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Show I WHAT COULD BE DONE NEAR OGDEN A6 showing the diversity of the Irult industry In and around Ogden. attention atten-tion Is directed to the orchard of Clarence M Barker of North Ogden. situated near the country' home of Rev. YV W Fleetwood on the count road thai hugs the base of the moun tain. On twelve ncres of land are ""0 peRch. 600 cherry. 360 apricot and TOO English walnut trees and 1,600 grapevines grape-vines The walnut trees are devel oping and soon will bo bpnring cherry trees are producing a fairly good crop. In an ordinary season, they will yield 700 to 800 bushels of the finest fruit At 6 cents a pound, that Is a return of over $500 to the ill acre There is no part of the West bet- Iter adapted to grape culture than the limestone formation In that part of North Ogden Julius A Smith !s planting vines to the ast of the Bh Iter place, on land lately purchased. He is aiso setting out appls and other fruit. There is n strip of land extending from the Hot Springs on the north, following the contour of the mour. fain range, to Uintah on the south, all of which is far above the present j canal systems, tha Is similar In soil and climatic conditions, such as freedom free-dom from sevre frosts, to tup orchard It of .Mr. Bnrker and all thai preai stretch of country could be placed up der cultivation and made to produce" grapes, cherries, apricots, peachpf. dewberries, raspberries, strawberries lxganbernps and other fruits Id abundance There is no undeveloped district jn 'he United States more Inviting th?n i , 'hege uplands, if ih waters of Ogden river be stored and carried by high line canal to the thirsty soil What a beautiful sight would be presented. If the waters of Ogden river were made flow along that bench land, converting ihe gently sloping I foothills into orchards and vineyards 1 mi |