UTAH 



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UTAH 



ing sections are in Salt Lake Valley and thr 

 rich Cache Valley in the north-central part of 

 the state. Hay, wheat, oats and potut 

 raised extensively. Quantities of sugar beets 

 are grown on the irrigated land, and the state 

 ranks fourth in the Union in the annual produc- 

 tion of this crop. Barley, rye, corn and vege- 

 tables are successfully grown, and excellent 

 fruit is raised, the annual production of apples 

 exceeding 800,000 bushels. In the southern 

 counties semitropical fruits such as figs, lemons 

 and almonds may be grown, and the cultivation 

 of raisin grapes is becoming important. 



Several experiment stations have been es- 

 tablished in arid districts, to demonstrate what 



and silver," and ho direct t -d the energies of his 

 people toward agriculture. After his death in 

 1877 the development of the mining industry 

 began, and Utah is now a mining state of im- 

 portance. 



Extensive deposits of coal exist in the east ITU 

 slopes of the Wasatch Mountains, particularly 

 in Carbon County, and a field covers more than 

 2,000 square miles in the southern part of the 

 state. The mining of coal and manufacture of 

 coke has rapidly increased, and the annual out- 

 put of coal now exceeds 3,000,000 tone. 



Copper and lead are the chief metal products. 

 In lead production in the United States Utah 

 ranks third, and in the total copper output the 



THE FARM 



Wheat 

 Alfalfa 

 Cattle sold 

 Oats 

 Wool 



Sugar Beets 

 Sheep sold 

 Potatoes 



Eggs 



MilK 



Horses 



Barley 



Garden \fegetables 



Butter 



Orchard Fruits 



UTAH PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S.Government Reports 



Millions of Dollars Annually 

 5 10 15 20 



THE FACTORY 



Meat Packing 

 Conf e c ti on ery 

 Milk Products 

 Printing.Publishing 

 Railroad Cars repaired 

 Flour,Grist 

 Sugar refining 

 Lead smelting 

 Copper smelting 



THE MINE 

 Gold 

 Coal 

 Silver 

 Lead 

 Copper 



crops may be grown without irrigation, and 

 much of the hay and wheat is now grown on 

 "dry farms." Live stock, especially sheep and 

 cattle, is raised extensively in the eastern pla- 

 teau, but dairying is confined to the fertile, irri- 

 gated valleys. 



Forests. The national forests cover about 

 7,449,000 acres, and they contain a large part 

 of the woodland area of the state. The most 

 densely forested sections are in the Uinta 

 Mountains, on the Aquarius Plateau and along 

 the Sevier River. The output of timber is not 

 sufficient to meet the state's needs, but a more 

 adequate supply in the future is insured by the 

 protection of underbrush and restriction of cut- 

 ting. 



Mining. Utah's minerals are its richest pos- 

 session. In the early development of the state 

 mining was discouraged by the Mormon leader, 

 Brigham Young, who said "we cannot eat gold 



state holds fourth place. In 1914, however, 

 Utah's yield of copper surpassed that of Michi- 

 gan, and in the country's output for that one 

 year the state followed Arizona and Montana. 

 High-grade iron ores and zinc are produced, 

 and silver and gold are obtained from the cop- 

 per and lead ores. The output of gold de- 

 creased with the decline in the production of 

 the Mercer mines in Tooele County, but the 

 yield of silver increased in 1915; and owing to 

 the small production in Idaho, the leading 

 silver state, Montana and Utah in that year 

 rose from second and third place, respectively, 

 to first and second rank among the silver-pro- 

 ducing states. 



The deposits of alunite, a pink crystal rock, 

 near Marysvale, are the only ones of commer- 

 cial importance in the United States, and the 

 only mine producing bismuth in the Union in 

 1915 was that in the Deep Creek Mountains. 





