The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

81 most Tuea6aut ana luoEE 1aSCln1L-
ing Of all agricultural operations,
and one of the most lucrative where
climatic and other conditions are so
favorable as in Utah. the wonder is that
more az Utah's enterprising farmers do
not engage in this vocation.
But, as a matter Of fact, the large
fruit growers Of this state number less
than half hundred, though the success
of these and thousands of small or
chardists throughout the state located
In nearly every county, would warrant
The assumption that the growing of
fruit should be and could be made the
largest and most important industry in
Utah 81 its almost unlimited possibili-
ties We're but duly appreciated. The
reluctance Of most farmers to 20 into
This promising Industry more extensive
~ can only be accounted for in the
5act that fruit growing to be success
aGl requires a. great deal Of head work
mental ability to take a great deal OF
pains In following many apparently
small details that are so essential 20
success. Fruit growing is a science,
and satisfactory results can be won
only by such intelligent application as
Few are willing to give it.
Splendid Returns For Labor.
Those. however, who follow this bust
ness intelhgenly receive many fold
better returns Tor their efforts than do
any other class OF farmers. A few eX-
amples viii suffice TO satisfy the most
skepticaL They may seem incredible
stories but they are conservative
statements Of fruit growing conditions
as they exist in various sections Of the
state Among the many large fruit
growers Of Weber county, +. G. Nc
Grif probably stands about the first an
point Of acreage and amount Of fruiS
produced. Six miles north Of Ogden,
near North ogden. he has an orchard
OF nearly eighty acres planted in Vari-
Gus fruits. principally peaches, pears
prunes and grapes. having about $4,000
vines OF the latter. After two seasons
or failures in setting out his orchard
through the Tavages Of grasshOppers,
The present orchard was set out about
eight years ago. The crop Of peaches
ard other fruits this year melted over
$4,000, or at the rate Of $3.50 an acre.
There are many other fruit growers in
Weber county who cultivate smaller
areas, who VIII come near doubling
this money return per acre. Many
Brigham Orchardists win duplicate
these returns almost every year. Brig
ham City is justly noted for its enor-
shipped to outside markets by the car
load every day in the peach season.
But fruit growers up there are equally
successful with small fruits. often real
fziug from $500 to St00 per acre from
Strawberries for five TO seven years
without replamting. Like returns are
also obtained from paintings Of Tasp-
berries and biackberries. which are al
ways in great demand in outside mar
kets-
Davis County Squirt Forward.
Davis county is fast rivaling Weber
and Box Elder counties in the size and
extent OF its orchards. it's facilities for
fruit growing being unrivaled in the
state. At Clinton, i'm this county, sam
uel =. Owen has a young orchard Of
forty acres and at Syracuse. near the
lake shore, William II. Miller has 4
sixty-acre orchard mostly apple, 4
great part Of which is already prOduc-
ing very large crops OF me fruit, being
thoroughly sprayed and otherwise well
taken care Of Atwood Brown of Cen
terViiie claims TO own the prize cherry
orchard in the state. and his claim IS
not disputed. He has SIX acres Of as
sorted varieties Of cherries in, one block
which would be hard to excel Tor beau
~ or profit. The returns from this or
Chard for several seasons past have
been at the rate Of $500 an acre, and
the heaviest labor connected with the
producing of 1hig remuneTatiVe crop Is
the gathering of the fruit when ripe and
sending IL TO market It takes very
little irrigation, bit the ground is KEEP
mellow with frequent cultivation with
q horse cultivatOr. William J. BoultOn
of South Bountiful makes a good in
come from a few acres Of bench land
devoted 10 trees and vines. not having
enough irrigating water to produce
paying- crops of vegetables. His grape
vines thrive most lUxuriantly without
any artificial irTigation whatever, while
his fruit trees get but q minimum GUAM
3ity Of water. being kept thrifty
through constant cultivation. His eX-
perimcnts go to show most conclusive
j. that the best use 10 make of a linn
tied supply Of irrigation water is 20
apply 10 10 orchard trees and vines.
NIr. Browns cherry orchard confirms
this proposition, as the cherry like the
vine. can be kept thrifty and prOdUc-
tive with very little water If the soil
IN which it grows is well cultivated
What Apple Growing Pays.
One of the most successful apple
growers IN the state is L. Hemenway
Of Granger, Salt Lake county. From
long years OF experience in the grow
ing Of this fruit he estimates that 300
apple trees, properly taken care of, viii
yield the grower. as soon as they come
into good bearing, an income Of SO q
Cay as long as he lives. As these can
be grown upon less than ten acres OF
land, any one can see the great advan-
tage fruit growing has over other lines
Of farming, especially where irrigating
water is expensive and limited IN guam
THY. as &c is in most parts OF this state.
Not even sugar beet growing can COM
pare with IL as to profits, acre for acre.
and especially is this true when the
Iabor required to produce each crop Is
connared and taken into consideration.
if the fruit growing industry is as sys-
tematicaily atteGded 10 In all Of its de-
tails and as scientifically as is the
method of growing sugar beets. no
branch Of farming can compare with
the work of the orchardist i'm profit OF
pleasure.
What is considered TO be the best
fruit growing location IN the state is
n little district I'm Grand county. al
Moab. Though thirty-Gvc miles from
n railroad shipping point, the people
here hive shown more enterprise in
lrro-viuc fruit than AIRY Ike community
I'm Ttah. The climate and sol there
combine to make ideal conditions foI
growing the best fruit Of the Rocky
mountain region, and though the fruit
has 10 be carried in wagons over enc Of
the worst roads Of the state. many car.
loads or the best peaches aE1 apples
that reach any Of the western markets
are shipped ont OF this little hamlel
everv. season. John p Miller. who was
the winner OF the first prize at the irri-
CATION congress at ogden for the best