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Show 0 1 News Notes i : Z It's a Privilege to Live In j UTAH VERNAL January 1, 1929, figures s'jow there were 100,000 horses in Utah, with a value of $8,317,000, and 4000 mules, valued at $267,000. AMERICAN FORK Production of poultry in Utah In 1928 amounted to 1093 oarloads, valued at $5,3S6,392.60. A total of S17 carloads, valued at $4,-720, $4,-720, GS9, were shipped to points outside out-side the state. CEDAR CITY Building In the business busi-ness section of Cedar City has taken on almost boom town proportions the past week, several new business buildings build-ings having been started in addition to several still under construction that were started earlier in the summer. PRICE Partial results of the tests conducted on Carbon dairy cattle for tuberculosis have been determined, and, according to O. P. Madsen, county coun-ty agent, only one animal reacted to the experiments. Fortunately the cow had not been used by its owners for dairy purposes. VERNAL With more than $1,500,-000 $1,500,-000 invested in the production of honey in Utah on January 1, 1929, there were 70,385 colonies of bees in the slate. In 192S, total honey production in the j state amounted to 5.0G7.720 pounds, valued at $506,772. Beeswax production produc-tion the same year amounted to $21,-116.50. $21,-116.50. RICHFIELD According to A. Woodruff Wood-ruff Magelby, chairman of the Monroe Mon-roe Lamb Feeders' association, feeder lambs from all parts of southern Utah are being brought into Monroe for feeding. On account ot the cold spring and the many losses Incurred the lamb crop is 50 per cent short More than S0.000 head will be fed. Those the feeders are receiving are of good grade. M T. PLEASANT Construction work on the new Maple canyon road was begun last week under the supervision su-pervision of Martnus Larson of Moroni. The survey was made by forest service official and provides for a 12-foot road with lG-foot passing places each 300 feet along the project. A large percentage of the work is being be-ing donated by citizens of North Sanpete. San-pete. PROVO The apple crop in Utah county is very light this year, according accord-ing to County Inspector IL V. Swen-Bon, Swen-Bon, and because of this condition growers will be faced with the problem pro-blem of keeping them freo from worm stings and limb rubs. Shipping of ap-pies ap-pies began In the county recently with I the first carload leaving Spanish Fork. Other cars are being loaded at Snow I and Orem. The apples are of good Quality and size. PROVO More than l.iO fine art masterpleres from tho Frenca, Italian, Ital-ian, Flemish, English, Dutch, Spanish. Span-ish. German and American art schoofs are being exhibited at the Brigham Young university by the Colonial Art company, according to Professor E. II. Eastinond, head of tho local Institution's In-stitution's art department. The exhibit, ex-hibit, which Is an outstanding one, has boen open for tho past several days and will bo opon until lata Thursday evening. The public is Invited to wit-cess wit-cess the exhibit. HEBER CITY Weather conditions hnve been generally good throughout Utah during tho past week nnd cattlo round-ups and lamb shipping nro In progress, the weekly weather summary Issued recently by J. Cecil Alter, meteorologist me-teorologist in chargo of the federal weath -r bureau, showed. Sugar beets, tomatoes and npruVs nro maturing rapidly and tho weather has beeu excellent ex-cellent fur harvesting alfalfa, hay seed, nnd for threshing grain and alfalfa alf-alfa seed. Tho alfalfa seed harvest Is practically completed without frost Injury. OGDEN Working forces of the Amalgamated Sugar company are busily engaged In putting tho Ogdon factory of tho company In condition j for tho season's run to begin October II. It Is said that beet digging will begin in Weber county about October Octo-ber 10 anil tho factory will bo put In commh slim four davs later. Tho crop In Weber county Is ono of tho heaviest In years, both 111 acreage nnd expected sugar content. It Is said also that labor conditions In Weber county aro excellent, but in Cache valley It may bo necessary to Import laborers for topping nnd digging. From 200 to 300 men will bo needed In Cacho valley val-ley nnd Idaho. OGDEN Articles of Incorporation of tho Ogilen Union Stockyards company com-pany wi ro filed In tho offico ot the Welier county clerk recently and in connection with tho filing It was announced an-nounced that Iho new company, which In a subsidiary of tho Union Stock-yards Stock-yards company, which has beeu In successful operation In 0;:ilen for a number of years, had procured control of thn stockyards at Pocatelln nnd Montpeller, Idaho. Tho acquisition ot these two stockyards In expected to nieMi much to tha old Union stock-yn stock-yn r il :. an well ns to atockgrnwoin Uin a: hout tho Inleruiountal'j country |