The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22


some of their experiences in raising the
dlnerent kinds OF fruit upon various
kinds of soils; their success and mis-
haps. l have no doubt in my mind that
notes of that kind would be read with
just as much interest as notes on the
mining industry.
Second-1f me farmers in every To-
cality where fruit can grow would
organize themselves into societies, hold
meetings once or twice every month,
impart light and knowledge to one an
other in regard TO fruit raising and
other subjects, compare notes, ETC., it
would have good effect in time to stir
up energy. If l understand it Alright the
Agricultural college in Logan with its
faculties will be more than willing to
help the farmer in that direction,
furnish them with suitable bylaws and
give counsel otherwise and by holding
farmers institutes in the different
counties free. of any charge whatever;
if the farmers viii only write TO them
about it.
Third-Our legislative assembly
should amend the present horticultural
law as our honorable governor recon-
mended to them in his last message,
so as TO be more practical and protect
the fruit growers more from the I'M
portation of diseased fruit trees and
plants by nurseries.
agents dlu ever DOuy CiSC
for many years have made 1t a bust
ness to import fruit and trees, that
have been infested with many kinds OF
insects and diseases and thereby
brought a great loss upon us. II should
be provided that the officers appointed
should be such as are recommended by
the fruit growers in every locality, and
appointed by the respective county
courts. The results would naturally
w
for these positions (who Will be willing
and able to give advice in regard to
spraying, cleaning, pruning, etc.,
would be chosen to these offices, and
leave politics out of the question.
am greatly in favor of having
good sound horticultural law for the
benefit of the fruit producers and con-
sumers as well. l am satisfied that the
fruit can be improved considerably by
spraying, pruning and cleaning the
trees, as well as by thinning out the
fruit. But ii can not be done in one
or two or three years, neither can it
be done by compelling the people to
do it. [ have noticed that, as a fruit
tree inspector. as a fruit grower and
as a traveller and observer among my
fellow fruit growers in this state. 1t
viii take a great deal of study and
labor and no certain rules can be fol-
lowed alike in every locality, because
the climate. soil and conditions are
different. Many think spraying is a
humbug becaUSe they have sprayed one
or two times in one season without any
apparent result, but why don't the
same people give up pulling weeds in
their potato patch when they have
pulled them once or twice and they still
keep growing?
It every fruit grower will in the win
ter go TO work and Scrape off the loose
bark hanging around the trunks of the
old apple trees, after that, ventilate
the trees by a severe pruning and then
spray them with a solution composed
Of half bushel of lime (slacked) boiled
with 20 pounds of pulVerized sulphur
until thoroughly dissolved, then mix
1t with Is pounds of salt and so gal
Ions of water. this solution Will destroy
millions of eggs of the aphis families,
red spiders and many other kinds of in
sects which almost cover the trees in
the winter and hatch out in the spring
as soon as the leaves appear. The
same solution, if mixed with five or six
pounds of blue vitrol, will serve as a
remedy for the different fungus dis
eases and also as a good fertilizer.
When the codling moth appears, which
generally is from the middle to the last
Of June, II is time to commence spray
ing with Paris green or London purple
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proven most effective, especially if one
pound to 100 gallons of water is used
instead of TO 100 gallons. If this solu-
ton IS too strong for some kinds OF
trees, l generally mix a little Stacked
lime into ii. Keep this spraying up
every two weeks until September, and
for two or three years and we will find
a great Improvement in our fruit.
Now many claim that they Will never
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when they do bring good fruit to the
market The merchants viii take ad-
vantage of them and only offer them a
small price for it. That is very true
but there are reasons for this. Let US
learn first to raise sound and good fruit
and only bring the best kinds to the
market, put it up in an attractive
shape, classify and grade it, and in a
short time we Will demand a reason
able price, enough TO reward US for
our labor and expenses, more SO than
any other kind of crop we can produce.
How Often has not this been demon
strated. i the fruit growers in Cali
fornia, Oregon and several eastern
states can raise, cultivate and clean
their trees, spray their fruit, pack it
and pay ranroad freight on. it when
they ship it to our market, and get
rich by doing so, why cannot we do it?
All that is lacking is education and
energy. Let US patronize only the most
reliable home nurseries, plant only the
best kinds Of fruit, keep our orchards
well cultivated, trimmed and sprayed.
our fruit well developed by the thin
ming process and we will be rewarded
for our labor. We will bring into cir
culation at least 100000 annually;
thereby secure employment TO many
now idle; be a blessing to our children,
our neighbors and help TO beautify our
beloved Utah home. Respectfully,
\. D. JENSEN,
Secretary of the Salt Lake County
Horticultural Society