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Show HORTICULTURAL OUTLOOK IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD B. H. Bower, mombcr of thc State Board of Horticulture for tho Second district, dis-trict, has filed a report on horticultural conditions In thc district with Gov. Wells. The report states that conditions generally gen-erally aro moro favorable this season than for some time, there being a partial crop of peaches In all partu of the district. The prospects are good for a heavy crop of apples, although tho crop of Bartletis will be shorter In some sections. Mr. Bower says the crop of cherries Is up to the average, and that more attention atten-tion Is being given to this branch of horticulture hor-ticulture than heretofore. Strawberries have brought good prices, and the demand de-mand has been greater than the supply. sup-ply. A large crop of raspberries is set. The County Commissioners of Sevier county, he says, have purchased three largo pumps to aid thc people In spraying. spray-ing. About Monroe and In other parts of tho county tho tent caterpillar Is said to have entirely destroyed tho foliage on both shade and fruit trees. In L'tah county thc lato snow at hatching tlmo destroyed almost the entlro crop of caterpillars, cater-pillars, without damaging tho fruit. |