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Show FRUIT TREES FOUND in GoooraiTi Horticultural Secretary Issues Is-sues Report Which May Allay Apprehension. Fears of Utah fruitgrowers that much of their fruit had hein injureil by tho nevere winter weather have bo-en allayed lv W. H. Homer, Jr., secretary of the Utah State I fortKiiitnrat society, and a lare grower on his own arc mint in L'tah county, where tho apprehension was tho tfroatertt. Secretary Mornor has nntdfi a thorough i investigation and examination and finds j all kindH of fruit trees in excellent con-J con-J ditiori. Winter injury to 1'ruit is L'eu-erally L'eu-erally due to warm winter (lavs, which cause the buds to develop. This condi-I condi-I tion, followed by severe freezing, kills I the fruit gonna. This season the cold weather eom-1 eom-1 nionced early in Novomber, aoon after the leaves fell from tho treed. This condition has continued almost un-brokonly un-brokonly until tho present, eo that tho fruit trees aro as dormant as when they went into the winter. Tho buds are aid to bo in ideal condition and far less liable to injury than for many years past. Ordinarily, with a moderately open winter, apricot buds would be sufficiently suffi-ciently advam-ed at this season of the rear that by placing thorn in water in a warm room they would open in a few days. But this year they have hardly boun to form yet, and it would require, re-quire, it is estimated, at least ten days of experiment to open them. The frost in Titan county is snid to bo practically all out of the ground, and the deep snow and moisture that now surround the roots make a most favorable condition for an exceptionally good crop of fruit. Air. Homer states that it is possible that some of tho more tender shoots on tho peach trees may possibly be frozen back somewhat, but otherwise he sees a good prospect ahead for the fruit crop of the approaching sen son. |