| Show n Fruit Crowing Conditions in Utah Utah 1 n Is II from Crol tho hi I l of oC Iho Iulo I 1 W I f of o UI tho thov in thu Iho thuA H of f fruit cullo II v A ending Dec 31 3 taU 1 the Iho period 1111 I nil I the of f tho Iho hlo 0 of f n I Tl II Id I O III 11 IU 1 II I If Ihl I b 1011 hit I Ie laII rt i hoW o ht of 1 wil Importance and anI 1 l II n Ir Iho rr fI irti rn Jl H 11 tho thu of which u Il visited I lell fil I l i o number held ami ml ff 01 1 n III lf nu n n dr tb II lr ami uld a 11 1 ll a 11 0 tl 11 fOI n III 1 V V sll 11 I 1 Ing there therea more general and ea a dl I 1010 to 10 tho Iho law In II Ibs famous h and borry plantations fl Ite J acre with acres 11 t 1 Jt II liin of 1001 1 01 Ninety 1 r lit nt of oC n 1 full ful crop of tf fruit Crull was wasi WIS e in 1001 This county sup i b two 11 and wore iZ MI rs to 10 out cars of fruit chipped local hl nt M ln II w tho Iho groat enl ent I 1101 pear that Is Ideal anal n II lauto IRO tol II HI condition for fot pear M In crl I g will wi Hoon on bo be I S hundreds of carloads by me th t I the blight II hl which la Is mining h havoc In pear or K IP d In 11 working 1 hut but the tho affected W 11 tr 1 Ih i were wert grubbed III 1 bell out been heon Inco lurn l no stone fruit has ted acho I nU I of town tOWI loin lotI Id of at loss than acres ucro ill nl I he I county hns h H 13 I r il orchards The I hl i I fi f and pear Idel The how ever Is 11 a U serious Te par l 10 III named as UI Its Il r iii In of Iho tho country He re D Ui reports liOI r i a d I 11 I to he the nf lt fruit an un IIi ra o of ot 16 acres In II 1601 n 1 grall and put up In com Th i r i ii and ull th Ih Industry p yn K 11 ll half t a II dozen are Ie doing n I nourishing bust iris in the i mint mini The district dl i Ife 11 Suni nn located between KII and nd n Is I cO II lt ona Ol r lh lh t I sections s tUo Ibe i il d young n re holl w Mt t out outer erthe er th district where water Is Isaal aal Morgan hns nod tie outlook Is rj Th lM varieties tel of r in aid ard thrive here he Tho drawback Is Into latu spring one recently IM H I doing 11 i thriving business i a spec of o canning pens POS the farmers an Moh fa Ia UI acre Rich Count Appl s 1111 and tho smili fruits arc produced In II lh the home Salt kA most populous of o Ile state stale has 2650 acres In II irge e nd 1600 1600 acres In berry herlY I fruits out e Lake City Thero HO to no 1 or 01 evaporators In the minty lunty as os yet though both are lre greatly greaty A movement Is on 01 toot foot to 10 build e th is n Only 30 per cent celt of or fruit trull is properly handled and put 1 lie In commercial shape I to e t li Is All 1 U b In II local Tiber fIber founty CoultY Weber Is II the most mORt ex fX I Irle w shippIng county In II tho I IIii it Iii i 12 Z devoted to 10 the tho of products tH with i DI l In II 1001 Io per 01 a I full tul crop crol was waH harvested In InH II IH H handsome support the tho fruit growers ship PI Ij I straight earn of fruit fully u mud more In local ship The he shipments Included fJ Ji tars Un of ot which branch of oft t Is fast coming to tho front K Web county owns OWIS on one of tho Vile t er h In II the and It shown Jel Je pre and management It I Is u I cf or Iho county poor farm Its Is ox me tut IH II largely due dU to II sight of tho county fruit treo In lor Robert Hobert R p B II I I Is the member for this lr Ho 10 has addressed In II r I tutu and hell held a n number of meetings h rul in II hl hIs district also t No lf I Ho 10 reports fruit grow growl l In 11 tho Iho middle section of mb HI unproved 1111 the pros NOl ti I m 1 hopeful 1100 hns hl I ono 1 a nourishing business hU fry niK 1 v tr f ie 1 Is and 1111 T Is tuo Iso talk of ot organizing or al In n I com 01 l T w I r and Jellies Jelle It j J vcrs rs cooperative shipping I talk d of ot In II Utah county I led will Wi bo ho of ot Ines at n to tho Iho producers In tho Iho products product of their or 01 Limited i s nr omit for tho Iho small area r 0 In 11 this county r r Pea he Ild other a r rr was Wil i 01 In or hard In 1 01 nil The hurdler i iii i t in Il though there HIM el y v at tX sivo orchards In II the thep Ie p OUI t Is done Ione In lt mi mil nl as ta f urr or will wi soon 1001 begin hlll a e lon The rhe berry crop croll crollI n a n r vim one nt Mount Picas I I IW I I tn n I I IW I I tn n I u t In tho v J Ir ha H S devoted to fruit ft vi e ln 15 he le pays though f ii t not nOl so 10 congenial ns lS tn In ft il r The mot most lou toe W to I the I lr Is I the tho Into spring 1111 Colly In 18 too al P h cr extensively In 11 1 t ii It r hardy and 1111 F wons iila ui 1 St im rut ll rrt A ol lh Ih 1 u ton 0 to try growth of 1 In II Ie i jUt lh Ih reports e ls Is Ip ty r R oln ly t to thu Ih or Ir 1 I nr wn nn n lt HI ri Ilia l MM for fo fruit t wih on A nt of tho Iho h f r I county coulty hiA r ht II n 11 I ami amin 1111 flit n well 01 Cr II Is now 1 util of HO 1 VU n I out of f thU county cr fu fuM br 1011 I r Bod wih M a J I u ler ol Jl i Is In ChorK r of oC Ul Ihl section o of the tho lell 1 8 In No 3 II f Is nf Ulcy mit hUI n 7 I i T dr et tint Ihl Indus Irl hU U I grow Brow II Irl hae the e rp r i M rr rs rA In othel or AllonA hl i orchards fin j i ol n I I lM tr Ih 1 ct ll I dl I I i i nl fruit Is II com Ily fr trOI I i IH Just ng g I II trl 1 rf r n lre thero is 19 i e mr 1 1 A Aol As t n II l r do ol ll It al ut J 4 hundred neres out In in this coun ty with wil nn 11 of for Tho IH UH IH pay puy paying ing wel cared for rO coal furnish a II coon market for fO nil 11 the surplus fruit Iron A largo large plateau or fine laud on the th east t border hOlter of the tho county near Icat 11 sin lion lon promises l noon to 10 one of lt tho lue 1 fruit In II tho The poll ami cli climate ll mate are nIl nil 11 that could coull be hp desired le water WilI IH II lo to bo be had In abundance hut lut will wi cost COAl to 10 bring It I km J the land a n task that cut ho accomplish accomplished ed ell erM by h n I larKo association of fruit grow Irow County This county reports j In fruit over ler of which aro aront Iro nt al Moab IH 11 1111 lent labeled for fm le The Industry doeH not pay no 0 well 11 as In isome fOle other to 10 Hie re I H of and shipping on the railroad Much shipping of or fruit Is done nevertheless An Al i orating plant hers here would pay pl hand handsomely hanl a UI the tho of ot the tho fruit from county ouno be ed any an hell San Han Juan County Only 21 acres of fruit fl I It IB Is reported report el from tho southeast corner of or tho Iho Tho climate along the Sun San Juan Jual river Is similar to that of o oHI St HI George Geol e but very er little land can bo be expense brought under Irrigation without great greal County As soon loon as n railroad facilities are within roach of tho form farm farmers formers ers of ot county fruit crowing will wil become ono of the chief Industries of the Ashley Ihle country countr There Thero are ao nt U t enl ent hut but acres ocro In orchards In tho I county In 1904 Homo trees were sot sel out Olt Bounty Only hardier can CUl be grown In with Mice The tire short hort and cold coll and ald outside of home orchards In II growing 1100 valley lle lit Is done In fruit Thomas homas Judil of St Is I the board h member for tOI Fourth district thu Iho hardest t one In 11 the state to Ret get over oer as iK all al travel Is II by team Mr Ir Judd has visited Is I Il all ni sections nf t tho district ac accompanied IC companied 11 by hy Mr lr Bower of ot the tho Sec Second ond district holding meetings unit Institutes i eM He him also ul o direct charge of ot the Southern Utah Ulah I farm near St SI decree Ho reports general Im Improvement provement In the horticultural of ot the district district More Interest Inter t Is II taken In tha Industry better heter care Is hI given the with more Iole attention to 10 better methods of cultivation lon Wash Washington Wu h ington especially spec 11 I he says Al Is I le be coring aroused to the Importance of ot the Thompsons seedless raisin ln Indus The he year ear 1901 was os not a n profitable one oneto to 10 the fruit growers of the south ow owing owIng ing to 10 late lule frosts cutting cut off of the great greater er part lort of ot the fruit crop Not enough was produced fur for home consumption Iron Ind eastern arneld hail hl u I fair flir crop op of ot fruit The fhe grapes In Washing Washington ton Ion werl very cr good and sold In the sur surrounding ur rounding camps nt n t good prices County This country countr Is IK not well adapted to fruit growing though hardy apples aro arD grown rown In the home hOlo or charils small fruits truls County This county has acres n res In II fruit trul with 60 50 acres set N out Olt this spring Tl o Industry 11 there Its ls remoteness from rom points A full tul crop of apples was produced this season wa wn sold s ld In lu neighboring settlements and mining The rhe moth Is the worst campH codling coi II the tho have pest peR fruit growers but frost IH II the grilles t drawback to 10 Industry Iron County Count Apples and hardy hard va varieties 1 I of other fruits could be In II some Rome parts paris of this county with lh pronto profit Late spring fronts the Industry too uncertain In some sume parts of or tho Iho county Kane Parts of ot this county well wel adapted for COl fruit Crull production Irrigation water wlter Is scarce lata spring frosts the tho hopes hOPe of the fruit grower Plute County Hut little fruit trl Is Brown gron In on account of the unfavorable climate Apples Apple and the himly small smal fruits arc aro produced for tor home consumption Washington County This county had hut but fruit trul In 11 1901 owing to 10 late lalo spring frosts Tho crop was good for the most part The he fruit ready rend mile In surrounding mining camps for good prices priceR Orchard conditions arc re Im Improving 11 proving and extensive planting of oC drapes Is being done lone particularly of ot grapes Wayne Coult shipping ties fruit growing In Wayne would be become come Iome a n lenng industry Very Vcr fine fruit Is grown freo for tor tho most part from Crom worms Worm I and nd Insect pests peAIR Tho largest and finest t apples shown In Suit Lika at nt fair time Hmo came cale from this county Only a small smal percentage o of ot tho Iho fruit of the Ih Is handled In methods most of ot It I being put upon pon tha market in II a n haphazard hem Thero Is II a noticeable Improvement however over former as 11 n C result grow grower er erl me realizing better beler returns and greater satisfaction from frol their orchards orchards ards Insect pests II tr Is becoming more general but bul must be become come lOle practically universal to place this Industry upon the commercial cOllor basis Its iA Importance deserves hla loads of Utah opples are b sold loll on the streets of o Rait Ali Uiko City at II 60 0 and 75 c a bushel bURbel clean clenn sound Round worm worl less les apples from frol Idaho selling nt por pr bushel bushel can produce us ItS fine peaches pours apricots grapes and cherries as 11 me grown anywhere aul In II America but the I h business 1 must bo be cure fully studied by h thoM engaged Cn In II It I better hetel cultural methods adopted tho Iho products of o the Iho orchard handled Ind put pul upon the market In such Huch as the consumers demand and amI not In Inthe II I vogue ogue the haphazard manner now nol no 80 much ruch In |
