| Show HORTICUtTURES 1 I utili I 1 1 Somo Valuable Iriforrnatlon and Suggestion from io nOf t the State Board of Horticulture G fc52 G HL following paper j < was prepared by the r 1r1 State Hoard or Horticulture I i ticulture for the jubilee 1 jubi-lee edition of the t Nl vvs e While the well de W served fame of Utah r dh mforof f h tr J < fruits Ins for nearly fifty cars reached to 0 very part of Amen 01 and even gone abroad it may be very truthfully s ud i that fruit rowing in Utah is just now in Us infancy The Pioneers of IS47 early demonstrated Ihe wonderful wonder-ful adaptation ol Utah soil and climate cli-mate to the production of the choicest choic-est fruits grown in North America excepting only the orange and lemon With a thousind miles of i widerr < s lelween this great valley ind the consumers of fruits to the east of them it i s not surprising that the cirlii st vutliis failed to plant orchards for commercial purposes An extensive variety of every I class of fruit soon followed the first plantings of such kinds as were obtainable ob-tainable in the early das As a re suit the orchards and gardens of Utah contain today finest specimens of all th u is desirable in apples pears peaches plums prunes apricots apri-cots cherries grapes and the entire range of small fruits While the surpassing sur-passing excellence of the product I 1 IIefr II litso has given Utah fruits great renown in all the markets of the world it is i unfortunately true that the planting has been so indiscriminate that few Utah orchardists have kept pace with the progress of horticulture in l I the matter 01 producing catlod lots of single kinds and reaching the markets without the intervention of I the middle man Therefore with all the wonderful possibilities afforded by the fertile soil the abundant stream the perpetual sunshine and the favorable altitude it becomes necessary to say that fruit growing on a commercial scale is now only started in this State Assured by the experience of the Pioneers and with evidence upon every hand ol the well meh limitless possibilities in the production of I fruits that successfully meet ill rivals it is not surprising that today many shrewd busmes men as well as avery a-very large majority of the Turners are planting orchards of standard fruits with a view to supplying the growing demand for such products m lots of from one to ten carloads From rill ible data it is safe to assert that during the seasons oft 1891 and IbQ7 more than one million fruit trees have been planted in Utah and that such care and system has been observed as will make those Orchards attractive to the he ivy buyers from all the great centers of consumption wilhin the nexl five years Utah fruit growers in the past have been repeatedly assured that they have I but to raise sufficient qantity of their in itt excellent fruits in order to enjoy a large share in the control ofl j the markets since the quality ready know e n throughout the In view of the above uc no led rand I r-and condition it is cleat that tat a < growing will very soon omen of the leading mdust j of 7e young State Indec there oa some men at present w I edenv a expect to live to sec the tew from fruits equal th output rtaer i 1 Utah 3 mines 01 precmt initji e The range of inelii mod t of fruits ot Utah exceed h1 dasU plat it other stale in the Umc Is ale California i From I the h her j il r of the north where arc n groan ik I most perfect winter apt > IhJ the central md south < tj i r ties where the re most deh itevart of apples peaches pear qUIOcts apricots cherries prun > and st J fruits abound on down to asht If I ton count where finest e f I rap p es hc every land figs and I c Ill a granat n r J almonds and l nectarine an ironn prolusion from hardiest staples the fruit luxuries Utah produts to the best to be found In the matter of handling aj j marketing the product of tlc o chards there is a marked dispose upon the part ol Utah growers b t adopt the most approved methods This applies to evaporationancW ervation as well as to the marks i ing of fresh fruits The new roca of sun curing is taking the place Ii fold f-old sun Irching and IromUtlh Dixie land are coming this vw dried apricot and peaches that et supplant the California ftaiti which hums held sway in Ihe trarkrj bj for miny years Closely related to the fruits are tl flowers shrubs and ornamentalr s that count for much in the pellet adornment of a home In nearly t every portion of the State nhra farming f is carried on mat be grown to perfection may f the well know hardwood shade ail ornamental tree including the nash n-ash elm walnut hazelnut che > lou t birch sycamore linden locust 1 maple and catalpa In the bra ornamental shrubbery arc found il I the choicest kinds including them I leaved birch and maples the ncep 11 ing elms and willows the box ml every description of fine fir sprayt and evergreen trees All lowers and foliage plan 111 3en abound in the I gardens and nom 1 beautiful specimens of piona anemones azalea iris lilies dd phimums evening primroses colum I bines camp inulis asters orioles r pansies and ell rsvriilemmns maybe lound in America than are seam sea-m the modest gardens of mary Ltii t homes Verily Utah is a land of fruits and u flowers and whether to the sordid man ol business or the seeker of a spot where the beauty and io > pin lion of fiord adornment adds to tie luxury of laden trees Utah pieseati u unequalled attractions because J p her bounteous resources to the icy telligent tiller of the soil tt |
