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It requires no prophetic vision to foresee the time when these natural re- 

 sources will build up great industrial centers, and those great centers will need 

 food. The development of large enterprises is beyond the reach of men of 

 limited capital ; possession of a prosperous farm and consequent independence 

 is a rational ambition. For general farming, experts regard the Escalante 

 Valley as one of the choicest locations in the West. 



\Vashington County Utah's "Dixie" 



ASHINGTON COUNTY, with an area of 1,595,520 acres, had in 

 1912, 840,855 acres of unappropriated public lands, of which 5 1 7,948 

 acres were surveyed. There are two classes of lands: those lying at 

 an altitude between 2700 and 3500 feet, characterized by semi-tropical 

 climate and low rainfall, and those above 3500 feet. The principal towns 

 are located between the former altitudes. At St. George, the county seat, the 

 average annual precipitation is 8.66 inches and the mean temperature is 58.6 

 degrees; the average annual precipitation at Pinto in the northern part of the 

 county, is 15.64 inches, and the mean temperature is 45.1 degrees. 



The region around St. George may be taken as typical of the lower class 

 of lands. The soil is of decomposed sandstone, forming a sandy loam to a 

 depth of 50 feet; the summers are long and dry, with almost uninterrupted 

 sunshine. Cotton is grown, ginned and woven into cloth. These districts are 

 ideal for raising fruit and vegetables: almonds, figs, walnuts, grapes, pome- 

 granates, cabbage, lettuce, asparagus, peaches and apricots germinate and ma- 

 ture as if they were competing against the wide world. Indeed, many of the 



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