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Show BEAR W'd BOOSTER HERE Alvin M. West, immlcration a cent, farmer and booster plenipotentiary for the Bear River Valley passed through Ogden last evening en route to Denver. As usual, his optimism In regard to Utah's apple belt showed no signs of abating and somo facts and figures which be brought with him spoke even louder' than words. "Alfalfa is a 'ood crop lu the Bear River Valley this yean'', said Mr. West," and most of the first crop has already been sold at $6 In the stack. That's tig money for alfalfa at this I lino of the year hut she'll be higher. I look for the same big prices that prevailed last jear. Some of the first crop went a high as three tons to the acre and mopt all of It has been shipped out of tho valle at good prices "The bumper crop of apples in making everybody happy In tho valley val-ley this year, at leat those who are so forluua'c as to possess an orchard of this fruit. They anticipate shipping a hundred car-loads from the Bear River district this season. "One must lake into consideration with these facts that only a small percentage Of Bear River apple orchards orch-ards are yet in bearing, having only been planted a few years. There are about 5,00u nc res In apple orchards at present in the valley and many additional ad-ditional acres nre under contemplation contempla-tion In a few years Utah will be known by the magnificent apples shipped from the Bear River Valley." |