Show ORCHARDS BEING PLANTED RAPIDLY Utah County Horticultural In Inspectors Inspectors Report Shows Increase in Trees Special to The Provo April B E H Davis horticultural horticultural horticultural tural inspector for tor Utah county has pre pro presented presented seated his report for which shows the following shipments of fruit trees planted etc in Ia the two years Carloads of fruit shipped in 1908 divided as follows pears 61 applet apples w 5 5 cherries and strawberries 14 apricots 8 plums and prunes 35 mis miscellaneous miscellaneous 12 Number of bushels sold to canning fac factories factorIes factories tories Pears 2000 peaches apri apricots apricots apricots cots apples 1000 plums 00 to tomatoes tomatoes matoes raspberries Ibs lbs grapes Ibs lbs There were trees planted in 1908 1903 and S destroyed for disease It is esti estimated estimated mated that 2000 acres were planted Of the nursery stock planted were wen grown in the tile county There were shipped out of the county OOOO trees for planting In 1909 there were carloads of fruit shipped out of ot the state valued at The local market shipments are reported as fully tully equal to the carload shipments The following are the carload shipments in Ia kinds Apples 41 cars valued at pears 36 cars valued at 50 prunes 44 cars valued at cherries 3 cars valued at 2625 2695 strawberries 13 cars valued at peaches in crates crates valued value at raspberries in crates crate valued at No canning factory report was made but the output was waa much less than in 1903 Trees planted in 1909 destroyed for disease SiB Kinds of trees planted Apples peaches cherries pears prunes apricots 1000 The shipments In 1909 It will be seen are much less than in 1903 1908 which shows the injury done by frost last year ear But the number of trees planted Is much greater showing that the he people are en entering entering the fruit Industry very extensively They realize that the Injurious frost Is only occasional and that with the pro protection ro afforded by orchard heaters and smudges which are being extensively in the danger from frost can be practically eliminated |