WHEAT FIELD IN UTAH VALLEY. 



Dairying, stock raising, poultry husbandry, beekeeping and kindred pur- 

 suits thrive. Available figures credit Utah County with over 38,000 horses 

 and cattle and more than 1 06,000 sheep. The Knight Woolen Mills at Provo, 

 the largest in the State, have an annual consumption of over a million pounds of 

 wool, all purchased in home markets. Portions of the Wasatch and Uintah 

 National Forest Reserves lies within the county, containing together timber 

 valued at $4,378,500.00. Lodge pole pine and Englemann spruce are the 

 predominating growths. These vast areas are open to grazing upon payment 

 of small fees. 



In addition to the great government project mentioned there are a number 

 of lesser enterprises reclaiming fertile acres. 



The Moside Fruit Lands Co. holds some 9,500 acres of "bench" lands 

 on the southwest shore of Utah Lake. This acreage is eminently fitted for 

 growing fruit, grain, sugar beets and alfalfa. The soil is a rich loam, varying 

 from a sandy to a clayey character, and covered by a healthy growth of sage- 

 brush. A pumping plant has been installed, canals and laterals completed, and 

 much land has already been planted with fruit trees, alfalfa and cereals. 



The Elberta project, owned by the Utah Lake Land, Water and Power 

 Co., is developing 15,000 acres near the southern end of Utah Lake. The 

 reservoir holds 29,000 acre-feet of water. The lands are located on a high, 

 sloping plateau ; the soil, with a minimum depth of 1 5 feet, contains all the 

 ingredients requisite for successful production. Quinces, cherries, appricots, 

 pears and apples thrive. The lands are sold on easy terms and the settler is 

 favored by every natural advantage. 



