Utah alfalfa seed acreage report prompts rise in estimates
A United States Department of Agriculture report projects Utah seed alfalfa acreage for 1926 at 79 000 acres, up about 10 000 from 1925. Millard Uintah Box Elder and Cache counties lead sowing plans with 32 000 and 35 000 acres respectively, while total national alfalfa hay area is rising to 11 168 900 acres with higher imports of seed.
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Utah
United States Department Agriculture
Millard County
Élin Box Elder
Cache County
Beaver and
Iron
Juab
Sanpete
Emery
Piute
Tooele ii
Ted States
United States
Td County
Uh Basin
Regular meeting of the Board of Education at Duchesne
At the August 7 regular session in Duchesne a Upaleo committee discussed Apalco building progress. A Farm Creek and Stockmore petition for schools over transportation drew no action. Janitors and fuel bids opened. contracts awarded. A Mt Home and Talmage committee sought eleventh grade and a Central building. Lester Stott won the Juanita to Duchesne and Utahn Knight's Camp routes. The board offered Hayden pupil transportation at 45 per pupil. Audit report filed. Superintendent Paxton reported on teachers, Smith Hughes, county nurse and doctor. The Smith Hughes program funded. $250 authorized for two county horses. Dara Caldwell granted free tuition to county high school. Married lady teachers contract cancellation policy approved. Truck drivers tardiness penalties set at half day’s pay.
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Board of Education
Duchesne
Upaleo
Messrs
Murphy
Howell
Calvert
Warr
Mitchell
Apalco
Farm Creek
Stockmore
Mt. Home
Talmage
Central
Lester Stott
Juanita
Stott
Utahn
Knight's Camp
Uintah County
Duchesne County
Hayden School
Beasley-Neeves Company
Paxton
Smith-Hughes
Smith- Hughes
Dara Caldwell
Altonah
Clegg
Allred
Millard County Seed Grower Visits Basin
A. S. Hutson president of West Millard County Farm Bureau visited Basin area during the past week. He spoke with alfalfa seed growers in Duchesne about seed pricing and market issues. He noted Millard County’s crop would be smaller than last year and conditions were unsatisfactory.
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A. St. Hutson
West Millard
Myton Rodeo Association Plans Labor Day Event
The Myton rodeo association met at the commercial club rooms Tuesday night to outline plans for the annual Labor Day rodeo on September 6 and 7. Representatives from Duchesne and Lill Creek attended and new features were proposed to boost appeal. Secretary’s report noted about $1000 prize money last year. S. A. Wells elected president for the year. If plans succeed, extra funds could raise prizes and heat horses for northeastern Utah competitors. Committee assignments were not yet announced.
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Myton Rodeo Association
Myton
Shas
Basin
Duchesne
Lill Creek
S. A. Wells
Utah
Uintah Basin Industrial Convention Sets Attendance Records
The fourth annual Uintah Basin Industrial convention closed with record crowds estimated at 6,000 to 7,000 per day. Gov George Dern spoke on basin prospects while Dr George Otis Smith and Dr William Snow addressed cooperation and scientific progress in agriculture, mining, and public lands.
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Uintah Basin
Fort Quadrangle
William J. Snow
Brigham Young University
Don B. Colton
Ile
George Otis Smith
Bureau of Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
Washington
Hischief
Dr. Smith
Stella Do. Larose
General Assembly
Boys Plead Guilty in Roosevelt Jail Break Case
Lawrence Marchant and John Mann appeared before Justice Tuttle on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for breaking Roosevelt city jail on July 16. Each was fined 10 dollars, with 20 days in jail suspended and credit for 12 days served. Justice Tuttle stressed habitual indiscretion and reckless driving, and the boys expressed a wish to work and reform.
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Lawrence Marchant
John Mann
Justice Tuttle
Roosevelt City
Seed Firm Enters Uintah Basin Field In Major Survey
Frank Lukes of Chicago vice president of Albert Dickenson Seed company and J A Steel district manager with Orval A Dart surveyed Uintah basin seed conditions. They report large scale entry this year and note the Dickensen company has previously operated at Myton on a small scale, signaling growing confidence in the basin as a seed raising area.
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Frank Lukes
Chicago
Albert Dickenson Seed Company
J. A. Steel
Uintah Basin
Orval A. Dart
Millard
United States
Dickensen Company
Myton
Bishops Day Service At Randlett Draws Crowds
Three hundred Indians and about 100 whites attended the outdoor Episcopal service at Randlett on bishops day. Bishop A W Moulton presided with Rev Talbot assisting. Altar set under trees with Indian blankets on the lawn. after the service a beef barbecue fed 296 participants.
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Episcopal Church
Randlett
A. W. Moulton
Talbot
George Pritchard Dies After Stroke in Price
George Pritchard aged 68 died last week in Price from a paralytic stroke brought on by rheumatism. Born January 23, 1858 in New York, he was a veteran barber who lived much of his life in Utah in Myton Vernal Roosevelt and Uintah basin. He moved to Price five years ago and had been in poor health since. He is survived by his sons Guy and Roy Pritchard of Price.
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George Pritchard
Guy
Roy Pritchard
Price
Fomerly
Myron
New York State
Edward Pritchard
Ife
Utah
Uintah Basin
Myton
Vernal
Roosevelt
Prohibition Raid Near Ft Duchesne Nets Arrests
Federal agents and Sheriff Arzy Mitchell raided near Fort Duchesne Saturday. Two arrests were made and officers unearthed 190 gallons of mash, two stills not in use, and twelve pints of moonshine. Joe Murdock and T D Sears were arrested and turned over to the sheriff for prosecution.
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Prohibition
Arzy Mitchell
Poet Duchesse
Joseph E. Richards
Utah
Joe Murdock
T. D. Sears
Decrease of Interest on Federal Farm Loans
Milas Lasater, president of the Federal Land Bank, announced a rate cut in the 9th district. Beginning August 15 new farm loans will bear 6 percent interest. The district covers Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico with over 100 million dollars in current federal loans. Northwestern Colorado applicants this year will benefit from the lower rate.
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Federal Land ‘Bank
9Th
Federal District
Milas Lasaater
Lasater
Colorado
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Basin Fights Noxious Weeds in Uintah Basin
Utah officials state com missioner Harden Bennion and Utah Agricultural College president E G Peterson lead a joint drive against noxious weeds in the Uintah Basin. A regional anti-weed committee will enforce removal rules and charge owners for badly infested grounds. Alfalfa seed production, once rising rapidly, faces risk if weeds aren t controlled. The basin is a major alfalfa seed area with 6 million pounds produced in 1924 and now the second largest district in the United States.
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Harden Bennion
E.G. Peterson
Utah Agricultural College
Utah
Uintah Basin
Bennion
State Department of “Ariculture and Ariculture
Co. 1
Johnson
Roosevelt
W. K. Dye
Neola
Duchesne County
C. A. Schroeder
Roosevelt Chamber
J. G. Peppard Seed Company
Ft. Duchesne
Agricultural College
Uintah
United States
Permission Granted for Indian Pageant at University of Utah
University authorities approve an Indian pageant to be held 8:30 PM Friday on campus. Miss Hope Elizabeth Haupt of Washington arranged it, with Umnath Utes coordinating personnel. The pageant will depict an Indian village with participants directing and acting.
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University of Utah
Hope Elizabeth Haupt
Washington, D. C
Umnath Utes
Ife
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