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Show ADVICE TO FRUIT-GROWERS. ;i; It In Impossible In the spare allottc 1 this iirtlilo to mine than bun ly touch on a fen of tho inoio Import nit points In fruit rultuie. In the 111 Bt plnie tho frultrnlscis of Utah ma) bo dlvl led Into thieo rlasaea 'Iho llrst, and li far the most million, us nio those who have plnnlid Iho tires und left inline to do the rest Weeds nnd lucerne nbouii I among tin tre"a, making harbor for nil kinds of Inset Is und taking up the moisture which tdinuld go tu tho ttccs Tho ticcs bear fiult cerlilnl), but It Is Infiiloi and will not sell. Tho minus of thise oreh irds nro well assured that frultralslng ileus not pn). Tho second und leas numerous class aio those who have small, well-kept oich-atds oich-atds and raise good ri ult, but In so grout vuriet) nnd so small nu amount of each kind ns to nuke It unprofitable, hhlppeis eli, tint like to bother with such small amounts und the locnl market mar-ket in i) not ulwii)s be good The third class, and the) ale liiiueiitabl) foil, pi int ln largo quantities uf n few stindnid kinds, prune, spray nnd nbovo nil olso cultivate thnriiUKld). buch ore Inula nluujs pa), and pay will A Iiim" amount of work em a small amount of ground must bo tho motto of the successful firmer, nnd lhls Is even inoio true in the orchard thin In almust nny other branch of ugrlcultutt. Let him who would set out nn orih-aid orih-aid llrst of nil consider what kind of fruit his land la beat adapted to. If low and heavy soil p-ois oi apploa will do, but If high, gravell) or sand), peaches, i berries or grapes, especial!) If so located lo-cated as to get tho riiDiin winds, which Insure freedom from frosts. Having decided what kind of fiult to plant, let him next decide on the vnrlct). Ho many varieties nro leiominended that the novice will bo at a loss what to plant. The best vva) is to g( to a frultrnlsrr known to hu successful, find nut what ".nrlolles he r dees, nnd plant likewise, Having decided these points wisely nnd having carefully fitted the ground nnd planted tho tncs, much Idis been done, but It Is right nt this point that tho bulk of tho orchards eflmo to grief. Few people rcillzo the amount nf wnter and especially tho amount of cultivation an oichnnl requires the (list jear. An on hard should by nil means havo some hoed crop raised be-tween be-tween tho treia tho Hist two ur thieo )enis If possible, then take good tare of tho crop and tho tiees are sure to bo taken euro of ikana or tomatoes I consider the best t rop to put In a ) oung orchard. After the llrst )enr an nrch-uid' nrch-uid' needs lory lltth water, probubl) not over one-quotler or iino-thlrd tho amount lequlred for most grain crops or lm erne, but cultivation It must hae, -t f A 'UhbbI mil Iota of it At the end of tho first ii WiNH )tar )ou aro up against the pruning; i'vA JrfllBH question This Is qulto frequently neg- "niir iJ'ibH leetid aa people aio npt to think tlinc i Hij MH the liees am so smnll pruning Is not , ""Sbbb1 ii, lessar), hut Hint Is a great mie- t 'r Ttflisfl 1,1110 El il 'll'sfH It Is tho flrat pruning nt the end of tho fya, J ..frH flist seiiaonn ginwth that determined rfS'ft - lllH tho stint o of tho tieo, nnd neglect nt t rjfjji u jH this nlnt can never bo altogether remc- ir?H NHbB died i ; A 'B Ther arc ninny s)stcins of piunlns wiea IJbbbH for each kind of fiult Tor my part, M.Jfc'c IbbH I like tr es to ho headed low, not tr Jb(;h ' JKM exiled two feet fiiun the Rrnund, nud. jll K ?BBH ktpt low b) constant pruning Don't Mtii '"! SbbI prune )our trees so ns to look Just aa Scfftftil JJbH )uit want them In whin )ou have fin- fl?ISi VbH Ishcd piunliig, but bear In mind nil tho liill! ?, bbbI time the effcet of tho prunliiR on tho Jiffi'li IUVbI next )eai's cinutli and try nnd prunn SijflJtJl" ift-MH so as tn hnu tho tree nssuinc the shnpn rrSuHirfJ'ffli sB Jim wish when It shall have grown fioim BHSisii JiltlH bB tho point tu which mi nit It. al'liiflSHH To piuiii- miirctl) Is one of tho most II1tli:('if99 dllllnilt things to learn nbout raising; SiiTr SBbMIbB nn ore haul nml can out) bo learned by W SrT 5 ll smLfl i ueful oliseivatlou nnd experience. And ?'S IiI'i'IHbibB now theio remains one thing to do, .iK'.'f. , i;'HBbM without which nil else la vain, nnd that 'i'iLl ftJIH Is to aprny. The enemies of the fruit sHJl j ', 9H H tieo nro legion nnd lire )enrly becom- '?8'I1!" InHsH ing more- numerous, nnd only constant kl tit; TfUM nud effective spiiDlng will pinduen 'kf I H choice friii t nftei nil olherioiidltlons nm SSfl 1! lilH compiled with. '1 ho lime, sulphur ami Sfg. I .''itliB salt lompound seems to he the fnvorltn 'j'Sj ' i -HibbH now fur winter spni)lng for led spider, Ja'l ShbbbI ban Jose scale, etc, nnd has largely :'FJjB ''' ii HH supnsiilcd Ihe use cit petroleum tn nny H ' J,v H form l'nrla green nr llorilcnux mlxturn ffi ..Am M la maliil) lolled nu for eodlln mnlh. J" M There la sinreely nn ncrc nf giound In M i& M the Intrrmmintnln stnles which can bo sflffi 'lf m bbH watered which will not pioduco somo InO ' IbH kind nf eholco fruit und pay many fold WW ,,,, J B what It Is now producing in grain und IBT' M IbH h.i). I know of ono tract of nearly Whj itk Wmm torn ncres, every Inch of which Is strict. W jtW SmM 1) choice fruit laud, and jet ln tho "3jS llll HJH whole tract thero nro not n. halt dozen di 34rP ItbH pa)lng nrchnrds It Is producing an- tf,4pii IhIbH nunll) peihnpa J20 per arm In grain irSWIW ,1'".B ami ha) und rm of It inoio than that !Si&4(" fftiMBB In beets )ct If It were planted In fruit SlHlMVMitBH It inlght bo undo to ptmluco many BH7 TStUtlBH timeH Hint nnd support n much lnrger Hnr.'v sT IbbH piipulutlon tlin.ii nt present und with Utffi I ill lmMM less water than Is now being used on rim' Ubbs It, This condition exists In many places i'iTts 1 mi IibH In this state nml ought not so to he. fl'ilT ll BIibH flood fruit lind Is too rcarec, taking- H3 i"'i OubI tho lountry nver, to ho used for nn)- tr;nr' "I iMbbI thing else Man) peoplo hesltato to go, SlWii SmM Inln tho fruit business for fear tho mar- 'AllM ! T iMlsH kct will fall. They need havo no fears m UbbI on thla score The population of tho ifttH ,,(IbH United Htntcs will Increase much faster jtiti'l' r l.flsH than tho lands which will rulso fruits Jjl'h l'4fjIH ran he brought Into bearing. I look ill" : 'itaH forward to tho tlmo when tho main 1st It?, .HbB crop of tTtah, aa of California, will bo SfiLvtW 1 iflHl fruit, and tho ilnest tlm world ran pro- 'VkiHIt 1 tflH dute ruujTonow'Bii fiYW ' anH |