Show Agriculture and Livestock e By W. W E. E WEDER DAIRY FARMS SHOW BIG INCREASE Federal Census Report Shows varied Activities in ill rural districts Dairying has been made a farm tarm activity on practically every ery farm tarm farmIn In hi Weber county that Is h more than thana a 11 garden plot according to the United States census figures of ot 1925 which have Just been received by A. A L. L Weber county agent These fugures show that In 1925 there were 8 Sl persons liv liv- living livIng livIng ing on Weber county farms Of ot the 1145 1745 farms 1353 1352 were ere listed as having dairy cattle Peculiarly while there was this heavy census of dairy cattle only farms had beef cattle and there were sheep shelP on only 52 farms MANY NY GROWING BEETS How Important the sugar beet crop Is to Weber county count Is shown by the statement that of ot the farms are listed as growing gr sugar beets with producing producing- potatoes and tomatoes The chief crop cropis cropIs is alfalfa 1424 farms raising this hay In 1925 there were only three farms on which sweet clover was 1105 raised but this has been raised to in 1927 While Weber county has no fame as a wheat growing section farms tarm had winter wheat In 1925 and farms had spring wheat Oats were grown on ors farms and barley on In orchards products of ot reports the following showing by farms is 13 made apples farms peaches farms pears farms and grapes farms Most of ot the properties are oper oper- operated operated operated by owners according according- to the census of ot the farms falling failing In this classification with 24 man man- managed managed aged farms and 1043 farms oper oper- operated operated operated by tenants Weber county's farmed area totals taints acres Of ot this acreage only acres is 13 in plots less than twenty acres acres is in tracts of ot 20 to 49 acres in tracts of ot 50 to 99 acres ana ano In properties from to acres in extent There are arc acres in farms of or to acres and only acres In irs farms from to acres Farms of or over 1000 acres including those with ex extended ex- ex extended tended ranges and with considerable waste land total acres The total value of ot farm lands and buildings in Weber county in 1025 was given as of ot which was was' declared value of ot buildings |