Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-14
AS 10 FRUIT GROWING.

EdRor Deseret Mews.

Now is the time for those that con.
template putting out orchards to send
In their orders 80 they will be on die
and that there will DO no delay. AZ a
general thing parties wait until sIsing
bOioto ordering with the result that
there 70 rush and the nurseries are
not aUle to Ill all Of the orders until
late.
After you have sent your orders see
that your ground IL frftilizri. Now 10
good time to hHul manure az the
ground l9 fiozen anu VIII not be- injured
by travelling over II.
This IL the way | cot out nn orchard
aud handle %: | set my spplcs thirty.
two feet apart each way; II you can
water north aud south vet reaches be-
tween tho same way. Set the way
you ifriggie; here We can let them
that is the peHch tlues--atand 8 70 10
yoau then cut them out. Before
cutdug my peaches out have some
more young trees that will come IN
bearing. My peach orchard IL 9Ox1s,
the same pears aud plums.
Ia setting dig The hole large enough
and deep enough TO set the tree little
deeper than when In the nursery. Take
this tieO 10y the top and place II Ia tho
hole the same side 10 the south that IL
stood in tho nursery you can easily
tell II you look cnroiully); ne you put
IA the dirt mix n little manure In the
dirt, raise the roots out from tho trep
Is tho dirt will crowd them down;
never push the dirt down; but leave II
os loose as you can. II water u handy
take a bucket aut turn wnloF in ON top
Of the dirt then the dirt will settle
around the roots. When 1 set out u
few aGrUs run water along 4 furrow;
then see that all nro straightcn-
I'd up, and throw dirt on top
OF the wet dirt TO keep It from cracking,
There Il no regulut rule you can go by
about irfigating, as IL depends on the
soil and weather. Sometimes wind
Will dry the ground more IN ono day
than a week VI hot weather Will at
other times. examine tho ground
aud determine when troo needa
watering, for II can he Injured SO much
by watering too much as by not
enough. Given too much water the
tree will form knots on this roots aud
tho leaves will become knotty and
yellow.
raise produce between my trees
when small, hut never allow II 70 grow
close TO the tree. AZ the Inter grove,
| marrow down the crop between, never
sowing wheat or any 1mnll grain. The
cultivAtiug around the trees should be
shallow; use q seveu.tOOth UuluvRtor,
and when | spread manure | use n
small pillow anl plow ne shallow M Will
cover the manure.
Now to make tree the right shape
IL n difficult task. | have bad the best
success In growing tres straight aud
keeping this large limbs trimmed the
first year or two, then cut tie top of.
In tho spring tho tree Will put oul
branches all along the trunk; you car
rub these oil and make such head ~
suits you. | cut my Trees back every
year NJ they grow NO thrifty they vii
not hold the fruit. a tree should
never be allowed to grow 80 much that
II needs to be- proppsd. The limb.
should DO cut OIL 10 they can hold tn,
fruit. 1 tried to grow some apple.
small for hotels; let the trees 70 with
Ihh anu AAh hNk w -
The consequences was L had small
apple and ,aslelese, not 1t to cat.
When you irrlgate, As soon rs q cult.
vator will work FREQ you should rui
over the ground. You will find II &
10 OF great benefit; IL keeps the
ground moist longer aud keep
the weeds down, which never should
be allowed 20 grow la an orchard any
more than In u corn helu. Never let
alfalfa grow In an orchard. Attei
your trees get large you eau grow peas
they do NOS take any elements that Ia,
tree needs, but help the soil. A goOC
way Is TO let tnem lay on the ground
Where you have chickens they will
gather them, AMI the vines are left OF
the. ground to help hold the leaves from
being blown away. Some people thinl
II they run water along slide Of the trel
that IL all That IL needed; great mis-
take, for all thH soil that Is Left dry Ia o
no use TO the tree, Tut It urawfi sap from
the roots aud II escapes IA the MIR. tn,
ground wants 90 10 kept moist aud a
near alike M possible. II you lot II ge
too dry so rs 10 stop the growth OF the
tree, IL viii damage the tree.
Why should Utah people DO eating
California iuit when We can raise bet.
ter and plenty? Fruit should be tn,
cheapest diet wehave but as Il IL now
It is considered a luxury. can grow
fruit cheaper than n man Gan potatoes
The average person has NO idea OF III,
amount Of fruit shipped from Califor
mia unless he ia In u position to know
| know OF towns In Colorado whur,
they receive from two 10 three car Load
d week each. Fruit Ia delivered from
the Sacramento valley TO LeaOville
Colo, Tor less than can from ThOmp
son, u distance OF little over hun
died miles. We want to combine an,
run ifuit and vegetable tain. an
satisfied we can make arrange
ments with the II, q. w. aud ID. 4
Il. q. railroads. Ii we do not max,
up we willbo loft bohind. One thing
IL to raise fruit the next thing Ia to sol
II 10 advantage.
From the new gold fields there ar,
parties returning every day; 1Om,
turned around before getting there
tut others are still going. There II
considerable prospecting going ON her,
Ia our valley but the difficulty IL ther,
IL too much dirL mixed with tho gold
the same thing hero on the Gran,
River and on tho creek that run
through our valley rs on the san Juan
o. W. WARNER.
MOAB, Grand Co., Utah,
Jan. 20, 1893.