Show MM map TELLS THE STORY OUR lano IN PROD precipitation and temperature reveal facts that tell the story san juantas juan has large belt of good non irrigated farm lands prom from adap A map drawn to show the annual pr precipitation copl tation in utah per data gathered from weather stations lep icett by the government eastern san juan stands stand a out as one of the few favored spots in the state stations that show 20 inches or more average are 21 and those having over 15 1 inches ches are ale 35 but of those showing 20 inches or more moisture only three farmington huntsville and rich mond R are r e not mountain stations which wh huntsville really Is and of those that lepord over IS 18 inches and a nil less than 20 inches or to be classed with ditl I 1 Far farmington mingon and richmond al t titer are only five stations one of w which bach Z 10 among these are ogden payson santaquin San and spanish anish fork J I 1 landing blandine shows rows up well being 1638 inches while bluff Is onn iliin to inches la sal roads reads only 1115 chilel iha ille afong monticello cello station gives 18 39 inches monticello Is for a period of at 17 years blanding for 14 bluff only for eight and la sal 14 vears lock eiby 14 miles east cast rf monticello or on the pla amii for I 1 ho aho three year ear period g dpn la Is 1754 inches 1 the precipitation map indicates Indicate these simple facts by colors or shades look right down into this thela to the t blue i mountains and the colorado line and it all short s above tho the 15 inch mark I 1 indicating idi cating it a compact area that is a little south of the la sal range ind is widest here including the blanding Ulan dlug sefton our map clear clearly lir shows that not over 10 percent of tile tho state outside of the mountain range belts has bas any more annul precipitation than this mesa or arse se several flits rc t erred to i I 1 we lare hear muri muc 1 of the lvin belt but hm ri iture Is only 1581 inches or 01 just about one inch less than logan gets abig A big area in tills this colorado river watershed gets from 5 to 10 inches giving us a dry belt that starts north in the uintah basin avi irow near mear green river gorge and then hen Is a wide stretch across acroca emery and gl gland and wayne garfield Gartl eld and kane counties count les some interesting interesting data Is remarkable in its making an index to climate viz lz moab lias has green river raver cisco 65 6 5 inches provo prove gets 1507 15 ahil L provo bench hits haa 1756 the hole in the rock through ato pioneers came into sah juan has ti 13 1337 37 and alte on tile the colorado only 7 as inches but tills this mesa belongs with ath th the e most choice of farm lands judged by moisture having only a little spot in davis dials county and some in cache As as equals out oui temperature data la is equally Inter interesting sting and this area are a about a half million acres holds its reputation leput atlon ei it if it t does have snow in winter |