The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-23

one-haf pound to pound each. In
discussing the trout at the table. We lid
not think the dcsh equal to the l'ontnda.
lis Of our eastern streams. aud the ullet
and club are Of inferior flavor There
was good display OF " ltermelous
brought ia from the neghboriDg farms
which sold at from Is to % cts. each.
Potatoes we're gu cts. bushel, and onions
1925. Apples were 80 cts. bushel.
Plums from California we're % cts. u
pound. Pears and pesches from the same
State we're also quite high. The Utah
pears and peaches are not yet in market.
They are usually abundant and cheap in
their season Apricots are ripeniue, and
sell at from 81 to so bushel. The
fruit is remarkably fair with no sign Of
curculio or other sting Of insects upon
them. Green corn is abundant at 30 cts
a dozen. Eggs at 40 cts. dozen. Beef
retaiIs at 5 to IL cts. pound mutton
and lamb at 6 to Is cts, according to
quality, and veal at about the same price
chickens are so cts. apiece. The cattle
market was not crowded We were in.
formed that fair horses for carriage and
all work were worth from Sl25 to Sl.75
cows, $50 to $50; oxen, about 500 a
yoke. A gentleman who grows fruit
quite largely, said he had an apple tree
nine inches in diameter that had borne 25
bushels of apples annually for three years
in succession. Peaches grow in the great.
est abundance, and as yet there is no APP
pearance of disease upon the trees. This
gentleman had gathered 500 bushels from
one acre. These Of course, are to be re-
garden as exceptional yields. but there
can be no doubt that the soil and climate
are very favorable to fruit growing. This
is indicated by all that wo see in the gar
dens and orchards, in which the city
aboun2s.
THE SHADE TREES
In the streets. which are l6G feet in
width with sidewalks 16 feet 10 width,
make very agreeable impression in this
bright sunny climate. They are planted
in straight lines near the gutters, and
with the exception Of the cottonwoods,
seem to be in perfect health. This tree
has been attacked by species of borer
which is very destructive. The other va
rieties of shade trees planted are the yel
low locust, the honey locust, the allanthus
and the mulberry. the maple and elm
have been recently planted in nursery
rows and are said to be doing we'll. In
the gardens. which are generally much
larger than in eastern cities, nearly all
plants and vegetables that flourish in this
latitude are doing we'll, so far as they
have been tested. In some of the gar
dens there is fine display of flowers,
though this is rather the exception. The
horticultural taste of the saints evidently
leans moro to the useful than to the bean.
tiful, as was to be expected in a young
community struggling hard for subsist.
encs. 1t is grand work to have pro.
duced all this horticultural wealth and
beauty over hundreds Of acres tha. we're
once barren and apparently hopeeiss.
THE AMELIoRATIoN 90 TIE CLIMATE
All witnesses here that have been IN
country since its first settlement, some
twenty-five years ago, bear testimony to
the fact that the climate has changed for
the better, and the change is attributed 20
the great breadth of land now under irri.
cation. When the country was frst set.
tied, there was hardly any rainfall in sum
mer ; now showers are frequent The
soil was so baked under long continued
drouth that it was with great difficulty
that it could bo plowed, and nothing grew
in all this region but greesewood and sage.
Now even on lands that have only the
natural rainfall, other plants are coming
in, and in somc places tho grasses have
sprung up aud there is fair feed Form.
erly there was frost in almost every month
in the year, and it was impossible to raise
Indian corn. Now corn is common
crop, yielding not only great burden Of
forage, but frequently mature ears. Much
less water is needed for irrigation, Ol
course the water taken from the mountain
streams can be spread over much larger
territory, snd more farms can be culiivat.
ed. AS one result of the increased rain
fall, the waters OF the lake have riser
about twelve feet above the old high wa.
ter mark, aud are said to be still rising
There does not seem to be any spprehen
sion Of evil results from the rise. Tn,
water is much less brackish than former
ly, and it takes about quarter more 0
it to make bushel of salt, 1t is still 81
brackish that immense quantities ar
found crystalized upon the shore in tht
fall. 1t is shovelcd up and carted of b,
the CARLOAD. II is sufficiently pure 70
all domestic purposes. This increases
rainfall will be cheering news for tbos
who dwell on the plains east Of the Rock,
mountains, and for that desolate regio
which lies between Laramie plains an
the head waters Of the Weber river No
a rood Of it ia more hopeless than the sit
Of this city twenty five years ago Au
the results of irrigation outside OF tn
city limits are quite as sati- factory Q
they are here.
TIE AUhMuH LIApEhs
, We have had a cordial reception froI
, the leading men 10 the city, and no pair
, have been spared to give Us every facilt
for seeing what is noteworthy and intel
csting 10 the place. We called, by il
vitation. in body at the residence
: Brigham Young, that we might pay OF
; respec.s to that gentleman and his ass,
, ciates in Office. He was reported to /
: seriously i'll, and his vice president, Ge,
s A. Smith, received US in bis stead. W
? we're .hen introduced to the leading me
}. OF the Mormon church aud Of toe city, al
e spent half hour or moro in conversatic
t aud learned many things that We were d
o sirous to know about the state Of things
|. tho territory. The room was large at
e Handsomely furnished aud the walls We