Show i 1 wa news note S ita a a privilege to live in UTAH t MOK 44 PLEASANT GROVE strawberry crop was worth in 1928 and in 1824 1924 an increase of in four years UTAH barley in utah in 1928 yielded more per acre than in any other state average was 49 bushels per acre the united states average was HEBER CITY the yield of tame hay per acre in utah in 1928 was tons be being ing exceeded by the yields in only four other states the united states average was tons N snap beans in the I 1 i amount of 2400 tons were sold by utah farmers to canning factories for a total of in 1928 four years ago only 1000 tons were canned and was paid for them DUCHESNE seasonable lempira lempe ra tures and iry dry weather have resulted in great improvement in canyon roads and summit crossings cro sings according to the bulletin of the state road commission issued recently heber to froitland fruitland Fruit lanil land is open to all traffic MYTON lyle young of myton who has supervision of distria tion of water from the taylor ditch on the south myton bench and for pleasant valley reports the canal in good shape and water now running in sufficient quantities to meet the demands for culinary purposes CASTLE DALE emery county commissioners have appropriated 1875 for graveling the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway between huntington and the bonEmery Car county line the project now being 60 per cent complete an appropriation of was bridge over a wash west of green also made for the construction of a river on th the estate state road SALINA salina canyon famous among western highways as the only road that crosses a railroad track 17 times in 20 miles of its winding dindino win dino course is reported to be in fined fine shape shad ard and cars are coming through front from price and emery counties without any delay this road is one of the main connecting links in siu thern highway system and many travelers are now using this road in their journeys between eastern and southern utah points KAYSVILLE 1929 onion acreage is expected to lead that of 1928 by acres the late crop onion acreage e report issued i recently by frank andrews federal federa 1 agricultural statistician declares it is estimated that 1100 acres will be grown compared with 1000 last year idaho acre ige is estimated at 1200 compared with 1000 in 1928 while the entire crop of late 0 onions anions in the united states is expected to have an acreage of compared with in 1928 according to the figures VERNAL verne caldwell of meeker colo professional hunter of big game and predatory animals who has for two weeks been in the browns park country on pott creek thirty miles northeast of vernal making a surveyor survey of the mountain lion situation reports that he has found numerous carcasses of deer killed hilled by marauders mr caldwell states that for every carcas found there are a hundred that are never found because moun mountain ta in lions very frequently drag their kills killa into places positively inaccessible to men PROVO extraordinarily heavy snowfall during the past pact winter has delayed timber work and grazing in wasatch national ril forest near smith fork branger J beahn B hahn reported recently to E C shepard forest supervisor work is expected to be nearly a month late ranger hanger rahn hahn seated there was a depth of 55 inches of snow enow may 1 compared to less than es on the iame same date last year the water content of the snow is 14 inch es timber work started 1 may 6 last year but will not beg bebin n until juno june this year HEBER CITY SA substantial increase in rye rya crop this year over last but decreases in the winter wheat and hay crops are indicated in the may 1 crop forecast issued recently by frank andrews Andr ewd federal statistician production of sone bushels of rye ryo is predicted this y year ear compared with bus bushels helsin in 1928 while it is estimated that aaa this years wheat harvests will only reach bushels against last year about tons of hay bay are remaining on utah farms compared with with tona last year |