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Show An Erroneous Idea Wo clip thu following opon letter bo-caimo bo-caimo we bclli-vo It will he of Interest and value to many of our readers: ' Editor Tribune: In your Issue of July 24th you quoted a Salt. Lako City cmui-sion merchant In speaking of the initial shipment or Arizona grapes to Utah as follows: "Utah has usually usu-ally looked upon California fur her supply sup-ply of grapes. She may soon turn her attention to Arizoula." While the person per-son quoted Is correct both in his sta'e-niont sta'e-niont of existing fact and In his pro-diction pro-diction of future probabilities, I tic-slro tic-slro to state most emphatically that there Is not tho shadow of necessity for such condition to exist. Utah can, dud should, produce every pound of every variety of grapes required for local market at eyery soason of the year during which it Is possible to obtain ob-tain thu supply from either California or Arizona, In tho matter of tho earlier ear-lier varlulies, which most likely constitute con-stitute the shipment you mention, Utah's own "Dixie" cm compete with either of the two States named. As to the lattermiirkets, thesu may, and should, bo supplied from tho country lying within a radius of fifty miles of Salt Lako City. I am aware that the crlilcswlll say, "Why don't yon do thlsV" I ask tho sumo question my-fro my-fro If, and havo been tryiug for several years to get a satisfactory answer. As stated lu your article, the fruit grown In a dry. Irrigated country Is superior lu flavor to that produced In a dump warm cliniuto. In tho mutter of urn pes we do not concede any superiority superi-ority even in point, of size, as everybody every-body must admit when comparing the two productions found side by bide upon tho Utah market during the months of September and October. Thorefore, I say that It. is an erronoous Idea that Utah must look to any other State for her supply of grapes in the futuro. It nust bo admitted that the present production does, not supply the demand but within three years the orohardlsts and vlndyardists may, If they will, remedy this by nt once planting plant-ing vines of thu popular vailotles. In Washington county are grown al thu desirable grape", including Muica-telle, Muica-telle, Muscat, Black Hamburg, Black Prince, Sultana, Tokay and Purple Damascus. Tho stump plan of culture is practiced, since the vines need not be covered In tho winter. In the most favored locations tbe crop may ho matured ma-tured in season to compete with California Cali-fornia In supplying the markets In all the lntertuouutaln country. Every careful trial on grapes In northern Utah has proven highly fuccesful, and a portion of tho demand throughout the autumn Is supplied with grapes from Ogd u uud I'rovn. While It prob-bly prob-bly Is impracticable to proitiico tho raisin grape In northern Utah, becauso of the lato seasons at which the fruit ripens, still in tho "Dixlp" country the very Quostof raisins are produced each year. Samples of "Dixie" raisins that wero on exhibition at the last two fruit shows held by tho Stato Board of Horticulture Hor-ticulture wero pronounced equal to any that the world can produce. Tha pecuniary returns from grape culture in Utah aro enormous when proper caro Is given to the work. At thu low price of 2 cents por pyund, whlob is bo-low bo-low the average, an aero of grapes should net the grower at least 8160 per annum. In some instances In Utah those figures have been mcro than doubled, One successful grower in Washington county told mo ho could make u flue profit on grape at"l cent per pound net at the vineyard. In the face of tbe above facts It Is surprising, Indeed, that It still becomes necessary for Utah dealers to annually Import 8100.000 worth of grapes.ratslns and wlues. This Is a matter which mould concern not only the farmers, but also oyu7 other person o the State who Is an advocatH of homo Industry. ' With tho knowledge of the possibilities In thlsdiiectlon, thi-ro should be such popular sentiment In favornf tho Utah product that an Imported grapn would find no favor on the Utah markets. J. A. WltlGHT. Ogden, July 27, 1809. |