The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-23

Secretary Wright, of the state board
of horticulture, has issued bulletin
containing much valuable information
for the orchardists of the northern half
of the state. 1t is as follows:
In response to numerous inquiries.
the following list of fruits is presented
as suitable for the northern horticul-
tural district of Utah, which includes
Salt Lake county and all that portion
of the state lying north thereof The
varieties are not set down as absolutely
best since out of the abundant good
things it would be difficult to say Just
which ones are "best." The aim is to
furnish a guide to the farmer, by pre-
sentinS a list of standard fruits that
have proven suitable to this section.
No list short of the entire catalogue
could contain all the desirable varieties
for family use and home market, since.
with reasonable care, the choicest fruit
of every class may be grown here and
the cOnnoisseur may crafty his taste
by producing the most tender varieties.
1t is, therefore, sufficient that a. list Of
fruits for a commercial orchard be
given here. In selecting varieties for
this purpose the main points to be con-
sidered are, hardness of tree, regular
ity of bearing, longevity of tree. size
and color of fruit, firmneSs in shipping,
quality Of fruit and keeping quality. In
the above points many varieties are
lacking, so that the most attractive
specimens may be in fact the most I'M
profitable fruits to grow on a large
scale.
The list herewith is made up after
consultation with growers and shippers
throughout northern Utah and is based
upon actual experience.
APPLES.
Jonathan Wine Sap, Ben Davis.
Baldwin, Rome Beauty. Rhode Island
-Greening, White Winter Pearmain-
PEARS
Bartlett, Seckel Sheldon, Howell,
Anjou, Easter, Winter Nelis.
CHERRIES.
sour-Early Richmond, English Mar
clio, May Duke. Late Duke.
Sweet-Napoleon, Black Republican,
Windsor.
PRUNES.
German, Italian, Hungarian.
PEACHES.
Alexander, Hale, Amelia, Foster, Grix
Champion, liberia, WheatIand, Brett,
Cooper Muir, Orange Cling, Lemon
Cling.
APRICOTS-
Royal, Moor Park
GRAPES.
Hardy-Concord. Worden, Agawam,
Moore's Early, Niagara.
Foreign-Black Prince, Black Ham
burg, Flame Tokay, Black Morocco,
Muscat of Alexandria, Sultana.
SMALL FRUITS.
In the berry fruits. the principal de-
mand being for home market and fam
lily use, the range of choice is more eX-
tensive. Persons contemplating plant
ing may usually obtain from neighbors
plants and vines of suitable varieties
that have been well tested.
In addition to the above fruits there
are new candidates for public favor,
many of which are quite promising, as.
for instance, the Gano apple, the Ros-
ney pear, Giant prune and numerous
fruit novelties that will undoubtedly
prove of great merit.
Other lists might be made, since
there is great diversity of taste in the
selection of fruits, but the above is
probably as near the general average
of the profitable producing orchards as
could be compiled. Trees of the above
varieties planted in number sufficient
to produce carload lots (not less than
100 trees Of a. kind will undoubtedly
prove satisfactory if we'll cared for.
Any special information desired will
be cheerfuIIy furnished upon applca-
ton. J. a. WRIGHT,
Secretary Utah State Board of Horti-
culture.
Ogden, Utah. Nov. 20. 1897.