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Show uu OGDENITES ARE SUCCESSFUL FARMERS This morning former Chief of Police Thomas E. Browning returned from southern Utah whero he and other Og-denltes Og-denltes are engaged in reclaiming some of the arid lands of Iron county. The ex-chief says that the project so far has been successful and that all who are interested in the lands are well pleased with the outlook. Thi3 is the first year of farming by the Ogden people and they are certain that next year's harvest will be bOuu-teous. bOuu-teous. Most of the lands have been plowed and planted to grain, hut J C. Gale, former contractor and builder of this city, is still busily engaged with gang plows turning over the soil for more cropping. He Is plowing and planting plant-ing on an average of eight acres a day with a gang plow and four horses. The plowing arid seeding are done at a cost of about 8 an' acre- Mr. Browning says that the lands that are being handled by the Ogden people can hardly be considered dry lands, as there is surface water sufficient suffi-cient to enable the farmers to raise almost any kind of crop. The country Is fast going ahead and there Is little question in ex-Chief Browning's mind that In the course of a few years there will be many settlers there and the country will be producing heavy crops or all kinds. Mr. Browning has his farm planted to rye, but will remain in the city with his family daring the winter. Much rye Is being planted in that section because it la a profitable crop for that arid section and because It needs to be planted only once In about three j years, oo |