▁lead ▁the ▁M orm on ▁pione ers ▁across ▁the ▁pla ins ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁borders ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁live ▁with ▁religious ▁freedom ▁and ▁establish ▁their ▁homes . ▁The ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Valley ▁met ▁their ▁des ires . ▁▁ ▁In ▁July , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁pione ers ▁reached ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Valley . ▁Although ▁the ▁land ▁po ised ▁many ▁challeng es , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁choice ▁situation ▁for ▁the ▁pione ers , ▁even ▁though ▁most ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁fert ile ▁eastern ▁states . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁fair ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁fair ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁territory , ▁for ▁the ▁pione ers ▁to ▁surv ive ▁it ▁was ▁imper ative ▁that ▁they ▁become ▁self - su fficient ▁and ▁provide ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁necess ities . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁major ▁goal ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁policy ▁in ▁pione er ▁Ut ah ▁was ▁complete ▁self - su ffic iency ▁and ▁independence . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁instrument ▁for ▁implementing ▁this ▁policy ▁was ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Man ufact uring ▁( D . A . M ) ▁Society , ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁D . A . M . ▁Society ▁staff ▁consisted ▁of ▁six ▁men ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁instance ▁by ▁the ▁joint ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁These ▁men ▁of ▁for es ight ▁and ▁vision ▁gave ▁their ▁loyal ▁service ▁without