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Show I FRUIT INDUSTRY I III THIS STATE I . Richfield. Jan. 8 That Utah in ten years will be the only real competitor ln the canning business that California Califor-nia will have in the west was the as- ; scrtioii of Charles Smith at the Richfield Rich-field round-up today. Mr Smith, who l connected with tho Agricultural college, col-lege, is a member of the sta-te commission com-mission which has juBt returned from ( nlifornia and the northwest, where the commisBlou investigated the question ques-tion of fruit surplus and fruit by-products. Mi Smith stated that many ol the fruits of Ttah are the most (Jerfect inocesslng fruits In the world, and gave statistics regarding the enor mouB expenditure which Utah annually annual-ly makes for canned fruits and vegetables vege-tables and by-products, which the state can manufacture as economically as any eection8 in the United States. Dr. E. U. Ball tallied today upon the elimination of grasshoppers and sugar beet Insect Tils recommenda tions were that ditch hanks and vacant va-cant places be thoroughly disced during dur-ing the egg period of the grasshopper Utah is putting Its horticulture on a business basis at the present time and will continue to develop as a great fruit center, according to Dr. Bell He recommended lowering the cost of producing fruit by avoiding the high-priced lands which often are offered for sale. He recommended eastern and northern slopes for orchard or-chard land For temperature reasons, high, gravelly land is unsuited for fruit culture, according to Dr Ball He expresel great hopes tor the In dustry In Utah, as the state hns all the requirements of soil and climate for fruit culture. Today Professor Olin and L. A. Merrill Mer-rill county apent of the extension division, di-vision, picked out the first co-operators for the growing of potato seed. This work will go speedily forward, looking toward a building up of the , potato industry In southern Utah ; Professor Olin talked upon alkali removal, re-moval, recommending the drainage of 1 Sevier's bottom lands. This great drainage movement, involving 80,000 acrs of the choicest lands Ln the state, waa begun at the last round-up in January. 1014. It Ir graudally assum. I ing form. |
