Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-04 | Page 41 | Horticulturist Brings to Utah Plan by Which Fruit Income May be Increased

HORTICULTURIST BRINGS BRINGS TO UTAH PLAN BY BY WHICH FRUIT I 1 I I. I INCOME MA MAY Y B BE INCREASED BE-INCREASED I If r r f. f V py puyallup PY- u a allu 11 Method d d' d if tT 9 9 k kt tone t m a I ll t i f Fr u i Li Ps i j 1 T I I a fn u V V Cone V New Conn J r V 1 q r I 1 The new now method of ot trellisinG small fruits such as blackberries dewberries dewberries dewber dewber- rles ries loganberries and ras raspberries which Charles H. H Smith horticulturist horticulturIst horticulturist of ot Centerville Gent brought bac back re recently recently recently re- re from the Puyallup va valley 11 I Wahington Is calculated t to net the thc tanner farmer m more re value for tor his crops ac according according according ac- ac cording to th th So who have employed It As will be seen b by the accompanying accompany accompany- Ing cut the are kept pt of off tho the ground and within a confined space measuring twenty Inches In width which has hal the following 1 I advantages First The First The berries are aro perfectly ac accessible nc- nc to the picker and lacerations from the briars rs are arc unknown See Second The Second Tho nd-Tho Tho vines Ines arc l less ss table to fungus mold and nd Insects and ond It Is Isan an easy casy matter to fight disI dis dis- ease easo I Third Third-By Third By keeping the vin vines within a a. certain radius s cul cultivation and f fer fertilization r- r Is made mada elS easy and the prun prun- pruning I lag ing inga Ineis is a simplified The horticulturist mil may cut out Just as many canes as asI ashe ashe I he thinks necessary Fourth The Fourth The fruiting wood Is la separated separated sepa sepa- rated and kept apart flom from the growIng growIng growing grow grow- ing wood the latter being taken care of between the lower wires upon supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting slats durIn during th the fruiting season season sea sea- son son after which the fruiting wood Is removed from the tho upper wire Tho The lower lateral i or canes are lifted from the supporting slats and wound around tho single wiro wire full tull length During the growing season the thc new shoots or canes which find themselves themselves them them- selves sel outside the lower r rInes vines Ines arc aro p put t under and compelled to rest on I the the supporting slats The Tho carrying the top and I lower wires vires may map be raised or lowered according to the habit of ot growth of ot the kind of ot plant b being supported Tho The slats slats' which may be bo placed at any given distance are aro secured to the wires b by V making a cut about an Inch from the end of ot the flat side of or the tho slat using a a. saw of ot the same gauge as the tho wire used To prevent spreading spreadIng spreadIng spread- spread Ing press s tho slats slat down securely on the wires Tho The Puyallup vale valley has become Camous fa famous famous fa- fa through Us its berry growing and although tho the little valley covers o a n radius ra radius radius ra- ra dius of or but sixty square miles yet during n a good season It Il will wm produce as high as worth of ot ber ber- ries iries