BLOODED STOCK GROWN ALONG THE SALT LAKE ROUTE. 



The leading sheep counties of Utah are tributary to the Salt Lake Route, 

 Beaver, Iron, Tooele, in the order named. Utah sheep average 6 to 8 pounds 

 of wool at each shearing; while most of the clip goes east, there are home 

 woolen mills whose consumption is steadily growing. The knitting factories 

 of Utah now use more than a million pounds of wool annually. Provo, the 

 location of the largest woolen factory, and Draper, where J. R. Allen's prize- 

 winning Cotswolds are bred, are towns on the Salt Lake Route. 



Utah sugar beets may literally be sold before they are planted, the fac- 

 tories contracting for the entire output. The demand for Utah alfalfa seed 

 is not limited by the confines of the United States; it is heard in foreign lands. 

 The cantaloupes of the Moapa Valley are disposed of on the spot, to agents 

 of eastern commission houses. Many vegetables, such as tomatoes, string beans, 

 peas and asparagus, are purchased in advance by Utah canneries ; great quan- 

 tities of peaches, pears, apricots, apples and berries go to the same destination. 

 Utah dry-farm wheat has been known to gain 2J/2 per cent in weight while in 

 transit to eastern mills. Utah celery has an enviable reputation, while Utah 

 peaches are shipped to every State in the Union, and to Europe. A year's 

 consumption of barley by Utah breweries exceeds $66,000.00 in value, and 

 more than two million bushels of wheat are ground annually in her flour and 

 grist mills. 



Poultry and eggs comprise 16.3 per cent of all the animal products in 

 the United States ; poultry husbandry is now taught in ten agricultural colleges. 

 This industry thrives in the equable, sunny climate of Utah, and one will search 

 long before he finds plump pullets and fresh eggs begging for purchasers. 



The Traffic Department of the Salt Lake Route has voluntarily under- 

 taken much of the marketing along its lines; this function is of considerable 

 value, particularly to the farmer whose capital and output are small. Traffic 

 officials continually meet buyers and sellers; through their information and 

 agency deals are consummated quickly, while, unaided, producer and purchaser 

 might experience delay and difficulty. The company stands ready to perform 

 these services at all times, pointing out to the farmer where he may make a satis- 



