Show MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO 10 SUPPLY TO SOUTHWEST r by J B E ray Kill tors hoto this Is the sixth ot of this thih toi sc ie ic of articles Biti clea on oil ailt valley nalley ilora from the arrowhead arrow boad au aa agazine eny lne these articles are opening ro oyes of oe everywhere overy r where to tb unparalleled opportunities tit in wilard county roii nty ahm 13 surely tho the allocca bocca V arr r the leomey alsor ol sor q tho sont sent sumlor of shoop sheep assessed essed in Pali vaut valley is tho alio assessed asa essed alun lu tion atlon Is cattle value anlue 2304 value 15 42 tho the livestock and poultry industries are lit in their infancy 98 per cent of tho the shoop sheep assessed run entirely upon tho the range thero there Is sufficient winter range lango adjacent to tho the agricultural lands of 0 pah vant valloy to tako take care caio of head of shoop sheep at present thore are aie vory very tow few cheop raised upon tho the farm the people are just beginning to realize tho the excellent profit that can call bo be made by keeping hooping a few head to 1 pas is turo and gloan glean upon cultivated areas from GO 50 to head of sheep could bo be raised successfully upon any farm according to size alzo at a most excellent profit with acres or of irrigated land and acres acre of dry farm land with acres of 0 ex CK bollent surrounding summer and winter range valley should in ili the near future support t at least head of sheep with an ail annual re 10 turn of upwards of 10 A few hadd beai of sheep can bo be put upon tho the farm with but little ottlo anital cost and require but little caro care in ill three or four years tho the increase would give ono a number to stock hla his acres to a reasonable capacity community herds could bo be mado made up so that addan tago could be taken of tile tho winter range early lambing should bo dono done under shelter on tho the farm this cuts out tho the peril of range lango lambing in inclement weather and makes possible tho the marketing of early lambs at top prices pi ices there la Is no industry in the intermountain country that has made so many fortunes na as cheep rain ing it is still in its infancy but tai tend tead of a tow few sheep lords with air vast herds sweeping over huu deeds of miles of rano range without toed food water and shelter to insure insero them a grinst tho the hazards of cold and drought aught on oil tho the range numbers of farmers could handle comparatively tow few to tho the men with hotter better breeds bleeds better care a greater increase and a bettor better stock with higher market price and immensely greater returns per head what has boon been said ot of sheep Is equally truo true of tho cattle industry where Pah valley raises about head of with a value of it should and will in tile tho near future when its half million si cros cres of land is brought under cultivation become one of tho the greatest daliy jail y centers in ili the united states this will moan mean head of wellin well bred in pil cattle upon pon tho the farms it will mean that tile tho range will bo be well utilized for dry stock that every farmer will be able to market a n tow few head of cattle every year in addition to earning a steady and dependable income tun from dairy cows this will vill mean 15 valuation tor for overy every ton of hay lay produced upon tho the farm when you contemplate the moaning of this to a hilt halt million acres of range lange the aro are amazing yet tho the land is hers her rich fertile prolific tile tho water li Is hero it in abundance distributed and rady to pour upon tho the land tile the range is liero liere excell excellent wit and almost in a compora comparatively small this thing is being beine deno all that wo we need la Is men to cultivate tho the land wo we have the markets I 1 ready at our gocr with them vast resources ready and waiting 0 we o aro are calling tor for dott deft hands to apply them to lo liable uso use think ot of a vast agricultural empire with its abundance of land and water capable ot of producing remarkable yields ot of alfalfa hay as good hog pasturage as any place in tho the world and only head of these profitable animals raised throughout its entera extent A well known hog ralser from froin ion lofta a written as follows tol lowa in ili answer to your welcome letter tho the lie hog business in ill ir I VT T would say comparing it to utah fr tiomi oia my own al millard III ara county especially tho the east cast side on account rf milder climate his hag quito quite an advar 1 tage over iowa for raising hocq tit at a lower cost ol 01 0 1 production first a talta falfa ts 11 more ew easily grown in your country and you have at least nine months of pastern pasti iro season acason five oraid or six in northwest iowa hogi 1109 1 pastured on oil alfalfa will gain more moio and abul on loss losa grain ration than in fit tiny any other way I 1 can pasture ton tell hoga weighing to pounds on oil an acre acio of alfalfa anil and cut tho the alfalfa at least for hay tho the cutting should bp be dono done in fit such blich a way ni as to give the hogs a n matured portion of tho the alfalfa at till all times the liggs logs should havo have access to a sole self feador containing corn in ili loa iowa and tit in your country wheat rye oats barley barle etc chopped together with clean water to drink access to salt and a comfortable hog house bouso and should bo be well all year round lound another important thing in ill favor of Palt Ia livant vant valloy atall la Is the absence of cholera which Is a very disastrous plague to w ward a rd 0 off ft I 1 am sure buro fall ega could bo be wintered on oil tho last cutting of alfalfa red fed in a rack mado made tor loi that purpose with loss less than a full fill ration of chop till this would also bo be ideal tor for broca BOWS in your hiir climate 1 I would like to try running hogs on utah dry land ryo io not cut alfalfa pas tuio turo IGO acres acids of ryo and an 20 acres of alfalfa should food feed grown hogs six months tho the increase in weight should bo be pounds which at 8 cents rt a pound would bo be this value Is ill ad tied ded to liggs grown almost antil ont liely lly upon alfalfa alfairan pasture priday november ath tho the now union stockyards Stock yards at los angeles purchased 76 cars or of hogs bogs shoop and cattle and 42 cars on tile di lay following tho the top of tho the market on oil tho the opening lay day brought la 13 1325 25 for foi lambs 9 tor for cattle and 11 GO for hogs logs per hundred bundled pounds Pa livant ra valley ley anti and utah participated participated largely in tho fialco at top prices this only indicates what a spectacular income might accrue to tho the agri culturists of Pa livant valley for theli their abundant hay and grain fledda turkeys and chickens may bo be ra lah I 1 ed cd tit at as great profit horo hero as anywhere on account of abundant sunshine and ana dry di weather turkeys aro are especially while thoro there aro are only about tinkers hero at present there la is a enthusiasm awakening on account odthe of the excellent results ob obtain tain od ed iri ili tho the low cost coat of feeding largo farge increase and the high market price growing glowing alfalfa and tho the bugs and grasshoppers pois on tho the farm aro arc tho the un on ay iy 1 food necessary essaiy during tho the greater part of tho the year oai they are especially valuable in keeping down posts do IV arg g moro more good than harm haim tor to a field of alfalfa they are arc given considerable freedom to range tho the fields and ro re quiro little caro care thoro there t a ready market for turkeys and they may bo be considered a mosa mesa profitable product byproduct by it if not tho best revenue payer on the farm faim chickens are aio also necessary and desirable in the orchard and on the farm in all tho the livestock and poultry production pio should roach reach into tl tit millions of dollars income annually lit in tho the productive holds fields of Pa livant valley |