To Plow and to Sow—to Reap and to Mow
AGRICULTURE AND THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
T J. he first white families who settled Uintah County had to produce everything needed for their survival. Farming and raising livestock met their basic needs at first, but as more people came into the valley, needs became more diversified and cooperative efforts developed. In those early years agriculture, livestock, timbering, mining, apiculture (bee keeping), and freighting provided the economic base for the county. Many of the settlers had professional and skilled training and began to practice professions, although most continued to do some farming to provide food for their families. Within the first decade of the settlement period, blacksmith shops, sawmills, flour mills, shingle mills, planing mills, livery stables, general stores, and, of course, saloons appeared. These were followed by brickyards, stone quarries, an ice cream factory, creameries, dairies, and a variety of other commercial endeavors. By 1893, 169 homes were located in the county. These included sixty houses valued from $75 to $500 each; six cabins valued from $50 to $200 each; ninety-eight log homes valued from $10 to $250 each; two brick homes valued from $1,400 to $1,500 each; three stone 107
