Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-04
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
One of the Best Displays Shown
In This State.

The fruit and vegetable displays In
the building reserved for them make
The best showing In the history Of the
exhibitions Of the d. A, x NJ. society,
The fruit Is particularly praiseworthy
In that Il shows that creditablc endeay-
ora have been made this year to head
on the worms The late and wet
spring aided IN starting the killing of
movement, and the exertlons OF the
state and county horticultural societies
materially assisted The the result OF
the fruit exhibitions az the Irrigation
congress melted local growers 10 be up
and doing 80 that the freedom Of the
fruit ON exhibition nc this years state
fair from bemish Is decidedly crafty
ing.
The fruit and vegetable display IL
well worth careful Inspection. The
peaches VIII equal anything Grand
Junction can offer, and on small pair
OF scales rest three peaches from the
orchards Of j. NJ. Fisher Jr., Of East
MIL Greek, the three Weighing pounds,
10 ounces, MI, Fisher exhibits 20 varie-
ties Of these peaches, "a varieties of
pears, 30 Of grapes, rs Of plums seven
Of prunes. He has Bartlett pears weigh
Ing ~ ounces each, and Rosncy pears
some of which weigh a pound each.
The grapes Include the Purple Damas-
Gus, and IN general the display Is as fine
as might be expected I'm an eastern
state fair ". b. Johnson Of Provo
makes an Impressive display with his
20 varieties OF apples and ~ Of pears.
all carefully selected, and eyidenclng
most careful culture The Salt Lake
county fruit display was collected from
quite a variety of orchards under the
supervision Of j. p, Sorenson, and
better showing can not be made, The
fruits are Of all the standard kinds, and
their excellent condition shows that
intelligent care has been exercised in
their cultivation, particularly I'm Keep
ing off the worms and other Insect
pests that I'm the past have played such
havoc with the fruit. The Salt Lake
county exhibit would do credit to any
fair In the country, no matter how pre-
tentious The show Of apples prone
ises much for the future in this
line George s. Tall Of Bluffdale has a
very unique exhibit In second crop
Of eerly harvest apples, the fact OF
which Is certified 10 by sworn alti-
daylt Public attention Is specially
called to this Prune wine, the first
made In the state, so ii is claimed, Is
exhibited by c. NJ Nokes. Mrs. w. c.
Bradley OF Calders Park displays 100
jars Of varied preserves; and Mrs. Dahl
OF Big Cottonwood has a similar eX-
hiblt. T. II Wake Of Union makes A
credtable display OF standard fruits,
also a branch OF figs raised In the
southern part OF Salt Lake county. n.
Greenwood OF Union and Joseph Hobbs
OF South Cottonwood show apples, and
John A. James shows fine pears AL
together, there are over 40 exhibitors
Of fruits In this building.
The agricultural exhibits are by FAR
the best ever before seen In the state
fairs; and a noticeable exhibit is that
Of W. w. Klddle OF Center ward. who
shows by his handiwork what can be
done with six acres OF ground. on this
little patch Mr. Kiddle has succeeded
In raising a full line OF fruit and veg
etables-n fact, about everything one
can. could or should think or and he
demonstrates that a man can easily
live on what six acres win produce
including butter, eggs and cheese He |
has also samples Of rhubarb, plum and |
currant wines. and variety Of preserves |
from these same six acres q. Briggs
of BOuntiful is a larger exhibitor In ev- |
erythlng In the vegetable line, his pota- |
toes, especially the White Diamond, be- |
ing worthy OF special mention. c. G.. |
Porter & Son Of Porteryille. Morgan |
county. are other noted vegetable eX- |
hlbtors. The formers field vegetables
are something immense, and the lat
ter's cabbages are, as the vernacular |
hath H. CLEAR out Of sight" One Of |
these cabbages weighs 30 pounds, and |
is two feet across In any direction, He |
has 30 varieties OF cabbages, and his |
are wonder. Louis Fay |
ter OF Mil Creek shows great stacks OF |
Salt Lake county raised tobacco also,
Cardih giant potatoes, and Kafir corn,
with many other immense vegetables,
T. c. Cragan Of Smithheld shows a GU
riosity in the shape Of red combed hon
ey, and says he can produce yet other
colored goods. II would require two
solid columns to do the fruit and veg
etable building Justice, and every one
who visits the fair should be sure and
take that building In.