Show Agriculture and Livestock By W. W E. E r I EXPERT URGES BOX PACK FOR UTAH APPLES King Makes Thor Thor- Thorough ough ou h Study of Orchard Conditions in State Although climatic conditions arc declared excellent for apple production production tion flon In Utah and there is a general demand for lor the rosy red fruit grown In Utah orchards Utah ranks only thirty-third thirty among states In grow growIng ln Ins this fruit Een en E en In distribution of Its shipments Utah ranks far down the list for while Washington apples are sent to every Cry state In the union Utah's fruit has never ne been shipped further east than Ohio and most of It Jt 1 h marketed in California These facts arc are announced by the United States department of agriculture agriculture ture In a I special summary of the 1926 season prepared by Walter Kings- Kings Kingsbury Kingsbury Kingsbury bury and published under the head head- heading headIn log ing In of Marketing Utah Apples PESTS AND PACKING Many who ha e studied the problem problem lem of Utah apple production have ha declared that there are two prime reasons the crop has not been de developed de- de eloped to greater proportions One Is that Utah have not de do- developed eloped the same degree of ef success In battling against a fruit pests as have e havethe havethe the men of the Pacific northwest The Theother Theother Theother other is that the tier-pack tier of apples In boxes used In the northwest has been more snore acceptable to the eastern buyers than the bulk and basket packs from Irom Utah Utah- Utah Is 15 favorably fa situated as ns to freight rates on apples destined to the eastern markets A compilation shows that the rate from Provo cen ems center center ter of Utah's greatest apple production production tion to Chicago o. o Is SI 28 per hundred pounds and from Hood River R Ore or Wenatchee Wash Wa h. h Is To St. St Louis Mo the Provo Pro rate Is as with nith 1150 from thee hee The rate to Los Angeles AngellS from Provo Pro Is 79 cents and from the Pa Pacific Pa- Pa chic northwestern centers Is si 51 pa-I pa 06 Grand Orand Junction Colo Cob enjoys enJo's slight ly Iy more snore favorable rates STUDY APPLE PROSPECTS 1 Utah has comparatively few young joung orchards coming into bearing How flow However ever er many farmers and land own own- owners ers era are giving ghin r close study to the nOW nOW-I sit sit- situation end and there Is a that the acreage will be he developed de con con- have shown more snore consistent profits to of the I Pacific northwest north than any other fruit f I With this study Is coming cominE more consistent effort to e the grade of apples First steps along alone this line necessarily have haTe been In more thorough spraying pests and then better ading during the picking and stud packing season Th's ThIS must be followed the government o of of- of offIcIals officials say by of the regu lar box pack If Utah Is to compete with the Pacific northwest orchards Kinesbury In his l s review says ys If Jr Utah apples ore are ever er to com com- nete on terms with fruit from th the northwest they can only do so after the adoption of the regular sized and wrapped Tapped box b x |