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Show DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT CROP. W f Although there is considerable con-m con-m flicting evidence regarding the cx-a cx-a ' tent pf the damage to the fruit crop I - throughout the state, yet there seems ft no rcason to doubt that the early Y& varieties of fruit were very badly jlf ' damaged. In the principal fruit grow- 1 ing sections the early peaches were almost cnt'ra'y destroyed. The cherries cher-ries and apricots also suffered severely. sev-erely. Strawberries and arplcs were not injured but the prospects arc that l there is to .be a very light apple J crop , this year. Fruit will be fruit f this year, not only in Utah but in all of these Western States. ; Speaking of the damage by frost to t ' the fruit crop: the daily papers re- fort that through the combined cf- " - fQXts and systematic co-operation of the fruit growers of the Grand Valley, Val-ley, the fruit crop there was saved by Smudging. For several days the smudge pots were kept in action and the temperature kept above the dan-g dan-g .r point; if this is true it seems to us to afford an excellent object lesson les-son to Utah fruit growers. While on this subject, we cannot refrain fromi calling attention to the fact that fruit growing and dairying should go hand in hand; in case of a damaging frost to the fruit crop the farmer still has the dairy herd and, in the long run it will be found that the little herd of good dairy cows will prove a very profitable addition 1 to any fruit farm. I |
