INDUSTRIES IN PIONEER DAYS AGRICULTURE AND STOCK RAISING
Agriculture and stock raising were the two most important industries in Beaver County in pioneer days.
The Mormon founders of Utah built their culture and institutions on an agricultural...
of eight was also appointed, whose duties were to inquire out objects of charity in their respective districts and to go out and solicit means for relief of the suffering. The good sisters of the branch who were lovers of benevolence were invited...
Wed. Oct. 25, 1899: Ther. cool., Wea. cloudy. I helped Robt. Scott thrash 218 bu. of oats & 142 bu. wheat. he employed the aldridge steam thresher. Thursday 26: Ther. warmer Wea. clear. Finished R. Scott’s threshing he had Oats 218 bu. wheat 198...
Sat. Oct 28, 1899: Ther. warm. Wea. cloudy., We finished Bp. Pratt’s threshing he had 87 bu. then we threshed John Pratt’s seed 23 ½ bu. I started to work on Z.T. Draper’s seller. Sunday 29: Ther. warm. Wea. clear I went out to Church Farm...
Tues. Mar. 5, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. clouds The threshers are here again. the Horse power is giving us considerable trouble The old thing gave out so they gave up the job before they finished threshing. Wednesday 6: Ther. Fair Wea. Rain,...
Wed. Mar. 13, 1912: Ther. Rained a good share of the night Squally weather Part of the threshers came up and worked at repairing the Horsepower. Uncle Alf Hall staid here tonight he is one of the crowd. Thursday 14: Ther. Pleasant, Wea. Cleared...
Mon. Aug. 12, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clouds Finished up Johny’s threshing and 5 1/2 bu of Barley 25 bu of wheat for me dand of wheat for dan. Tuesday 13: Ther. Warm Wea. cloudy threshed Jim’s wheat then 115 bu of barley for Aaron Flanigan,...
Sun. Aug. 18, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear We came home early this morning Monday 19: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Drove to Grafton for breakfast Finished the threshing by about 4 pm and came back home.
Tues. Sept 3, 1912: Ther. Cool Wea. Windy clds. Threshed 39 bu wheat for Woodbury and moved to Judd’s for dinner Wednesday 4: Ther. Cool Wea. Light clds Finished Judd’s threshing before noon 319 bu. in all. Moved to Hurricane threshed for...
The old Leonard threshing machine is from Adeline Wakefield's scrapbook. This threshing machine was the first in Emery County. The power to run the machine that threshed the grain was made from horses turning a big wheel. Adeline wrote:"Threshing...
schools. Our Cooperative store paid thirty-one per cent on a capital stock of $4000, one thousand of this being invested in a threshing machine. Our Sheep Cooperative herd brought, d things considered, about i $450, and we are indulging in the...
located there and find a place to camp. We had to have every animal and whom it belonged to registered. It was a big job. 1still hadn't had a chance to go to El Paso and find out how my wife and baby were. After a couple of weeks we finaily made...
In the spring of 1913 an article was printed in the El Paso Times about the Mexican town of Pearson. The govement was sending a troop of the old Mexican Federal soldiers to guard the settlement of Pearson, which was within eight miles of Colonia...