Show GJ GENERAL ERAL CROP CONDITIONS I Speaking of the valley as us a whole wheat is a trifle under a normal yield There are exceptions to this of course a as I know of a few crops that were good for tor instance Ackerman Ackerman Ackerman Ack- Ack erman got 35 bu to the acre on his place and Carlin ran up to 51 But the average from the threshing machines machines machines ma ma- chines this year will tall tally low What is the cause I do not know other than to voice my personal opinion that the land in most instances has been cropped to grain too man many successive successive suc suc- e years Spell it oft off with a arest arest arest rest rotate the crop It is reported to me from Leamington Leamington Leamington Leam Leam- ington and from very good authority authority authority author author- ity that the seed crop there is not favorable As I have ridden thru Oasis and Deseret and also Hinckley I believe it is safe to say that fewer farmers are arc trying for seed this year than usual Alfalfa ha hay is fine Many crops are most excellent For instance those who can off oft hand receive favorable favorable favorable mention are James M. M Taylor Dick Smith and J. J H. H Peterson as representatives ives of the South Tract On the North Tract let us name the crops of Brunner Barben and Seams In Abraham Joe Palmer and Mrs Cavanaugh Crops in Hinckley are aregood aregood aregood good and growers well pleased both with yield and price Oasis and Deseret report with the same degree degree degree de de- gree of satisfaction On the Melville Melville Mel Mel- ville project suppose we mention Clarence Websters Webster's showing which is indeed most excellent H. H Willoughby's Willoughby's Wil- Wil too Harvey Melville has hasa a a. banner showing one that outsiders are led to with pride The crop of ot sugar beets beets' needs about an equal share of praise and of blame It is sufficient under the latter head to let some of the crops speak the whole blame those blame those that the weeds took those that digging digging digging dig dig- ging orders will never be Issued on and those that are a loss to both farmer farmer farmer far far- mer and factory In praise let us Sing aing that louder For instance to today today today to- to day I inspected Hy Sherer's beet field 11 it and one-fourth one acres of the prettiest stand of beets that ever laid out doors Where the work was done right and plenty of ot cause for lor blame in poor work on thinning and weeding his stand is a dandy Color just right tops healthy and the beets of size health healthy and estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated by the field men to run 20 tons Now let me point a lesson here Note that his field is 11 and one- one quarter acres Were It 30 acres Id I'd have to pass it up No more need be said For years in these columns Ive I've howled for small acre acre- showing as the best support I 1 have to the argument Intensive farmIng farming farming farm farm- ing care cultivation and work on ona a small patch and just as Hy says off this 11 and quarter one-quarter acres hell he'll get more net money than many farmers of 25 And I believe him On the other hand and silencing me completely is the fine stand on the old Woodruff Place now owned by the Japs Here Is a acres and every beet on it worthy of first mention This is by far tar the nicest large tract In the valley But note well that the Japs were a plenty and andon andon andon on the job Conditions Conditions that every other grower on a big scale didn't have I must mention with favor J. J P. P Nielson's wheat showing and Robert Campbells Campbell's alfalfa The Emricks Emrick's have a stand of beets beeta that will rank among among the very best on the project I wont went thru this farm very carefully Father and son vie to outdo the theother other other each each with a remarkably good stand Irvin Greathouse and J. J N. N Osborne Osborne Osborne Os- Os borne have both good showings of beets Frank Heise considering the nature of a most obdurate soil to subdue has on his east patch patcha a very creditable crop R R. R M. M Simmons Simmons Simmons Sim Sim- mons has a bumper yield of alfalfa i and some excellent beets J. J B B. B Seams has a stand of beets that by some Bomb is mentioned as ns the boat best on the project t |