The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29


cuitlVauOn can be produced here. In
! apples II is also fitted to produce the
4 Baldwin variety to perfection To the
I hortlculturist no statement other than
+ this is needed.
In many Of the south central tier OF
/ counties there are valleys which are
/ sheltered by the ranges in which the
t prune could be cultivated with un-
/ doubted success. The fact that the
/ plum has no enemy in Utah makes
/ these valleys the ideal ground for its
culture, both the German and Italian
/ varieties fruiting In great prOfusion.
| Cherries also can be grown, every Va
riety attaining great perfection.
In the extreme southern portion OF
the state is the country known as the
/ Mormon Dixie" Here all the semi
! tropical fruits grow. This Is especially
D true Of the grape and other stone fruits
as the fig, almond and in a limited
sense the purely tropical lemon, orange
and persimmOn.
No state in the Union can boast OF
such variety Of fruits produced within
its borders as Utah, and barring the
fact that in some sections there IS q
slight danger of late frosts, nature
has conspired to make Il the horticul-
turist's paradise. The general opinion
of nurserymen is that fruit growing
is on the increase in the state, and
that altogether better care Is being
given to orchards already planted. The
greatest increase IS noted in portions
Of Weber and Box Elder counties.
North of Ogden and around Brigham
City the production Of peaches has be-
come a business of large dimensions,
many thousand crates being produced
there annually. The same may be said
Of the Provo bench. This latter sec
ton extends for about tnirty-five miles
following the line Of old Lake Bonnie
vile from Springville 90 Lehi, and
comprises thousands Of acres Of ths
finest fruit lands on the continent.
Unfortunately only q small portion Of
this area is under any system o. irrt-
cation. The storage Of water IN reseF-
voirs Is possible in many places above
these bench lands and some day viii
make Utah county the banner fruit
producing county OF the country. As il
is, the industry is in a fiourishing con-
ditiOn, many new orchards are coming
into bearing and others are well on to
the age Of fruiting.
The culture Of small fruits IS greatly
on the increase in the state, the best
authorities avering that It has doubled
in the past few years, with every IN
dication that a still greater increase
ready in ordinary seasons there is a
large export Of berries OF all kinds from
the state. 1t is true there Is also I'M
pOTtatiOns made, the size Of these de-
pending upon the season. a late sea
son means heavy imports; early sea-
sons cutting them Off almost altogether.
Proposed railroad communication with
the Dixie country will have q tendency
to cut imports of altogether, and out
side OF the partly tropical fruits, Utah
hOTticultUrists VIII have control OF
Utah markets.
The year 1901 was TO all iutents aad
an off year for the fruit grow
er Of Utah. A late spring aggravated
this biennial scarcity, and as a con-
sequence more than the normal amount
Of fruit has been imported into the
state.
Imports Of Fruit.
From the best sources Of information
1btainable the estimate is made that
ten carloads, or 5000 bushels, Of ap-
lIes were brought into the state. most
Y from Oregon. These apples brought
IN average price Of $3.50 per bushel, or
5S0, 900 for the lot.
OF small fruits, owing to the late sea-
son, 5000 crates were imported from
Oregon and California, which brought
In average Of 81 per crate, or IN ali $780,,
100 worth. These imports were, how
ever, Offset by heavy exports both oE
peaches and pears.
The Snow Orchard company OF
Brigham City, z. c. McGrath Of Og-
len and Roylance Brothers Of Provo
we're the heaviest individual shippers.
These, with others, are estimated to
rave shipped us carloads Of fruit cut
# the state last fall. OF these 100 car
Dads were peaches, a great many OF
which went as far east as Detroit,
.Iich. The peaches netted the Utah
growers on the average Of 40 cents per
)ox for the entire shipment Of 10000
)oxes, or S4S, 900.
The remaining Beventy-flve carloads
we're of pears. These brought S125 per
,ox, OF S75, 600. The pears exported were
.lmost entirely OF the Bartlett variety.
OF course. the importation Of purely
ropical fruits were very heavy, but as
hey did not in any manner enter into
with the Utah hoFticul-
wrists they have no place in this
.rticle. For an on year the exportation\
f $4,000 worth of fruit is good
hOwing for Utah orchardists.
This amount however, does not cover
he entire expectations Of the products
f the orchards Of the state, as a Ger
ain amount Of evaporated fruit has
zen shipped, which it is estimated
you'd send the total to 1885, 600.
Before leaving the subject Of h0rti-
ulture it may be well as an object less
on to note the effects Of proper cul-
ure on the neglected orchards Of this
tate. The Utah Nursery company
anne in possession Of one Of these three
ears ago. The orchard was totally IN
Productive, what little amount Of fruit
bore being filed with worms, and
tterly united for the market. The
richard was pruned and cultivated,
18th the result that $500 worth Of mar
etable apples were produced from it
he first year.
The Utah Horticulture society is COM
osed Of a highly intelligent and zeal
us lot of men, who have labOred I'M
ringly for the industry in the state,
nd seem to be determined to keep on
heir campaign Of education until thers
not a neglected orchard in the state.
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