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Show SAINT GEORGE. There are quite a nnmber of men wit - teams working ou tbe Washington Field canal, pushing the ditch to com pletion so that the new land can he ir-rigate1, ir-rigate1, while the old field is twine watered, thus iusur ng a crop the first in three years. Tbe ditch being made in new laud and arcund mountains will be subject to break for sonie lime, bnt the prospects are good for fine ciops and the farmers will no doubt begin t reap some benefit from the 40.000 dollars already expended on the dam and canal ca-nal since the last dam was washed away. I The people of Dixie are awakening to the fact that we have the climate and toil to produce a very profitable crop iu iu fruit, rasins.and almonds.and accordingly accord-ingly quite a number are engaged In planting vineyards and orchards, among whoni may be mentioned the dim of Woo'ey, I,und and Jtidd, who hate just set out one hundred and ten acres of almond trees iu S Thomas, and the La Verkin compauy under the direction of Thomas J ntld has jusi platted sixty five acres of apricots, peaches, and almonds.and both companies compan-ies etill have thousands of trees fur next spring's plaining. 'Anon" in The Utouian. |