Show san juan county enjoys record year in agriculture and livestock by E 0 biggs above normal precipitation dur ing the fall and winter of 48 and the winter and skiing of 49 provided sufficient moisture for the largest wheat crop in the history of san juan county in the fall of 1948 in excess of 40 acres of winter wheat were planted this an average of 23 bushels per acre or a total of over bushel of wheat i along with our winter wheat the ranges produced abundantly and our head hea d of cattle did exceptionally well As did our head of sheep bean acreage in the county was the second largest on record with about acres planted with just an average yield of four and one half bags per acre this waa in ex excess cess of bags of beans raised in 1949 other crops grown in 1949 indi i bated farmers interest in new I 1 crops winter club barley wasl was introduced into the county in th thi fall of 1948 it yielded high hi gh in al all 1 parts of the county and shows hows much promise as a future crop the raising of alfalfa seed on both dry and irrigated areas is creating crea much interest arid and promises promis esl to be a new source of income to 1 1 the county increased plantings of corn for silage was noted in the 1 blanding area I 1 several thousand acres of crested I wheat and brome grass seed i was harvested and sold at good prices with several hundred more acres being planted this fall the range in the county is being gradually improved seeding of f forest and taylor grazing grazan lands to grass in the past few years has restored thousands of acres of barren tarran sage 41 laabs to high productivity this year an estimated acres of range was seeded by all groups in the county increased numbers of pot poultry I 1 and hogs were raised in the county I 1 during 1949 REA RE A made its appearance in the county during the year soil conservation practices continued linued ther increase new lands in th or county were a approved apo P roved for home homesteading it is estimated that the gross agricultural a 0 ri cultural income inco me of the county exceeded 4 million dollars truly 1949 was a bumper yearl year for agriculture I 1 |