| Show correspondence A TRIP SOUTHWARD A iron county may 25 lajo M editor deseret neus news president jacob gates andl werely were ap pointed to v visit isit th the 8 8 southern out 11 er n settlements in the interest of the seventies and on the lost I 1 left salt like lake city and joined brother gates at provo our journey through the settlements tle ments to juab was very veri pleasant the various towns and settlements appeared nourishing flourishing and with their spring dress tile the flattering prospects of an abundant return from fields and flocks as a reward for their labors the husbandmen were generally smiling and happy at juab we changed cars for milford beaver Cout county ltv ity and not only did w we e change cars but a beautiful fertie fertile country for a barron barren desert region the road in going this distance inverses hills and canons following don the sevier aliver and crossing it in in serpentine course fourteen tims tima finally to our surprise we come dat cat m t into the great grear reat desert where the S seia seir ev river spreads out terminating in III lake the village of deseret and a fa fei scattering cattle and horses greet t ft eye on the way to relieve the of the journey of about miles frog from juab to milford where wo we arrived tf pm and were kindly entertained by acting bishop tanner on the dist we were conveyed fieten miles over to I 1 minersville millersville Millers Miners ville held meeting and ordained some seventies tn B a very pleasant visit in this coq settlement I 1 I 1 the meeting house has lately beef surrounded with a substantial picket 1 fence ence and our host bishop J mek knight night informed us that this beautiful f ul square will soon gon oon be set out in shade shaie t trees rees and seeded down with crasi crass I 1 which will add to the beauty of tib elevated spot on friday the we were met li 9 this place by the presidency of the 4 seventies of beaver bearer and conveyed to beaver city up beaver river elver passing pass lB adamsville Adams ville vIlIe and meeting five or sif sli ss prisoners on their way to the penitent tertiary tent teut iary lary arnom arnow among whom was win yoto foto erl eri ering hanl hani who in lu our estimation I 1 bis aps s feared more like a prince than a pr pru ul Is oney oner having heen bean convicted for u acl sti and supporting his wied by whom he be had bad raised noble famil faillie fam llie lell over 20 years since i we held an excellent meeting g i g beaver and arranged and set in ar ow d the seventies the ine lne meeting etim was large attended by the general public the rabbits i are arc ravaging the crops f d the citi citizens z ens and efforts are neing mafi aadi t to 0 destroy them the young men hll hai forme formed d into two parties to vie wid each other in tn abating the pest and it wl learn that one of the Ii parties artles in iet let than three days had captured over 9 4 of the ion lon long iong eared tribe the binm party in the rabbit war are to enjoy dinner and party at the expense d li their competitors 1 on the following day we ivere coh cot t keyed S 0 miles to 0 parowan carowan by the cour tes teg y of eidor jilder george haies hales one of IK IN t editors of the f andai and b F the evening after our arrival held heid beliki A mee meeting ting tinz sunday the was a gloomy ds dal with parowan carowan Pa a rowan owing to the uner June raid sim alM sister emily miller jonea tonea wife of president T J jones and to add td t the sorrow of the bereaved family ot father and husban husband is I 1 3 absent consoling remarks were maden madeu made apol poi the occasion by patriarch lunt blila mitchell jacob gates and edwal stevenson the audience was veit large laree and 27 vehicles les ies and many persons on foot followed the remain remains 0 the beautiful cemetery cenie tery teny which Is abos about six acres in extent and overlooks oonah parowan carowan Pa rowan and in fact trl til whole valley with little salt jakell lake the distance at 2 pm a seventies meeting 0 well attended by the community sois gods adf num number numsen i cr of the brethren ordained 0 I 1 in a t the e evening another meeting 0 he held d at which the spirit of Inspire 1 was abundantly manifest S at the fruit ruit f crop at beaver is erces never better and the prospect ioe for other crops is aso also good EDWARD stevens STEVENSON V suggestions TO GROWERS lies IlEy NEFER summit co ump may mth if editor deseret news w I 1 was a member of the society for sor f or many years in Eng engl enga in 1 fact until I 1 ae left t to come como to utah in the 71 1 I have felt much interest in ear year the tile culture of fruit and ve vegetables eatables for dearly nearly W years ears and in readia reading the account in tile tiie the NEWS ewa a few days ago I 1 the statement made madu uis vis as sony to see lucro lucre in regard to the failure of the fruit crop which looked so promising but time ai 0 o there does not nol seela seem to be beany deany any effectual means offered as yet to destroy tile the pest but I 1 am hill inclined rained to think it is for the want of little trouble on the part of the folks a haye have they ever proved the effects of dense SMOKING of their fruit brull t trees I 1 always found that the best thin thiu thing to clean fruit trees froin from blight of any kind hind if it will answer weil well on 9 a small smail scale why iov not lot on jarw one any old refuse will do to a dake make a smoke rags being the bet be bestif t if they can be had as t they e make a a strong smell I 1 should take a advantage va of the tu wind put ilat the fire w where ere t the wind will blow it right through the orchard r ard I 1 hive have proved this to be the best be employed loyed if I 1 had fruit that can trees affected affected enig with blib bill blight ht that is just j ast what I 1 should do and I 1 would succeed warrent success ess if it you jou dont the first time lime try try 8 galil again in regard to the ON THE GOOS BERRIES derries I 1 will give you yon my experience 1 I bought hought some trees about seven years and planted them in my small garien garden ago carden len the first and second bearg years of bearing hearing they mildewed mil dewed etc I 1 tried mady many experiments before I 1 found out the cure but I 1 ifland found it atlant at last and very simple indeed it Is when the tree is in blossom and the fruit begins to knit clear every thing away from around the tree to allow it plenty of air then put a layer of dry wood asbed ashes as far lar around artlie boughs extend to the depth of two inches inched it is no use aheu u the mildew has set in as it will not clear dear it off my gooseberries roose goose berries ripened out beautifully last year and aud I 1 have mover lover 20 trees now in tine fine blossom which I 1 do nod not expect to be all ail with mildew we ff eliare bave have got zot allew afew and lots of frost rost yours ve very ril truly JAMES jamus P |
