Show News Notes t tIts tIt's y yV V Its It's a Privilege t to Live In UTAH PLEASANT GROVE GROVE Utah's Utah's strawberry strawberry strawberry straw straw- berry crop was worth in 1928 and in 1924 an un increase of in In four ye years rs UTAH UTAH Barley Barley in Utah in 1928 yielded ed more per aero acro than in any other ther state Utah's average was teas 49 bushels per acre The United States average was HEBER CITY The CITY The yield of tame tamp hay lay per acre in Utah in 1928 was 46 tons being being- exceeded ed by the yields in n only four other states The United States average was tons MORGAN MORGAN beans in thi- thi amount of 2400 2100 tons were sold by Utah f farmers to canning factories for a total of in 1928 Four years ago only 1000 tons were canned and was paid for them Seasonable DUCHESNE-Seasonable Seasonable temperatures temperatures temperatures tempera tempera- tures and dry weather have resulted in great improvement in canyon roa roads an and summit according to the bulletin of the the state road commission issued recently heber to to- Fruitland is open to all traffic MYTON Lyle MYTON-Lyle Lyle Young of My Myton ton who has supervision of tion of water from the Taylor ditch on the South My Myton ton bench and for Pleasant Valley reports the canal in goo good shape an and water now running in sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- quantities to meet the demands deman s for Cor culinary purposes CASTLE DALE Emery county commissioners have appropriated 1875 1875 for graveling the Pikes Peak-Ocean Peak to Ocean highway veen Huntington and ancl the Emery Carbon-Emery county line the project now being 60 GO per cent com com- An appropriation of was bri bridge ge over a wash west of Green also ma made e for the construction of a River on the state road SALINA SAUNA Salina canyon famous among western highways as the only road that crosses a railroad track 17 times in 20 miles of its winding course ourse is reported to be in fine shape I and ard cars are coming through from Price and Emery counties without any delay This road is one of the main connecting links in S JU thern Utah's highway system and many travelers are now no using this road in their journeys be between een eastern and southern Utah points KA KAYSVILLE Utah's KAYSVILLE-Utah's Utah's 1 1929 29 onion acreage is expected to lead that of 1928 by acres the late crop onion acreage report issued recently by Frank Fronk Andrews federal agricultural statistician declares It is estimated that 1100 acres will be grown compared compared compared com com- pared with 1000 last year Idaho acreage acreage acre acre- age is estimated at 1200 compared with 1000 in 1928 while the entire crop of late onions in the United States is expected to have an acreage of compared with in 1928 according to the figures VERNAL Verne VERNAL Verne Caldwell of Meek Meeker er Colo professional hunter of big game and predatory animals who has for two weeks been in the Browns Brown's Park country on Pott creek thirty miles northeast of Vernal making a survey of the mountain lion situation reports that he has hac found numerous carcasses carcasses of deer killed by marauders Mr Caldwell states that for every carcas carcas carcas car- car cas found foun there are re a hundred that are never never- found because mountain lions very frequently drag their kills kiUs Into places positively rely inaccessible to men PROVO Extraordinarily heavy snowfall during the past winter has delayed timber work and grazing in Wasatch national forest near gear Smith Fork Ranger Rang J J. J B. B Hahn reported recently re recently recently re- re to E. E C. C Shepard forest super super- visor Work is expected to be bo nearly a month late Ran Ranger er Hahn stated there was a depth of 55 inches of snow May 1 compared to less than 24 inches inch inch- es on the same date last year The Tho w water ter content of the snow is l 14 i inch inch- es Timber work started May 6 last year but hut will not begin until Juno this year HEBER CITY Substantial CITY Substantial increase in Utah's U hg rye crop this year over last but decreases in the winter wheat and hay crops are indicated in the May 1 crop forecast issued recently by Frank Andrews federal statistician Production of some bushels of rye is predicted this year compared with bushels in 1923 while ic it itis icis is estimated that this years year's wheat harv harvests ts will only reach bushels against last year About tons of hay are remaining remaining remaining remain remain- ing on Utah farms compare compared with with tons last year RICHFIELD Tourist RICHFIELD Tourist travel has in increased increased increased in- in creased during the past week The he local camp grounds s had to turn some cu customers away re recently Colorado leads all states in westward travelers California cars car's lead those headed east east- war ward Several cars have crossed the new Grand Canyon bridge at at Lees Lee's Ferry This new gateway into southern southern southern south south- ern Utah is expected ted to increase tiff the numbers of visitors to Grand cnn canyon on Zion canyon Bryce and Cedar Breaks Break Because of tho the shorter route many will come that way who are arc not just jus I pleasure seekers or it is predicted J. 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