Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-15
HORTICULIURE.

The board OF horticulture reports
abundant evidence of progress ln inc
fruit Industry within the State. Prior
to the establishment OF such board the
plantations Ol fruit trees as rule con.
sisted OF very small lots in which in.
Vulnerable varieties Of each class ut
fruit were Included. The result NJ
such udisCllmipatc planting was each
year q crop OF fruit FAR in excess OF the
local consumption. yet Of varieties an.
suited Tor transportation 20 distant
markets. As remedy for this an.
favorable condition The board has taken
pains 90 ascertain and nuke known the
varieties most suited for commercial
Orcharding. and II De- gratifying 90 note
as a result of It's work that orchards
planted during the past Eve years have
been made up very largely Of the va
rleties recommended. and that those
sorts have been used IN such numbers
OF each as to enable the grower 10 ship
IN car lots when such orchards snlll
come into bearing Another enC0ur-
aging sign OF Improvement IN Utah hor-
ticultute Is the decided betterment OK
the fruit in the freedom from the raw
ages Of insects and fungus diseases.
The board has devoted itself assiduOus-
ly. through the free distribution "
bulletins and by personal visitation, 20
the dissemination Of the best known
methods of orchard disinfectiou, ana
that the intelligent work performed by
II has been productive Of most satls-
factory results IL attested In the SUI
perior quality, condition and appear
ance Of the fruit found on the local
markets.
In It's bulletin No 4. issued IN March
1900, the board announced the pres
ence IN the orchards OF Plain
city and other places In We
Der county OF that most per-
niclous OF Insects known as san Jose
scale. Immediate and intelligent efforts
were made to eradicate the pest and In
so doing, approximately 1900 infested
trees We're destroyed In this connec-
tion It may be- proper To advise you that
the people Of Plain city and vicinity
have appealed TO me for reimbursement
for the loss Of trees go destroyed. and
about 1909 other trees that II VIII be
necessary 10 destroy. as they believe the
pest was introduced into their orchards
by the importation Of infected nursery
stock before the law required that such
nursery stock should be Inspected.
While there Is no legal liability on the
part Of the State and while il was vast
~ To- the interest of these citizens 10
eradicate the evil by the destruction Of
the trees. / suggest that conference be
had between the Interested parties.
your committee and the attorney gener-
NJ Co ascertain n 70 ls possible 20 grant
them any relief
The commission appointed 10 select q
site for am experiment farm In the
southern portion of the state have
chosen q tract OF land near ST. George
Ia Washington county The experiment
building has been erected ana the prop
arty turned over 90 the board Of horti-
culture The farm only awaits further
To begin as experiments
ana 20 ~ the plan of The hoard that
these shall include experiments 90 de-
.emlDe the advantages arising from
pruning, spraying, thnnins.
grading packing and all the advance
IDEAS pertaining to fruit culture. The
sum OF $4,000. for the two years, IS asked
'or the purpose OF maintaining the eX-
pertinent form and increased compensa-
ion 90 The members of the board is sug-
'clted
Believing that the horticultural law
las already proven benefit % the fruit
interests Of The State elevating them
rom q mere incident Do forming 10 8u
Important element IN the agriculture "
he Stale and that the board is now in a
position to become of even greater
Practical benefit than in the past, rac-
,mmcud favorable action upon the zee
iuesfg made