Show news notes 4 its a privilege to lw live in fr utah i VERNAL the uintah basin will udd to the wealth of west when rail transportation comes to handle the tha rare minerals found nowhere else in the country LEHI r sugar boet beet production in utah tor for 1928 la Is forecast at tons according to tho report ot of the united states department of agriculture reissued tuesday by frank andrews at the local focal office BOUNTIFUL one ot of tile the una alne flavored fruits that is making utah famous in world markets is the tha elberta peach tho the states crop in 1927 was valued it at exports totals carloads HEDER CITY wheat crop in 1 0 was valued at winter wheat 83 85 per cent of which was waa grown on dry land farms averaged 19 bushels to the aero acre spring wheat 80 per cent grown on irrigated land averaged 31 bushels to the acre GUNNISON damage possibly run ning into the thousands of dollars although a accurate estimate Is nut not yet obtainable was caused by a clouda cloudburst arst accompanied by hall which swept pt over gunnison Gunn lson wednesday afternoon the heavy downpour lasted three hours SALT LATCH LAKE fourteen federal highway projects costing a total of are now under course of construction in utah it Is shown by a statement prepared in tile tho offices of tho the state road comm commission 15 some of those projects are now nearing completion and the majority of thorn them will bo be finished before tho the close of the present year it was stated OGDEN prediction of a record breaking onion crop tor for utah la Is mada m tile by frank andrews agricultural statistician in hla his august bulletin the tha bulletin bullot ln says that indications august 1 1928 1028 are for a probable onion crop for utah of bushels in aug 1927 the acreage this year la Is estimated at 70 as compared with last year for the united state as a whole tho the total late crop of onions including the utah crop Is forecast at as compared with in 1927 showing a considerable reduction ranges throughout southern utah from panguitch Pans and cedar city southward hava hake received recel vai a refreshing anar and much nuch needed rain during tho last few days and the skies are still heavily overcast this summer has been ono one of the drnest for some time and the ranges are burning up and in some places barren the forest and park officials in zion national pa park k and the tha kaibab national forest and grand canyon national park have been especially alert and have in the case ofelon of alon park forbidden promiscuous smoking allowing it only in certain areas duo due to the extremely high fire hazard GUNNISON county la Is receiving a great deal of 0 recognition from the state on the highways throughout gout the county on the federal aid project tor for cement highway to be ba built in the northern part of the county at fairview mt pleasant and spring city A G youns youn construction company of richfield was let the contract being the lowest bidder the amount was within 21 of tho the estimated cost of the construction as made by the tha stat state a department engineers gi the second low figure was made by the construction company at LEHI sugar beets grams arid and hay in some parts of utah are suf suffering ferng from the excessively dry weather according to the tha weekly crop report of J cecil alter government meteorologist issued wednesday tho the report follows the weather has continued dry excepting for scattered shower 0 over tho the southern portion of tho the state temperatures were also ab abnormally normany high conditions being rather unfavorable tor for alfalfa seed irrigated crops not abundantly supplied with water and the grazi grazing ug ranges generally grain cutting is nearly finished and spring grain threshing rapidly SALT LAKE LAICO registration of fresh men students at the university of 0 utah will take place thursday september 27 and former students will register monday october 1 friday and saturday september 28 and 29 will be given over to special Ins instruction trac periods for the now students all freshmen will bo be required to attend regular classroom instruction will begin tuesday october 2 high school graduates who are entering tho the university for the first time should a copy of their high school credits to the recorders office at least ono one mouth prior to registration last year 1131 freshmen tile the largest number in the history of tho the institution entered the university it Is estimated that this tall fall enrollment of first year students will vill be even larger new classes more faculty members and other added facilities havo have been provided for the large number of students expected PROVO ir IL V swenson utah county agricultural a gr inspector has been taking orchard samples of pears and peaches 1 i jr r chemical aritt analysis lysis to deter wine whether or not they are within the spray residue regulations many ot of the big orchards of the county are ara beginning be inning to pick for shipment somo of the fruit will be loaded this week the fruit Is better in size and freer free from codling moth worms than it lias has been tor for ft A number of years according to lo mr air Sw swenson erison son ind and the tha grovr ol 01 1 the section are looking forwald torn mil to to a exceptionally good year |