Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-08
FRUIT GROWERS
HOLD SESSION.
interesting Papers Read aud Dis.
cussiOns OF Barratt Hall
This Morning.
GOOD ADVICE TO SHOPPERS,
Commercial Club Was Represented by
Fisher S. Harris Who Furnished
Characteristic Talk

Representatives OF the fruit districts
Of the state met This morning In Bar
raft hall and organized a state Horti-
cultural society. Mr.. Fisher Harris.
representing the Commercial club, IN
the absence of Ex-Governor Wells,
called the meeting TO order and IN a
neat speech set forth the advantages OF
organization and expressed the interest
az the Commercial club IN the move
mcnt.
Thos. Judd OF st. George was elect
cd temporary president and Mr. Robt
Wilson Of ogden, secretary Commit
fees were appointed to perfect the or
gan1ation aud the meeting proceeded
TO consider the program.
Joseph H. Parry spoke on advantages
: nj organization and pictured the dif-
3 ference between horticultural condi-
lions IN states where the growers are
organized and present conditions In
Utah. "Other states, he affirmed "are
crowdlng us out Of the best markets
fruit Is Disseminated against Mr.
Snow Of Brigham and Mr. FAIR
Of Ogden have built up mar
kets for their products and others
can do the same by studying their
methods ana getting their council We
want the experience OF all successful
fruit men In their respective lines. We
must not only raise good fruit, but be
able to sell Il nj the price at when
Others sell such fruit"
A. II. Snow Of Brigham spoke on
Peaches, He described the soil and
location of his orchard, and said a
warm, grayelly soil with a west or
north slope was best In his section
He emphasized the Importance OF
purchasing home grown trees, and care
I'm planting. He said that land In the
Brigham peach district has risen from
500 an acre 30 5000 In 10 years. He as
cribed his success to the fact that he
went TO California and studied meth
DDS OF pruning, cultivating and espec-
ally packing of the fruit He said that
he found packers there throwing out
fruit with the slightest mark, and as
the result their fruit kept well when
packed.
Mr.. Snow said that half of the new
wood should he cut back each
YEAR anu kilhN a tree 81 Ai'oANO N'hNl
last % wears He stated that he took
speclal pains IN packing and last year
took between $1,000 and $4,000 from 10
acres. The orchard Is rented on shares
and his share last year was $1,000 clear
profit.
Thomas Judd then discussed Grapes
and Grape Raising" He stated that
commercial grape raising was only
about 20 years old I'm America and yet
last year California produced iO0000OOO
pounds Of raisins, 100000 gallons Of
wine and shipped large quantities Of
fresh grapes He insisted that Utah
can raise Just ms fine cranes AS cali
fornia ana vet last year 'he paid out
$1,000 for grapes and rasins.
Mr., Judd then went on to picture the
pleasures OF grape raising ana also the
profits lie predicted that I'm a few
years Utah would be shipping grapes
aud raisins instead of buying them, He
gave many valuable suggestions on the
choosing Of site and the varieties and
urged that IN starting IN grape grow
Ing thnt only a few varieties should be
planted.
The meeting was adjourned until
Monday at 10 o'clock In the city and