| Show M myton aton district offers much to agriculturalist chem cheap land and water alfalfa seed industry beckons to the farmer who would become prosperous in few short years myton bench has acres in cultivation ti tia tion certified certia aed 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 river below vernal produced an average of 80 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 a maxi maximum in um reported yield of bushels per acre potatoes yield as reported from to bushels per acre depending on proper cultivation and it is reported 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 aint uintah ah creamery was a stock company 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 cast 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 years this great industry has grown with leaps and bounds 1 until now ninny many of the farmers re receive eive checks of eighty and ninety dollars every 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 nv stor the most flattering opportunity the estimated area of land is acres of which 5 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 blyton 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 jana 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 IV nel son 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 U united m it ed states department of agriculture I 1 mr air nelson purchased a farm on the south myton bench and has the following to say 11 before purchasing I 1 carefully examined the soil of the basin and agricultural ri possibilities of the entire region I 1 used a six foot au auger ger and think I 1 understand the region pretty well after sizing up the entire r re ewell gion rion I 1 finally concluded that my hoice choice lay in the mesa region south f myton so I 1 purchased there this part the the uncompahgre valley of colorado which I 1 covered in a soil survey for the government the two regio regions ns are almost identical t except that the ir uintah basin has several advantages to the north of myton is the famous loka ioka and highland sections 0 ol 01 f the north myton ber bench leh to the west antelope Mid Alid view arcadia and up alco to the east woods and ran randlett all thriving and prosperous districts whose yield of hay alfalfa seed grain turkeys and honey is unexcelled the above mentioned territory with its vast wealth of agriculture re livestock and mineral possibilities assures a steady growth and sta stability vInly for the town of myton myton affords good mercantile establishments schools and church organizations three of the largest seed cleaning plants in the basin are the center for seed buyers myton is also the receiving station for large quantities of dairy products the U S indian irrigation project allo and in than dian department maintain large and an well facilitated I 1 quarters here the myton commercial club invites inquiry and is pleased I 1 to 0 give any ally 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