The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09
FRUIT GROWERS
HOLD SESSION
Horticulturists of Utah Organize an
Association.
SEVERAL PAPERS ARE READ
OFFICERS PRO TEN AND COMMIT,
TEES APPOINTED.

That Utdh's horticultural interests
are to be looked to in a much more
efficient manner in the future than has
been the case in the past was the SEN
timent yesterday at the morning and
afternoon sessions Of fruit growers,
called together from all over the state
for the purpose of efecting a perman-
ent organization.
Features OF the day were the election
of officers pro tenn, the appointment
of committees and the reading of pa
perS affecting the fruit industry At
I the morning session Thomas Judd.
president of the Utah State Board of
Horticulture. was elected temporary
president of the association, and r. z.
Wilson OF ogden. secretary. The fol-
! lowing committees were named:
Constitution and By-laws.-PrOfesso
L. d. Ball, chairman; Mons Peterson.
J. D. Wadley, W. c. Burgan and Enoch
I Tan.
Organization.-A H. Snow. chairman:
Joseph Stamford. r. r. G. WeIch.
Joseph Parry and &. \. HickeniOOpeT.
Resoiutions.-John Tan, chairmanI
John Sorensen and Thomas Chamber
lin.
Fisher Harris called the morning ses-
sion to order at BaTTatt hail shortly
after 10 a. IN. Mr.. Harris briefly set
forth the advantages which Organiza-
ton would bring to the horticultural
lists He assured those present of the
interest and cooperation of the Com
mercial club in the enterprise
Morning Addresses.
Advantages of Organization was
the subject of the first pa per. delivered
by Joseph H. Parry, secretary of the
state board of horticulture. Other
states, Mr.. Parry said, were crOwding
Utah growers out of the home and
eastern markets. because systematic
steps had not been taken toward learn
ing the experience OF successful fruit
men in their respective lines. He out
lined in detail how, by uniting, the
fruit growers might do away with dis
elimination in favor of outsiders.
a. H. Snow of Brigham gave a Few
Facts About Peaches" emphasizing the
need of care in planting. Mr. Snow has
had great success with his orchard and
aScribed his success to the fact that ne
had studied scientific methods Of prun-
ing. cultivating and packing the fruit.
The speaker said that half Of the new
wood should be cut back each year.
This process. he said, would greatly
prolong the life of the Tree.
Thomas Judd read a paper on "The
Best Varieties of Grapes and How to
Grow Them" The speaker predicted
that in Il few years Utah. her reSour-
ces having been recognized. would be
shipping grapes and raisins instead of
importing them from California. The
latter state. he believed. could produce
no finer grapes than Utah. Valuable
suggestions on the choice Of sites and
the varieties of grapes to be raised
We're given.
Afternoon Programme.
The afternoon session was held i'm
room p. l. d. :. college.
Great interest was displayed la the
different papers read we discussion
following each being general and of a
diverse character. The principal ad-
dress was made by Dr. ]. A. WidtSoe
director OF the experiment station at
Logan. Dr. Widtsoe spoke generally of
the Utah station in relation to hOrti-
culture Beginning by briefly
pointing out the benefits ot or
the various ways in which the
experiment station could and desired
to be Of assistance to horticultural
lists throughout the state.
He enjoined his hearers to remember
that the experiment station was not a
model farm. It's purpose was to find
out what was bad as well as good for
fruit growers, for it was as essential
TO the hOrticulturaliStS to know what
10 do I'M the cultivation Of fruit as
is was to know what should be done
DR.. WidtsOe urged those present to feel
at liberty to call upon tie experiment
station for a solution Of tneIr problems
AT any time He said that the new
central experiment station. provided
for by the recent legislature would ne
located in either Salt Lake. Weber. Da-
Wis or Utah county and THAI undOubt-
eddy its aims would be particularly
alonS the line OF horticulture
The speaker called to the farmers
generally TO reserve their irrigated
lands especially for the crops which
would yield them the most money He
drew d picture of the time not far dis
tant, when the hOrticulturalist. With
his knowledge of the proper use Of wa
ter might say with precision lust
how much acid he wished his apples
to contain. just how much sugar and
of what flavor his grapes should be
etc. Dr.. WidtsOe expressed his con-
fidence in Utahs Dixie" He drew ::
glowing picture of its future when all
its possibilities had been taken advan-
tage Of
Talks on Thinning Fruit.
L. Hemmenway OF Granger read an
interesting paper on Thinning Fruit
The paper was followed by Il discus
SION, the COncenSUS Of opinion being
that by pruning about February and
repeating the process in June Il much
superior ,crOD could be realized. l.
y. Elliott. one of those who discussed
the subject. stated that the majority
FUSED 10 recognize the necessity OF rid
cling their trees Of inferior fruit Mir
HemmeuwaN called attention to the
Idct that where a pruneG tree would
Nleld only three or four bushels OF fruit
ana a tree which had never been
thlnned would yield eight OF ten. the
former crop would be worth three or
four times as much as the latter
The Relation Of Bees: to Horticu-,
Jure was the subject of a paper by T.
O. X WEIGH Of Morgan. Mr.. WeIch
showed the part the bee played in dis
tributins pollen. thus making fruit fer
tile he cited California as a great bee
state and an equally great fruit state
ana concluded that Utah horticultural
lists could do no better than follow the
example of growers i'm the golden state
Mondays sessions OF the newly
formed association viii be held in the
city and county building. room POI. Al
that time the committee will proba bIv
be ready with reports and permanent
organization viii be effected