Show 0 4 the seed sacked ready for delivery to the seed plants at the orin johnson ranch at arcadia near myton C 0 gle j 74 t A Is am TIN W threshing scene at the 0 A dart ranch four miles northeast of myton two hollers busy with this crop myton district offers much to agriculturalist cheap land and water ater alfalfa seed industry beckons to the farmer who would become prosperous in few short years myton bench has acres in cultivation ti certified seed industry is well established and is source of much revenue 70 to 75 bushels per acre and in 1923 it was publicly announced that one farmer on the green ri river ver below vernal produced an average of 80 90 bushels of shelled corn per acre on twelve acres wheat yields are reported as high as 60 bushels per acre oats up to 80 bushels per acre with writh a maximum maximum reported yield of bushels per acre potatoes yield as reported from to bushels per acre depending on proper cultivation and it is that frequently single potatoes weigh from 4 to 5 pounds each the dairy industry of the uintah basin had its beginning in the spring of 1900 in the ashley valley the first creamery known as the uintah creamery was a stock compa company alny it turned out a product of butter and cheese that sold well in utah colorado and wyoming later this creamery was purchased by calder bros and united with the ice cream plant at vernal which is one of ashley valleys leading industries the great drawback in the beginning of the dairy industry was the lack of proper dairy cows this has been overcome by shipping in from the east good dairy cows and a number of good bulls better cows means better care and more production to this end silos were constructed and barns built which marked another step forward in the dairy industry of late deais this great industry has grown with leaps and bounds until now many of the farmers receive checks of eighty and ninety dollars ever every y two weeks good transportation out of the basin has helped to reach better markets east and west tons and tons of sweet cream have been shipped to denver and salt lake city reaching those points sweet enough for ice cream the outlook for the future is good the uintah basin some day will be the greatest section of the state the uintah basin is the largest and richest undeveloped country in the west and offers the home seeker and investor the most flattering opportunity the estimated area of land is Is acres of which acres are tillable located in the center of this great area of tillable land is the town of myton which only a few years ago was a trackless prairie besides being advantageously situated in this large agricultural and mineral area myton is located on the survey of the proposed salt lake and denver railroad the victory highway favorably located at the junction of the Lake fork and duchesne rivers on a government townsite and is readily accessible from all directions by splendid roads located about two miles south of myton is the famous south myton bench where acres of the very best farm land in the west is now being put under cultivation the entire section is being sowed bowed to certified alfalfa seed and makes myton in addition to being the center of the common alfalfa seed grown in the basin the leading certified seed section of the state of utah the question of soil climate crops etc in this great section is set forth by mr J W nelson who for 15 years was connected with the united states bureau of soils with the division of agriculture of the university of california and the united states department of agriculture mr nelson purchased a farm on the south myton bench and has the following to say before purchasing I 1 carefully examined the soil of the basin and agricultural ri possibilities of the entire f region I 1 used a six foot auger allger and jf think I 1 understand the region pretty well well after sizing up the entire region I 1 finally concluded that my choice lay in the mesa region south of myton so I 1 purchased there this part of the basin resembles closely the uncompahgre valley of colorado which I 1 covered in a soil survey for the government the two regions are almost identical except that the uintah basin has haa several advantages to the north of myton is the famous loka ioka and highland sections of the north myton bench to the west antelope Mid view arcadia and up alco to the east woods and randlett all thriving and prosperous districts whose yield of hay alfalfa seed grain turkeys and honey is unexcelled the he above mentioned territory with its vast wealth of agriculture livestock and mineral possibilities assures a steady growth and stability for the town of myton myton affords good mercantile establishments schools and church organizations three of the largest seed clean cleaning ng plants in the basin are t the he center for seed buyers myton is also the receiving station for large au quantities entities an of dairy products the U S indian i irrigation i aaion project and indian de department artmont maintain large and well facilitated facilitate quarters here the e myton commercial club invites in inquiry iry an and is pleased leased to give any and a all i information or aaion relative to this district tr t |