops. |