Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-30

torry to state that Ia some In
/ stances politics had the best OF II
> me persons were appointed ni
inspectors, who did not know anything
about ffuilgrowing or the insects they
were to combat and consequently not
able TO do Anything but tell the fruit
grower: "You must spray your trees
II not you will be Rfrested." That
Kind OF treatment in many cases made
people lose faith H. spraying, and | aui
sale in etating that not oue-fourth OF
our truitgrowers did spray their trees
last GUNNER. Hence no general result
yet from spraying in Utah,
People have noticed the enormous
expenses b. cirrying Out tho law aad
% appearing general result, Therefore
again l 10 not IN ono way blame the
Taxpayers AID iruilgrowers for the
position they have taken.
But there is always Two aides to each
question. The ray law passed by
tue Legislators in 1894 WAS u stem in the
uRht dirnctlOl; only IL was not
petiert enough o. iulfil tho measure
oi ils creation. We i've ia a progress
Ing ago OF THE world, and We iinu that
insect pests AMI iunsu1 diseases are
progressing with the tiult; d the
ifultgrOWeIs OF our beloved State
should be Progressing, too. We should
learn in an Intelligent manner TO COM
bpt the insacis; spray our trees f3r the
bsneht dorivsu tbereirom IN time, nud
nos give up that w1gk alter We have
sprayed @ few times, bu. nlnuo wiih
patience und IN faith llko We would
10 wDen we iTat commenced 10 Guilt
vale q piece OF lAud. a long time
must be allowed e. produce nothing
but weeds. Tho lIst year or two
these weeds will grow la spite OF
pulling them many times, nnd 80 II is
with the spraying question, The in'
seols had cot such a slart OF us bsiore
we ever nude n move TO combat them
that 1t VIII take us several yelTs OF
intelligent work ana study to be
even with them, and doubt
II the spray law hal not been
passed, that we woul have started
yer. have travelled considerable
among the fruit-grOwsrs, ant Know
that many are converted TO spraying,
0ecauee they have experimented win
IL 20 their own sstlaiSotiOA and nre
commencing to reap the benetita there
from. Therefore law Is necessary
Tor the protection and for the edcua-
tion OF tho iruil-grower. Blu. tho pro-
Visions in tho law should be oven more
severe against those who violate 10 by
importing infested and diseased MUIR
sery stock Of every description than
those who neglect to spray their
Otchards. The Law should provide
that the iruitgrOwers in every county
chuOee their own inspectors anu recon-
mend them to the county courts iOF
appointment. Anu politics should
nave nothing TO d. with that what.
ever. The iuGpectors should be practi-
cal hortigultuglsts who would devote
themselves to tue business, not Tor the
money there 10 in IL, bus Tor the benefit
OF the fruit ipuustfy. No more
uumpulti than mighty necessary
should DO use /, but the WORK should
be carried on by an educational pro-
CESS. Toe officers to execute the law
should bs aule to teaeh the people by
3 good example. Notes should b.
taken, bulletins Issued aud general In
formation collected TO be distributed
among the people ami whea that Is
done, 1 VIII guarantee that the mrm,
cts aud fTuitgroWers will not petition
the Legislature to abolish the law.
The farmers in thelr respective
eounties and ssttlsmsnts should ursan-
~ themselves lnto aocieties, meet
together once week or twice every
month anyhow, and discuss these
topica, AMI irppal light un1 knowledge
10 one adoiher. Also call upon the
Agricultural college ia Logan for as.
sislanos by holding iarmsrs' Institutes
once In u year in every county wbion
the law now prOvidei for, an know
that tho Professors from that IL tilulion
arc willing 10 help the isrmers
OF this Slate along, by tesching them
tho more perfect methOda OF farming
in It's different brauches, L some Htep
Ii not taken in Tho near future 10
improve our fIuit iuiuHtry we will.
witness the uiiiiul sight that 5000, coo
n S3O0,UO0 Will be sent ous u Utan
annually for iruit, when could be kept
at nome amoog our iruitgrOwers, and
thereby give employment to many
thousands oi people.
Let every lraitgrOwer OF this State
be awake 70 bis duty la this respect,
and employ every opportunity where
by he or che can improve that nOblB
Industry which II attended TO right
will bring Meath, nappiuess and pros.
peTity 10 the grower, wealth anu
beauty To tho State aud emplpyment
to many Idle once. Therefore, again
let us sustain horticultural law.
n. ID. JENSEN,
Secretary Salt Lake County Horu.
cultural Society.
MILL CREEK, Utah, Jan. 30, 1897.