Show RAISERS V fr i r J fi State Horticultural Soo Society Convenes p J se in n nS Salt S 1 Rake ake LiStEN TO SEVERAL TALKS v or GOV ov CUTLER PRES JUDD AND OTHERS ERS DELIVER ADDRESSES for fur the ti ensuing year were I elected by the State Horticultural V V so 50 society clety last evening at Its annual meet Ing ng in the Commercial club Thomas Judd of or St George was reelected president V The other men named to fill flU offices are Vice president presidents A H fl How Snow ow of Salt Lake secretary R E Wilson of o Ogden The executive board As ds selected last evening comprises James 3 Duffin Provo A H Snow Salt Lake and William O 0 Knudson Brigham The county vice presidents appointed last night are Cache Pro fessor Cessor R S Northrop of the tural college at Logan Box Elder W S Hansen Weber Joseph Stanford VV c Davis W H Miller Salt Lake J P Sorensen Utah William H Roy Roylance lance Morgan J f R B Porter V Resolutions Are Adopted were drafted and adopt adopted ed edV at t the he evening session These ex cx tended a 11 vote of o thanks to Governor Cutler C for tor his attendance at the meet Ings Governor Cutler was made an honorary member of the society The V resolutions s also contained an expression expressIon sion slon of appreciation of ot the Commercial clubs kindness ss in tendering the asso association association clation the use of or its rooms during the convention A committee of three will be appointed later to advertise the next annual meeting m eting of the State V tural society which will vill be held some time next January The exact date will Avill be ba decided upon by the executive committee The minutes and reports of ot speeches made at this annual con convention convention will be made a part of the biennial report of the state board of the association a V VV V Gov cov Cutler Welcomes Members The society was in annual session during luring the greater portion of yester day The session was divided into three meetings one at 10 in the forenoon the second at 2 and the closing session at 7 in the V evening The morning session was V opened with prayer Gov Govern rn l Cutler delivered an n a s of welcome He sid sald the building up of the states horticultural interests descry lug ing of or encouragement and aid and con that Utah is In being forced to send to outside states for hardy fruits He H dwelt at length upon the ex of apples and and ancL expressed a hope that the supply of oho eral ed fruit will soon b t able to the demand He hinted d that the may be b explained through the d e states abundance of inferior orchards and lack of excellent ards The i he climate anal ami soil soH of Utah are are eor or dU e to the raising of extra select fruits he said The producing of first cla s at orchard owners In rn ct et evil tho the gov go ernOl l thIs be made one of the p most ro important I hi matters maUers to be considered the tho th session President Judd Ju d Reads Report Governor Governor Cutler r w was followed by b Pres ident THomas Judd Jud who read his annual v report ort This covered thi th conditions of fruit orchards In Utah and the progress s made mad during V the past year in the fruit raising Industry PresIdent Judds report showed that thit v 9 itie interest inter t was lacking in some dis other portions of the state tate ar are arp making rapid progress in fruit raising and by bv careful attention are bringing the 4 quality of fruits to an almost unsurpassed passed pl sed standard H said he had often been asked ask d what market markt mark t would be found for V the tho increased supply of fruits fruit In Inan an ans v er to this question he explained that th the the market for tor choice products Is limit It What t Is not used In the open market could ba b by the Utah canneries ho b said bald He Ho pointed out oIt that thousands of dol del d lars are being spent by Utah yearly to bring In dried fruits This outlay could be stopped were enough fruit raised ral ed In Inthis inthis inthis this state to support drying factories Aside from the savin saving RavIng of money this would effect another important result would be the employment created for hundreds of men women omen and children by the th installation of these drying drIng plants I President Judd predicted that more trees I and vineyards would be planted during the coming coining summer than during any an pre previous previous year In the history of the society The Th Crops rop and condition of orchards gen generally generally generally will wIIl be he greatly by b the heavy snows of the past winter Oher Olier Interesting and instructive dis discourses discourses discourses courses heard at the morning mornin session were delivered h by ov Professor Prof Robert Rob rt Northrop of the Agricultural rolle e at Logan Lopan Lo an who V spoke poke V upon The Value of Seed Selee Selection tion an arid l Jam Jams 3 G I Duffin of Provo who dIscussed d Grading and Marketing Discuss Fertilizers l the Hungry Orchard was Dr I John A theme aT ar the Tio h Cession Dr Widtsoe explained the I val valUe ahu of t various chemicals and artificial Ial I fertilizers 1 rs RK ft food for unproductive ground Tho The speaker named artificial food In Jn common use Including phosphates potash and limo lime solutions He described the different qualities of soil Boll found in Utah orchards and said that careful study would tell what special brand of ot fertilizer was needed In each particular section and would also determine tho the ex exact exact act lct quantities needed In some somo districts pounds of lime can bo be used in one Ofle acre with good results He H said Bald early earl plow ing was necessary in this climate with frequent The speaker main maintained maIntaIned tamed that the ground in which trees and seeds are planted needs careful at attention If choice products are aro desired C G 0 Porter of Porterville Utah dis discussed discussed l cussed Market Gardening He Ho selected sel t d cabbage and cauliflower as the tho two most Important products to be considered in market gardening These There two vege tables are hardy easily raised occupy small space to the separate plant and find finda a ready market at all seasons Professor E i D 1 Bell of ot the Agricultural college at Logan discussed ed the th codling moth mot pest pent and told of the steps stepa taken t ken during the past year to protect prot ct trees from the at tacks of this destroying Insert Various modes mo es of spraying were explained in this connection President Kerr Talks President Kerr Korr of tho the Agricultural col lege loge at Logan was tho the first speaker at the tho evening session His subject was Horticulture and Education President Kerr asserted that education along hor horticultural lines IK is as necessary as education education education tion along business lines The speaker said the industry of fruit raising was a business and a 3 science i r and demanded education in either application He pre fre a n great awakening In horticultural pursuits V Modern methods of fruit raising are bringing this Industry to a R science said sold the speaker With each year ear the fruit grower must adopt adOlt new methods method The acquiring of new methods is nothing more mere than acquiring an education in this thin thI par particular particular particular industry President Kerr K rr also al o referred to the pro productive productive side cf fruit raising raining showing the tho knowledge necessary to the th proper pick pickIng pickIng Ing and packing of fruit when ripened Ho He said the tho study of horticulture should be Introduced Into the schools At the present Time Ime small opportunities of learn learning learning ing are offered to those desiring to en ter thin this field flold Many Man of the young men and women who Intend Int nd to become hor her horticulturists cannot afford to go to col colleges colleges leges logos or schools this subject Is taught The sneaker asserted that 94 per percent percent percent cent of tho the school Children f never nev r get training on topics pertaining to agri agricultural agrIcultural agricultural cultural pursuits Duties of Inspector John P Sorensen county inspector of fruit trees in Salt Lake county spoke up upon upon upon on the duties of an inspector He said in part An inspector should have general knowledge of insects the Injuries they thE inflict on trees or fruits and arid the best way to exterminate them He should have hae havea haea a general knowledge of tre tr trees s shrubs bushes and plants and md an understanding of the fruits borne by b these He should know the localities and soils best adapted to the different varieties of fruits He Ife H should understand the planting of trees the picking and PR of fruits and should have a general ge knowledge ge cf ci all n matters pertaining to fruit raising With this knowledge he will make few mis refs mistakes mistakes takes In inspecting orchards and wll wal be b enabled to render advice worthy of ac cc acceptance a V C S Martin a Salt SnIt Lake commission man spoke upon The rho Best Methods of V Maintaining the Standard of Green Fruits He dwelt upon the packing of fruits before shipment to m He said sai raisers should be honest with com coin commission mission mon men and demand honesty from the men in return He plead pleaded ed lor br careful packing of fruit Boxes should be well filled with solid fruit said the speaker This protect the fruit while In storage The reputation reputation reputation tion of the raiser Is also aiso an important item it m to be considered in packing fruit He sLid stid raisers could get the best b st rs ra r suits from their ir products after shipment I Ihy by hy confining their th lr shipping to one on man I Several other talks talk which were to have been made mide m were wore eliminated from the pro gramme owing to lack of time tune I A All meetings were well attended Near Nearly Nearly ly every farming f armin district In he the state stac was represented t ed at 8 this convention |