The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-05
PROVO CITY.
FRUIT II UTAH VALLEY.

There Is n0tnlng plalner TO OIu SET
tiers, and indeed new settlers as well,
that in all the western states OF this
union there is 70 better, more exten-
sive or safer fruit-growlng region than
is to be found within sIght of Utah
lake and the spires of the city of Provo.
The soil is for the most part disinteg-
rated granite mixed with silth laid
bare by the receding lake in the years
of the past. This mixture has a plenti-
full admixture Of sand also. The fact
is, any tree planted here and kept ir-
rigated, has a most extraordinarily
rapid growth, but apple, pear, peach.
plum and prune trees all grow with
extraordinary rapidity and vigor, and
when cared for in the least. the yield
of fruit is enormous. In this country
there is hardly door yard CT garden
plat of any kind which has not its own
compliment of trees, but more especi-
ally fruit trees. Indeed, Provo has
much the appearance of huge orchard,
and vet among all the mYriads Of apple
trees in this city, there is not to be
found a siLgle healthy bearing tree, or
one whose fruit is not specked and
wormy, as the fruit begins to ripen.
The slightest care generally exercised
would soon eradicate the insects from
which the worms come, and healthy
trees, sound fruit and great profit would
soon come with the exercise only of q
little intelligent care. If to this is
added bit Of intelligent pruning the
home-keepers and farmers of Utah
valley would soon have another
profitable industry at but little cost tos
them and immense satisfaction to all.
A fruit failure in this valley is rare
event. In fact we doubt if an abso-
Lutte failure was ever recorded here. OF
course all Of our tree-lands are irri-
gated. If water is let on early enough
TO freeze about the roots of the trees,
the buds may be held back until every
apprehension Of danger from late frosts
may be avoided, while giving the soil
an added fertility and strength from
this treatment. Indeed there is no
quality of soil, climate or water absent
which goes to make of this the very
choicest fruitsgrowing region of the
United States. The pest, the only one
is that which man permits to invade
our orchards when it might be eradi-
Gated with 80 little labor and with per-
feet certainty.
A gentleman, Mr.. Bisbee, of Denver
who is travelling for fruit house in Dem
yer, was here yesterday. He recently
went to Moab on the Grand and bought
the product Of one apple orchard there
hauling the fruit to Cisco and Tomp-
son Springs for shipment. This fruit
netted to the owner of the orchard $1.S0
per barrel and amounted in gross to a
little over 81, 10000. This fruit was
simply an incident to our Moab friends
farming operations. Quite a hand
some incident we should say, indeed.
Just as fine apples can be grown right
here in the gardens of Provo or any
where else in this county as at Moab.
Suppose our people, in this city at
least, declare immediate, unrelenting
war upon the beetles and moths. Sup
pose we get some fine pruning knives
and make them sharp and go at our
old trees and whip them into shape for
bearing crop of fine marketable apples
next season. If we do, there wont be
single householder in Provo who will
not have revenue enough from this
source to pay bis taxes and his entire
grocery bills for the year. We ear
nestly desire to impress this great truth
upon our people and hope to see some
among them at the very least, profit by
the Moab mans experience.