Show GREAT STRIDES IN FRUIT RAISING WILL BE IN THE REPORT OF HORTICULTURAL BOARD A great geat mass mas of very er gratifying infer information In for mellon mation nUon will wf be included Include in tb the forthcoming ing report of the state horticultural board to the governor and an the legislature The report will il show great get strides in Utah tah during the thO lat last two tao years fears far in fruit raising Although it is IA understood the report will wi not not be b ready red for some come or days yet on account of delays in getting of various anus Items Iem from several of th the counties per personal Pr personal canvasses canvases he have been made by b indi individual vidual horticulturists which show shw very er great geat gains in the tM industry In methods gns of in fact fart in all al lines line lne of horticultural There are arp probably some ome changes that tat will il be b recommended in regard to orchard orr Inspections inspection and a in th the system of regulations relt but Ju jut just l What Wat they thy will mi be is I hot yet t known kO It I is predicted pre d that ot the th Lii big convention under the auspice of ot the tt State Slate Horticultural tural sot society to t be b held at some sent date dat not nt yet specified this th month moth in Salt Sl Lake Lt will willbe willbe t be 1 one on of the most Jt attended con on conventions rn of its It kind k uJ ever hold held in the state Itte And it I tot Is I also all expected to be b the tM most mOlt in interesting interesting and an instructive convention ever er held in Uth This is 1 based baaed Hi up upon upon upon on the th great get interest that has been b mani manifested manifested fett d in fruit rin during the past two years er the ti Increase In acreage aMage of orchards the th great Increase In the th amount of fruit frt raised rall rammed canned d and an shipped chipped and the in increase crease crese rl e in the th number of persons who have hae turned their attention al lon to t horticulture with within wih in 11 the th time UJ stated t It I Is said aid that before the tM time tm of the tiie eon convention vent on here will 1 have been b gathered a whole lot of Interesting data tor ff the h benefit t of th growers gowe can canners cn nets ners ne and Shippers who will be prevent present an 11 b Nt Some S very vl interesting statistics have he al already alred I ready red been gathered For Por instance figures hat have hap p been collected which show that In tl th t state tatt there has ba been b a gain of 1 per Pr r ont m nt in acreage a of I orchards since In ISO 1 and an the figures figure gath gathered ered take Into consideration onI r only the planting of trees t covering areas ares of half an acre atre BIp and up A great groat Kat nay ny family orchards of ten to twenty trees have been planted of which no is ink tak taken inken en tn in compiling the th The T i in acreage Is I shown hown in Vp r county which is reported I to have an acreage of 1423 III 12 planted in II IIan 35 an increase of 4 Q per cent over oer I 19 ERe county will an Sn Increase of fk p r rI wi ShW Ing 1 cent in acreage th Ili comparison n I I acres seres In 1906 and U tits acres act s In l lt el C IC 3 county with WO acres planted In I wih acre shows an increase over lii 19 of 1 per cent eem cL During the th laU lat y Id Hi t ther r were w re planted as followS follow Davis S O Weber 1 t Box Boa BoS a J i th tY fOG t Grand ft 0 me 2000 O C C b 1 o O Grand Orand i county count shipped the tie tf num numb bir b df carloads ds of fruit iii lI 1 B Us 15 nuro num numb b ber r 61 aM af t m J In l 19 and Seii t counties un shipped M to tog S n j t g n eight carloads s df Of f fo Iii but there here tt was gh no fruit frit there in ThOS 19 r rother other oilier county In the state stat in increased increased othe creased the thE number of carloads shipped hipped m tn li over the th number numbe in tn 1908 19 ing log that the number of ot canning each ech of which took tok great rat amounts c fruit had increased in the big big fruit regions glons r Emery hd county shipped eight tars ears ras last art year year ear Emer five ve more than In 10 Salt Lake county shipped 21 S ears cars in 1806 10 and an 2 2 are ara ar in 1608 shipp Carload Carlod shipments shipment in other oth cout countieS were 10 as follows Davis DIs three thre in inin 1 16 3 5 in EG BOx B x Elder 10 In IPOS JO l 4 in Mi JL 19 f Utah Z 2 In lW 3 in IMS WO Cache 27 In 1906 l 33 3 In 0 OS OSAnd 10 And best t of all al Is the report of indica indications Inia indications rep of planting will that the increase ase se wl continue to at Just as satisfactory a ratio rt during the coming two years ers as during the thelast For this reason recommendations recommendations last laet two years far thi rae r for rules to Increase the th ef er work of orchards orchard of the Inspection are expected to bo be b made The Te present I of horticultural inspection in a n num number ia ber her of respects is 15 not deemed deme efficient and ana aD the state inspector at present Id IS burdened with a great groat deal of responsibility that It ItIs itis I Is II thought get should be shifted by means lD of revised methods The Th county Inspectors at present are not under the control ctr of ol the tho state board bard which It I Is thought they th Should be They are arc rather rater under un the th dl di direct I wet Jurisdiction of or the t e county commission commissioners ers ore and many of these county commission commissioner er rc are aN not familiar with the work and do donot donot not lint realize Its Is Importance It I te Is 1 the aim to adopt rules and md methods that tha will wl make uniform results possible |