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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
9
The notice urges exhibitors to participate in the Uintah County Fair. It emphasizes advertising value, community exchange, and educational features. Attending all three days supports the fair committee and benefits attendees through neighborly contact and shared experiences.
The Vernal Express joins the National Highways Association in Washington and aligns with 202 road groups to promote Good Roads Everywhere. The Map Device signals support for road information, maps, and pamphlets as the nation advances transportation.
The article describes the life cycle of a seed infesting larva, detailing spring and summer oviposition on green seeds, the egg’s placement within pods, incubation of about five days, larval feeding inside the seed, and rapid mid to late summer growth. It notes that development lasts twelve days in favorable conditions and up to thirty days in early spring, with the process to be continued next week.
A speech extols roads as a path to prosperity education and a full life. It links faster travel to economic gains for farmers and communities, arguing better roads lower haulage costs and boost profits. The speaker praises joining a Newspaper Association backing a nationwide Good Roads effort.
A broad critique laments Utahans waking early to consume goods from distant states while local manufacturers neglect to support the home paper. The author condemns wasted advertising and indifference from residents who favor outside newspapers over regional coverage and subscriptions.
A northwest state farm leader writes to the U S Bureau of Education asking about rural school consolidation. He argues courses favor city folks and teachers divorced from farm life, stressing safeguards and farmer rights before any consolidation with village districts. He warns against education driving children away from farm life.
A reader argues against a painless gas tax claiming tire costs and gas use show the tax would raise funds for roads. With 100000 cars, at 2 cents per gallon and ten thousand miles yearly, gas tax yields 1333000 dollars, enough to build miles of highways. Proponents call gas tax a painless tax spent on roads.
The Chalcis fly, a strictly phytophagous pest of alfalfa and red clover seeds, is spreading in United States alfalfa seed districts. It hollowes developing seeds causing hollow seeds and losses from 60 to 400 pounds per acre, risking total loss in Uintah Basin. The text outlines its life cycle from egg to adult and emphasizes control and economic impact on seed production.
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