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Show ui'iuinujwiijiimimmijunii iiiiiw n m""mi j"" - -i i miiBii nnnm n I mum uti iniiim I nnninriTrnm The Standard's U. A. C. Bureau Articles of Interest to Farmers, Housekeepers and Others J Written for The Standard by Experts at Utah's Noted J Agricultural CollegeatJLogan j H OPPORTUNITIES FOR UTAH CELERY. I ; By DR. M. C. MERRILL, n ' Professor of Horticulture, V. A. C i H Tho readers of Uie Ogdcn Standard-H Standard-H : Examiner arc undoubtedly very much H interested in the splendid opportunl-H opportunl-H ties that await the future of Utah eel- II cry. All of you arc surely familiar I TVith the excellent merits of our home-I home-I grown aelery, and many of you arc in I a position to grow the product and I otherwise exert a beneficial influence I upon the Industry. I On an Overland Limited train pull-I pull-I ing out of Chicngo for the west v. ere I two congenial travelers. One was a i H traveling salesman with headquarters! I J in Chicago, the other was a native I , Utahn returning to his home state. H They were hungrily studying tho bill H ' of fare in the diner. Listed on the bill was "Utah col cry, 25c. The Chi-H Chi-H cagoan read the item aloud and said,' H , "Ah, here's where I have a feast. I; HI ( want to tell you It's worth the price,' H : Tor Utah celery is the best celery G'jd H ever made." H Gathered from all parts of the Unit- H d States were delegates for a sugr H beet convention at the Utah Agricul-! H ' ural college. To hear them talk in' H Mip hotel dining room when Utah cH-i H ery was served would make any nn- H , live Utahn proud of his home state.! H The universal decision and comment H , was that Utah celery is the best grown 1 in tho United States. j H ; One of the genial e:istcrners ordeix-d Hi t hrec servings of it the first meal. Nui B, ; idonce is at hand showing that he ' i iul not repeat 'the performance at' 3ach meal, so the presumption is th"U UW ae did. At one of the banquets served !he sugar beet agriculturists, one of the U. A. C. professors sat between two men from Michigan on one siuV, and two men from Illinois 6n the, other. Never will le forget the'.praisei bestowed upon Utah celery. Such praise is being heard on every hand every day and it is not over-MM over-MM stated at that. At the Utah state fair MM It of 103S, I ate dinner r.i the same table! MM ji as the judge of the u exhibit who' MM f hr.iled front Los Angrles. U w;.s a MM new experience to hear a rorident of MM I Califoniia admit the rupcriorily of a Hj j product raised in another slate over MM what could be grown there. This he MM , did freely and frankly, however, in tiiej MM case of Utah celery. And so one could continue on for niii iiid.u aiiuiiitii messing or i I opportunity people enjoy and dc not I I fully appreciate, it occurs 10 mo that " I Utah people have not thoroughly ;.p-' L preciated the possibilities in this un- excelled product of our climats and A soil. Wc are leaving it too much 10' 3 , the people from other states to do all i the boosting, i J Celery docs besi oil deep, i-ic',, moist 8 soil containing a large perceii.vigy of f) humus. This desirable type of soil for celery is found in considerable f areas in various parts of tho stale,' ' notably in our va!!cy bottoms. Tin" ' present water logged lauds where drainage would be a feasible and pay-l pay-l ing proposition would be most excel-' lenity adapted for celery. In fact, I ( I such soils arc being reclaimed in sev- I I oral places for this purpose. j II Successful growers of celery know Iff that while It requires a ccuctant and : 1 sufficient amount of .Moisture Tor Hs j best growth It will not do well in low If and undrained soil where the water stands too near the surface. Hence f the ground must be cither naturally I or artificially drained. A great, advantage advan-tage we have in ibis pioneer irrigation irriga-tion state Is that v.c can apply the, necessary moistu-" at any time the, plants most need iL j Because celery is a rank grower and ' vigorous feeder, it requires an es-l I" necially rich and well-fertilized soil. While Utah's bottom land soils are" D naturally rich and fertile, yet it is I well to keep the soil in good condition I and well built up by liberal applica-I applica-I tions of barnyard manure annually. I Huirtus derived from the manure is a I prime necessity for perpetual success. I The soil, the water supply, and ihe I climate of Utah all being especially favorable, tho grower nevertheless I needs to keep careful watch over the I other factors of production it success I is to crown his labors. In the first I place, tho seed must be of the very I best quality and with high germinating I power. Because celery loses its vl- I tality very quickly St is desirable to I i secure good fresh seed each year. If I poor seed of low vitality is planted, only small, weakly, unsatisfactory seedlings will be produced. The seed planting is done in a hotbed hot-bed or greenhouse and tho small plants must be grown under proper conditions of humidity, temperature, and light. It is poor economy to ne-. gleet this vital phase of tho process. The work of transplanting to the flpld should also bo carefully done, in order for the seedlings to continue vigorous and healthy. Numerous details regarding Ihe methods of planting, irrigating, cultivating, culti-vating, blanching, harvesting, and .storing havo been worked out. It 'should he thoroughly mastered by the prospective celery grower If ho in-Ucnds in-Ucnds io stay in the business. Growling Grow-ling celery for market is a specialized j business and calls for constant and painstaking effort in order to achieve success. If the soil is suitable and tho various va-rious operations arc done with caro thero aro inviting profits in store for ihe grower. Gross returns of $200 to $1000 an aero are realized. In tact, under exceptional conditions tho tins ti-ns ncial returns may be much higher. Celery growing Is an industry that I offers such possibilities for Utah that, it should be developed to the greatest i extent commensurate with good business busi-ness practice and the ever-expanding markets for tho product. Lei us awako en to this fact and take advantage of the opportunity that is clamoring at our door. oo . After a man has aclcd as a book 'agent for a week he begins to think that he has not a friend in the world. |