| Show mor for the deseret evening 21 mews news FRUITS OP OF UTAH AND THEIR CULTURE the cultivation and production of fruit is yearly assuming greater imbor tance and attracting more and more the attention of the thoughtful and farseeing amidst the cares and perplexities which beset our hardy pioneer on every side he forgot not to carefully commit to mother earth the few seeds he secured ere his flight of nering offering at the time the prayer of faith from these sprung all olour of our early native varieties at that early time they were very acceptable cep table and gladdened the hearts of many a weary pilgrim subsequently as the way opened men of enterprise and public spirit concluded to try the importation of the choice stardard standard dard varieties of the eastern pomo logis t the results result of their la labors borsare are before us today and places placer pla pia ces ees utah far in advance of her sister territories of the fhe same age and many of the older states possessed of far greater facilities for obtaining such things the writer of this while traveling five years since visited some fifteen states and territories and nowhere saw near the general interest that is manifested here by the masses in the raising of fruit take the same kinds of apples such as the rhode island greening spitzenberg pippins and any other leading varieties and those produced here are much superior to those of the same name to be found in the new now york or philadelphia markets this is owing to climatic differ dilfer ances which are altogether in our favor for nowhere on the continent is due th the air purer or more capable of pr producing 0 bing ding wholesome fruits and vegetables than here in the midst of the rocky mountains it would be to the writer a most pleasing task to take up the th history of our fruit and fruit growers but this is not the object or purpose at the present time the earnest and sincere wish is to benefit and aid the masses by giving the results of long experience to enable them to create and draw around them the comforts and blessings of lif ufa it is not liot expected neither is it ne cestary necessary necessary that every one should become a thorough practical scientific proficient in the culture propagation and management of all kinds of trees plants etc but bat in a mixed population like ours there are many very many who never had bad the least experience in such matters and for such I 1 labor at this time in passing as I 1 have often occasion to do through the cities towns and settlements of our territory 1 X see evidence of a great lack of knowledge of the modus operand of tree growing and aad when ever a thing of this kind is seen it gives pain and begets a desire to impart a little information to carry out this desire and place within reach of all enough of practical instruction to e enable nabie them to successfully accomplish that which they seek to do and preserve them from loss and aind disappointment shall be the sole aim of these articles the first thing to be taken into consideration by a person about to begin an orchard la Is a proper locality and soil the first is not so important as the second wr fruits of all kinds seem much at home in nearly all localities if the soil is suitable and I 1 have often thought that they were not over fastidious on this point for we see them flourish on nearly all kinds of soil wherever tried except in that of a cold wet and retentive nature avoid all such especially if by a clayey subsoil near the surface land with much alkali or mineral is also unfit and should not be used the best soil I 1 know of is a gravelly or sandy loam in fact any benchland bench land will answer if poor this can be easily remedied having selected a faro proper per spot proceed at once to fence it this is an important item and one not to be overlooked if you expect to succeed and wish to avoid vexation losses and disappointments it is a painful sight to see all the hopes and bright anticipations of an industrious and careful beginner dashed to the ground in a few hours as is often the case through the depredations of a few niclous and unruly animals previous to closing this article I 1 vill will give a short di list of select apples that have been tried and found a adapted apted to this climate and every way worthy of cultivation kummer hummer summer bummer apples early harvest the earliest of all which is its chief merit season middle of july to first of august color rich yellow yellows size bize medium rather tart tait for most tastes red jred astrachan a beautiful apple ripens a week or ten days after the early harvest is quite tart the early Sweet Bough or large yellow bought bough a delicious sweet apple above medium in size a rich sugary sweet and every way desirable when a sweet apple is wanted season last of july and first part of august carolina red bed june not first class in flavor but on account count of its early and profuse bearing and handsome appearance it is a general favorite season august fall apples porter forter season september color yellow size slightly a above noveme medium flavor a mild sub acid excellent a good ana and and early bearer maidens blush a valuable apple season october rambo nambo an excellent november apple a uniform but not heavy bearer valuable on account of its very pleasant flavor winter apples rhode island green ingan old and favorite sort of great excellence season Decem berand i january anu baldwin a well known new england apple beautiful fulin in appearance and worthy of a place in every collection season same as the greening esopus spitzenberg the pride of all apple fanciers stands high on account orits of its many good qualities color a rich crimson size medium flavor unsurpassed season from first of january till march the only drawback to this superb apple is its shyness in bearing white winter one of the best should be planted by all a good bearen bearer pleasant flavor and good keeper roxbury and golden russetta Rus Bus are good and should be in every collection yellow bellflower a choice fruit one of the best rawles bables janet this apple has not received the attention it deserves it is one of the most hardy varieties is a lata iata hence seldom loses its set of fruit grit from late frosts no amount of wind will make it cast its fruit is a good bearer and keeps till may many other varieties could be added but all that is worth having in an appio apple I 1 can be found in the above C H 0 the cheyenne arata says two physicians in cheyenne came near fighting a duel the challenged party selected lancers lancets as weapons an exchange adds it would have been a fit punishment for both had they been obliged to take a dose of their own medicine |
