Show FllUIT8llOEllS IN SESSIO SALT LAZE COUNTY OECHABD ISTS MEET Frequent Spraying of Fruit Trees Recommended as the Best Means of Getting Desired Results The Salt Lake County Horticultural society held a well attended and interesting in-teresting meeting yesterday afternoon In the representatives hall J M Smith of Draper gave an instructive address on the preparation and care of fruit for evaporation and his successful method of constructing evaporators Professor Horace Cummings was on he programme to speak on spraying of fruit trees but in his stead by request re-quest of Mr Cummings W N Cole instructed in-structed his fellow fruit growers on he subject Mr Cole mentioned the 11effects from unskilled spraying of trees and the lack of knowledge displayed dis-played by orchardlsts as to when and low to spray with proper compounds to exterminate pests without injury to rees or fruit In his opinion early late and continuous spraying Is necessary If the best results are to be obtained Secretary J A Wright of the state board of horticulture responded to an Invitation to speak He expressed regret re-gret that less interest is shown in Utah fruit culture than do the horticulturists of Idaho and Colorado and he hoped he people of this state would awaken to the necessities of the time In Mr Wrights opinion the fruit growing interests in-terests of Utah would in five years hence rank in value next to the mining products if only proper effort were ex jrcised to kill off the injurious insects 3e advocated frequent sprayings and urged the use of lime water such as md been done by successful orchard sts in Weber county The committee appointed to urge the State Fair association to offer a prize for the best cultivated orchard under five acres and one tor larger acreage reported favorably and the committee which was reorganized with J P So reason R T Cannon T E Visslng S E Allen and Horace Cummings as members was directed to further the project on behalf of the Horticultural society The meeting adjourned till the first Saturday in July when an attractive rogramme will be presented |