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Show Final Plans Set For Annual Escalante Tour Everythnng is in readiness for the annual Escalante Valley tour, arranged to acquaint the public with the developments in the valley pump well irrigation area, according to Iron County Agricultural Agent Stephen L. Brower, and members of a committee com-mittee of farm operators. The tour will be conducted on Thursday, Thurs-day, July 31, and an invitation is extended to everyone interest, ed in seeing the development of this newest Utah farming section. During the tour visitors will be shown what has been accomplished ac-complished through pump well irrigation, with the use of sprinkling sprink-ling and irrigation canal systems. sys-tems. There are approximately 20,000 acres under pump well irrigation,, irriga-tion,, with only about 200 acres under cultivation without pump well water. From 50,000 to 60,000 acre feet of water is pumped per year. The growing season of the valley is about 120 days. A committee has picked a tour route to show the extent of development de-velopment in the valley rather than to show the best or poorest poor-est crop developments. Crops of the area include alfalfa, al-falfa, barley, wheat, potatoes, carrots, beans and squash in quantity. Windbreak tree plant-ings plant-ings have included more than 150,000 trees in the past two years. Farm animals include flocks of sheep, Turkeys, cattle, and hogs. - Besides a visit to the farms, a livestock show will be held by the Beryl D-H Livestock club at the Charles Bosshardt farm. The Escalante Valley Women's club will serve lunch at the new school house. Proceeds will be used for the development of" a community park in the area. The committee in charge of arrangements for the tour includes in-cludes Alfred Pederson, Bruno Bi-asi, Bi-asi, Tony Alberto, Ottis Walters, all valley residents, and Mr. Brower. |