The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

IAAC' ffOA4tls 81 THAT the kiHflS- adapted
to the varying climate of the north.
central and southern sections of the
state are as extensively planted as the
Importance of the industry justifles,
the state viii be not far from the lead
in the entire inter-mountain. country
Weber is thus far. the most extensive
fruit shipping county in the state. 1t
has approximately $500 acres in
orchard, vineyard and berry planta-
lions. 1t supports twelve canneries.
Some $50 straight cars of fruit were
shipped this season, and fully as
much more in local shipments. The
shipments included five cars of grapes
from the Vineyard of z. c. McGriff,
one OF the most extensive orchard,
lists in the state. The returns from
his orchards aggregate $4,000, He has
nifty acres in orchard and more than
this in grapes. 60
Other extensive growers and ship
pers III this county are the Wilson
Brothers, Charles. Zeimer, Wy. G.
Cragun, Enoch Farr and Bishop Geo.
Smuin. This industry is fast coming
to the front in Weber, the county it
self owning an extensive orchard
which is model of good management.
Utah county comes next I'm import
ance with 5000 acres in. fruit 1t has
two canneries and shipped this
season $50 cars of fruit, besides wagon
loads without number, and large local
shipments Of berries. The c. f.
Decker Co. shipped twenty cars and
the William Nj. Roylance Co 1870. In
this county are some of the largest
orchards in the state Thomas Cham
berlain recently bought the Carey or
chard of 200 acres. Other large or
chards are owned by James G. Duff1n,
George Ekfns & Bro, fifty acres each;
h. d. Bedford & Sons thirty-five
acres; James Meldrum. thirty acres;
Thomas Barratt, twenty-five acres;
w. ID. Vannay forty-fOur acres; viii
liam A Hudson. thirty-fve acres.
BoXelder - cOunty's famous peach
orchards and berry patches cover over
5000 acres. Two canneries carry on
business here, and there were shipped
In 1905 some $50 cars of fruit. which
included, peaches, prunes, apples and
cherries. Hundreds of wagon loads of
fruit are also taken to Cache and Rich
counties from Brigham City Young
apple orchards have been extensively
planted on the west side of the county
in the Bear river district Among
BOxelder,s large fruit growers are the
A. II. Snow Orchard Co, twenty acres;
Lars II. Larson, fifteen acres; R. L.
Fishburn & Sons, ten acres; Knudsen
Brothers. thirty acres: Wilson Broth
ers, twelve acres; William L. White
and J. p. Olson, twelve acres each, all
Of Brigham; the Model Farm near Co
rinne, 200 acres. At Bear River City
Rasmus Hanseh. and MoTOni Morten-
sen have each fifteen acres in fruit,
and are among the most successful
apple growers in the state, clearing
$500 and $3.50. an acre respectively in a
single season.
Many young orchards have been
planted recently in Davis county, and
the acreage in fruit amounts to nearly
5000. Half dozen canneries are do
ing a hourishing business. About
thirty carloads of fruit were shipped
this year, half Of which were apples.
William II. Miller &, Sons of Syracuse,
have some sixty acres in apples, the
largest growers of this one fruit in the
state. Only part of their planting is
in bearing. ElWOOd Brown of Center
vile, has a siX-acre cherry orchard,
which returns him $4,000 a year.
Thomas J. Steed OF Clearfield, has an
orchard Of fOrty-three acres Just COM
ing into bearing. On what was for
merly called the "Sandridge," between
Kaysville and ogden, many hundreds
OF acres have been. set 10 fruit quite
recently. It is considered one of the
finest fruit-groWing sections of the
state.
Salt Lake has few large orchards, |
but nearly every farmer has an acre
or two, and sometimes more. in fruits
Of various kinds, aggregating some
4 200 acres. Among the most promi-
nent fruit growers are James NJ. Fish
CT & Sons, the Capson Brothers and
John Neff Of East Mil Creek; John
BOyce and Henry E. Parry of Gran
tie; l.. HemenWay, Hiram Smith and
John Woodbury. of Granger: Joshua
Terry, Peter n. CART and Joseph NJ.
Smith Of Draper. All the fruit grown
in the county is absorbed in the Salt
Lake City mal ket. none is shipped,
and there are no canneries in the
county. Fruit growing is more profit
able in this county than in any other
section Of the state. and it is surpris-
ing the amount Of good fruit land near
the capital city still devoted to grow
ing hay and grain. Salt Lake
county farmer, who admitted the great
profits accruing from fruit growing
" db NlShCu why ne QlQn grow lL
himself. He replied that he was afraid
If he did he would overstock the mar
ket
The climate Of Summit, Rich, Wa
satch, Beaver and Piute counties is too
rigorous to grow any but the harder
fruits. which are produced in very linn
tied quantities. San Juan has but
twenty-one acres in fruit, and there is
no market, the growers say, for what
is produced on this small area. The
harder fruits flourish in Sanpete,
Sewer, Garfield. Iron and Carbon
counties but late spring frosts make
the Industry too uncertain in most
sections.
Morgan county has a few CONNER
ctal' orchards. 100 acres being devoted
to the harder fruits, which do well.
One company does a good business in
putting up peas and could handle cher
ries. The harder kinds Of cherries
thrive in and around Morgan City.
Exclusive of home acres and plant
ings Of less than three acres in extent,
Cache county has some $50 acres in
fruit, mostly apples, pears, plums and
the bush fruits. In this county is
located the State Agricultural college
and experiment station. Professor r.
D. Ball has been conducting a series
Of experiments combating the cooling
moth, and has demonstrated that