Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-02
THE BEST FRUIT TREES.

Salt Lake City. Utah,
NV 81 1897.

-.f Salt Lake city. Utah,
Nov. "a, 1897.
To the Editor:
The secretary OF state board of hor-
ticulture has given a good description
of trees suitable for a commercial
orchard. but as there are fifty orchards
in Salt Lake county planted for family
use where there is one for commercial
purposes. planters of family Orchids
would no doubt be pleased to hear
what would be most suitable for them
to plant.
In response to such l will give few
points and name the best fruits. In
apples. the Red Astrachan ripens in
July and lasts to the middle of August;
the Yellow Transparent ripons August
LIST, lasts TO August 10th; Duchess OF
Oldenburg ripens about the 20th OF
August and lasts to the middle of sep
TENDER. the Alexander ripeus Septem.
Der goth and lasts to October 10Th; 20
Ounce. September and October; Ram
DO (falD, October to November. These
are all the very best of household APP
pies, and though not good for shipping
long distances, nor to keep long no
family orchard is complete without
them, as they are the hest each In its
these varieties should be ir every
orchard. Then to fill up with,
what the secretary recommends,
viz: Rhode Island Greening. Jonathan.
Wine Sap. Ben Davis, Baldwin, Rome
Beauty, all of them winter apples, and
suitable for expectation.
OF pear variety enough is given:
Bartlett. Bewerre Faster and Winter
Nellies are best, of cherries, Napoleon.
Black Tartarian and Early Richmond
head the list AS for plums, Bradshaw
in August, Goes Golden Drop In Sep
TENDER. green-gage in August, and
yellow egg In September are all very
desirable for family use, but for ex-
portation plant only what the secretary
OF the State board recommends-the
Italian or Fellenberg Prune preferred.
OF peaches long list IL given. Don't
plant any of them except the locality
suits High, dry, gravely or sandy
bench-land is suitable; avoid low, wet
and swampy land. Alexander Hale's
Early. Mountain Rose. Foster. Craw
fofds Early, Utah Cling. and above
all Elberta. Old Nixon and Wheatland
are to he remembered along with
Santa Casto's Cling. of grapes the
best of all in Salt Lake county Is the
Purple Damascus, next the Black
Morocco, Flame Tokay. Black Prince
and the Muscat All these have to be
trimmed and covered in winter.
of small fruits, Jessie and Bubach
in Strawberries Cuthbert in Rasp
berries, Fay's Prolific In red currants
and Poor Man and White Smith in
gooseberries. The Palmetto aud Con-
over in asparagus, the Mammoth and
Linnous in rhubarb are the best
Remember always high. dry land for
peaches and grapes. the next land be-
low that line for cherries. prunes and
plums. on land below that again for
apples, then on the lowest, wet ana
poor clay land, where no other fruit
will grow Is n place for pears. They
viii grow where no other trees will.
and pay well II the right kind is
planted and attended to and cultivated.
Prepare your ground in the fall and
plant your trees In the spring, only
about the same depth In the ground
as they stood in the nursery. Trim OFF
and cut back the top of the tree-the
harder you cut Off the top the better
and more sure Is your tree to grow.
Tramp the soil hard around the tree
after planting: n the ground is dry.
give each tree a bucket of water after
planting; dig your holes for trees wide
naturally in planting. If your trees
look dry when they arrive from the
nursery, dig them down In soft moist
ground for three days-root and tor
and all must be buried then take up
and plant. Cultivate your trees ia
keep weeds down and moisture in the
ground. Don't forget to fence out the
stock from the trees as many young
orchards have been ruined by stock
BY remembering these things success
is sure.
Respectfully yours.
JOHN p. SORENSEN.
.f County Fruit Tree 1nil ector.