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Show DIVERSIFICATION OF CB0PSJS JUWBED State Horticultural Society Holds Thirteenth Annual Convention. i FRUIT CANNING GROWS Inspector Urges Co-operation With Allied Industries Indus-tries for Success. A centralized fruit-packing plant, di- versification of fruit crops, co-operation with the nurserymen and keeping the fruit acreage on tho land especially especial-ly adapted fox the growing of fruit t were the chief recommendations twJo by J. Edward Taylor, state horticulturar inspector, in his report yesterday before the thirteenth annual convention of tho Utah State Horticultural society at the Hotel Utah. Mr. Taylor declared that canning was the biggest factor in the fruit Industry Indus-try of the state. He said there wns absolutely no reason why Utah should not be foremost in the output of jam?, jellies and marmalade. But in order that this industry might prove successful, success-ful, he asserted, the fruit growers must co-operate with the other'allied industries, indus-tries, notably the sugar industry. Should Be Pomologist. Principal L. M. Gillilau of the Wept high school excited discussion by stating stat-ing that there was not a single pomol"-gist pomol"-gist in the state. A pomologist, be stated, was one who knows the scientific scien-tific names of fruits. He said many people talk about Windsor cherries when they really mean Bing cherries. He personally illustrated this by telling tell-ing how he purchased 1000 Windsor cherry trees and was told later bv the government authorities at Washington that they were Bing cherry trees, and that the'ehangp in the name made him thousands of dollars. Other speakers at the afternoon session ses-sion were W. W. Knudson of Brigham City, who spoke on strawberries; E. X. Easmussen of Ogden, on peaches; Walter Wal-ter Ziemer of Ogden, on pears; W. H. Homer, Jr., on pears; J. O. Stay of Salt iJake on apples, and J. T. Hull, who spoke in place of A. Bailey ou grapes. Wants Farms Balanced. At the morning session O. J. Poulson, county horticultural inspector of Utah counts, addressed the convention on ' 4 fruit Grow ing on a Properly Balanced Bal-anced Farm." He declared that lv small fruit farm carefully attended was far more profitable than a largo farm that was subject to insufficient care. He said that too niany of the fruity growers were increasing the acreagcT their farms, with the result that increased in-creased taxes and the additional labor required to maintain it rendered it unprofitable. un-profitable. He advised that a diversity diver-sity of fruits should be grown, so that the work and the profit might extend over the entire year. He defined a ( well-balanced farm" as one consisting of about five acres of fruit trees, a sufficient suf-ficient amount of hay, grain, potatoes and garden products for private consumption, con-sumption, . poultry, sheep, cattle and hogs. "The most important problem that confronts us at this time is the question ques-tion of legislation," said ,1. 0. Knudson, Knud-son, president of the society, in his opening address. "There is a move on foot to consolidate the agricultural and horticultural interests of the state, which will place all the allied industries indus-tries under one f board. The legislative legisla-tive committee must see to it that the fruit industry does not suffer from this change. This industry at the present time represents about 30.000 acres of commercial orchards, which are estimated esti-mated at a cash value of approximately approximate-ly $35,000,000." Seed Potatoes Scarce. Mr. Knudson also recommended that the standardization and inspection of fruit come under state control. The sprayine laws, he declared, should be more effectively enforced. He commented com-mented on the high price of potatoes, onions and cabbages, etc., affirming that high prices will prevail on these products for the next year, particularly particular-ly on potatoes, as there is a great shortage short-age of seed stock. Mr. Poulson concluded con-cluded by urging the members of the society to band together more closely for concerted action to place the society upon a footing of permanency and stability. sta-bility. t At the morning session the follow committees were appointed: Committee on president's address -V. G. Miller, Murray: W. O. Knudson, Brigham City, Bo3r Baflmussen, OgdeD. Committee on resolutions J. -Fred Odell, Davis county; J. ('. Stav, Salt Lake; P. W. Brereton, Utah. jCommittee on legislation William M. Povlance, Utah county; William Lee, Salt Lake; W. H. Horner, Utah; J. Edward Ed-ward Taylor, Salt Lake. Committee on organization Carl Isaacson. Boxelder; Alma Bailey. Ogden; Og-den; H. E. Smith. Davis; H. Woodberry, Granger; O. J. Poulson. Provo. The invocation was given by Hugh J. Cannon of Salt Lake. |