Show 41 G ei so A lou t r chapter of solid facts for SUNDAY J Regard ilog the ability of weber to RAISE GOOD rotators rOTA TOES As well as of I 1 the noll I 1 OPINIONS or MEN ni ti be studied by I 1 tile farmers of this region it Is no now thing for the ing farmers of weber county to under product especially in the wheat and potato lineage li classed among the very mens of these articles raised in the wa rid and inked there Is no reason whatever why this should not be case the rich soil the abend aco of water to be had alien needed tile long and favorable summer etc A I 1 I 1 go to make wheat cats potatoes onions oi ions cabbages ac a c grow to be all that they should or trl t rl bet come the wheat lid clovi ship iva biorn thid region is in the highest demand in the eastorn and southern states in cornalia and other cities bakers advertise their bread by announcing that it Is made from utah beav and this statement concerning it is all that need be said to insure it is the very best bread thab lan be found in cincinnati and milwaukee it is not an uncommon thing to see signs of beer made from utah barley posted up the grain from this territory is esteemed by brewers the very h 1 I A is now and will be as longs beer is manufactured in the ery demand utah potatoes are shipped north south last and west and in all other directions in fac t they are a bonanza in the mar ket buyers in ogden are today to day enabled to pay for them fifty cents per bushel and a after fter shipping them three thousands of miles are able to make a good profit on them the wealthy planters of L ew orleans will cat none other than utah potatoes texans nebraskans Nebra to ans ani others con eider the vegetables in 1 I fuestion a veritable treat when indeed they are so fortunate as to obtain them other utah products are held in like es th is no reason why this gool opinion of the grain and vegetables raised in this region should not be heightened to such an that the demand for them aill greatly increase and there I 1 is the slightest reason why the supply should not meet the rc quire ments B Y making our potatoes a better size by raising one kind to gether and preventing the dil varieties from becoming mixed by paying closer attention to their culli stion and in other ways can the dea mand b made great a r B y raisier tile vegetables in large quantities can ill e market be supplied J very bariner fa riner husbandman agri gardener alid ednd his efforts to fulfilling the requirements quire ments just mentioned every farmer who has enough land on which to raise potatoes should endeavor to grow fifty dollars worth mo season than lie did last fifty dollars each among one thousand weber county farmers means just fifty thousand dollars brought into our mitat fro in outside sources and scattered among the people aiho need tile money most facts and figures are hard to beat then let there be a unanimous effort to improve the potato crop let each gonesee that his are among the beat and let the supply of PO cabbages and onions be largely increased during tile coming summer in the spring of the farm era of this region as well as those of other parts are mes at a loss to know what crop is best to plant and with view to assisting them to answers ahls question as correctly as Ible and thus render them anub tant ial aid a depre tentative senta tive of taida no interviewed the produce dealers of ogden it was learned that in all probability any crop that suits our climate erg know most about cultivating ill almost certainly be profitable the produce men here and we think they knoer are of the opinion that tile potato crop should receive tile anost careful attention it is po isible to bestow the ithe I farmers said a leading dealer may raise four or ten times as many potatoes and if they will let us know the crop will be large we w ill take care of it they are all of one opinion as to tile maralt ier of cultivating assorting and sucking potatoes all agree that it Is absolutely necessary to keep the varieties sepa rate both during abd tbd cultivation and in tile all say do not aim to raise the very largest potatoes potato eU jho ground will produce but use every endeavor to produce fair sized potatoes and use every care in assorting and sacking so there fiill be no smal I 1 or inferior potatoes marketed fill the sacks well and be carcel not to 11 in regard to onions the produce men inform us they could easily dia pose of ton times as many as ar now raised and all say great care shoot be taken in the cultivation of this crop as onions ar lo 10 not in demand barge sized round yellow danvers onions are most sought after the red v are plow of sale and not good keepers tile answers received to inquires regarding cabbages how much our farmers should grew what mitrie ties etc etc go to show that many care of good firm well matured cala bago will find ready salt 1110 pro duco men inform us it was difficult to obtain a car lot at once last fall hild they not as a usual thing sell at a profit and therefore had to confine most of their business in the cabbage line to small lots that Is 1018 car WO re also informed that although our grain shipments were most creditable last fall there is great room for improve ment in respect to quantity the wheat and barley as before stated is much sought after and brings fair prices and Is worthy ot all tile attention our farmers can bestow the produce dealers think that by giving cloo attention to the cultivation A all tile foregoing crops and aiming to raise large quantities of everything mentioned our farmers are more likely to reap a rica reward than if they confine their efforts to raising small quantities with the hope of obtaining large prices in hall supplied markets |