Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14

tiCnts suffering from gus In the stomach
and bowels and TO clear the complexion
and purify the breath mouth and throat,
! also believe the liver " greatly benefited
by the daily use OF them they cost but
twenty-five cents q box at drug stores,
and although In some sense patent prem
aratlon yet | believe ! get more and bet
ter charcoal In StuHrts Charcoal i,ca-
ongos than IN any Of the ordinary char
coal tablcts.'
grapes, more profitable and of better
quality than the old kinds formerly
grown IN this congenial cline, has been
OF lnestlmable value to the people. the
following varieties have been thorough
~ tested and are confidently recom-
mended for extensive planting; Black
Cornlchon, Flame TOkay Purple Da-
musc1s and Black Ferrara, all noted
for their fine table and Shipping quail
ties. These, with Thompsons seedless
and Muscat Of Alexandria for ralsin-
making give variety uncHcelled Tor
Dixie vineyards
FIGHT AGAINST PtiYLLOXERA.
one important line Of work Of expert
mental investigation undertaken by the
farm management is the determination
Of the relative adaptabillty or resistant
vines to the various types Of soil found
IN southern Utah, ana OF the congenial-
ity of such stocks TO the leading Euro
ptan vines wits vnifera, -. All the
cranes cultivated I'm southern Utah,
with few exceptions, belong to this
sDecies. The need Of this Investigation
arises from the fact that the phylloxera,
which destroyed practically all the
vineyards Of France some years ago,
and which has seriously injured the
vineyards of California, viii sooner or
later invade this warm climate. and
the vinifera vines VIII succumb TO the
attacks of this destructive insect when
on their own roots, SO far, this pest
has resisted all attempts to eradicate II.
The only satisfactory method thus
far discovered OF combating phylloXera
Is the use OF resistant vines, some
species Of which are applicable to all
conditions. a resistant vine Is one
which Is applicable to all conditions.
A resistant vine Is one which Is able
to keep alive and grow even When
phylloxera are living upon its roots
The experiments conducted at the state
farm, and what Is learned therefroln,
viii be helpful to the Dixie vineyardist
IN showing him what to plant ana
how to plant It when the insect enters
his own or his neighbours vineyard. II
viii save hun from costly experiments
perhaps from expensive failures ana
he viii not have TO trust TO the expert
ence OF some one else whose conditions
may differ IN some way from his own.
IRRIGATION AND CULTURAL
WORK.
In the absence OF water measuring
weIrs and devices, no determination has
yet been made as to how much water
has been applied to each plat OF trees
and vines in inches or acre feet, but
records have been kept Of the number
of irrlgations and civilizations each plat
has received during the year including
both summer and winter irrigatlons'
Modern measuring weirs are now I'M
der construction, and hereafter II Is
intended TO determine the exact amount
of water needed to mature the various
kinds Of fruit grown In this SEMI
tropical climate.
This lihe Of experiment will be Of
incalculable value to this entire region,
where irltgatng water Is so limited.
Every inch OF water saved means an
Increased area OF cultivated soil, as
there Is in southern Utah tens OF thouB-
ands OF acres of ideal grape and frult
land now lying idle and worthless be-
cause there Is no water for IT,
FROST DISASTER AND ITS LESSON
There was every promise In early
spring d90N Of a fine crop OF grapes
peaches. aprlcots, plums ana prunes AT
the state farm All the above fruits
started we'll fruit had formed on the
grape vines, and that on the apricot
and peach trees had grown as large as
hazel nuts when, on April "a, follow
ing a cold storm, the seyerest frost
known at this season IN 20 years occur
red. and the destruction of nearly all
tho fruit on the farm followed, Much
OF the fruit of the entire section was
more ore less damaged at the same
time. The catastrophe was a severe
lose TO the arm, as II dlsarranged plans
which had been made TO convert the
fruit crop into commercial products,
such as ralsns, and evaporated and
sun dried fruits OF various kinds, with
"a view Of illustrating best methods OF
accomplishing this work, for the benefit
Of the fruit growers Of the Dixie coun-
try This experimental work, so highly
important 10 the success Of the trult IN
dustry IN that section Of the state, Is
OF necessity deferred for another sea-
son.
As "A similar frost may occur again
at any time IN Dixie and as IL occurs
In one part or another Of the state ev-
cry year, nearly always the elimination
OF protracted storm, II viii be well FOR
Utah orchardIsts to provide means for
protecting their fruit plantations
against injury or destruction when
frosts threaten by the use OF smudge
fires In Europe, resort Is frequently
had TO this method OF guarding against
frost Damp straw or old hay. green
brush, tar turpentine, asphaltum, any
thing that VIII result I'm the greatest
amount Of smoke win serve as fuel Tor
these fires. Il Is the blanket Of smoke
which protects against frost not the
heat W the fires. so damp fuel should
be used TO make the smoke as dense
AZ possible, The fires should be on the
wndWard side Of the orchard or vine
yard n there be wind, or scattered
through the plantation n calm, but IN
no case so near either tree or vine M to
burn them. Have the fuel on tho
ground IN advance, and start the
fires while the temperature Is several
degrees above the danger point
Various patented compositions are
offered IN European markets as sub
stitutes Tor the bundles OF straw and
other primitive smudge material but
the French vine growers generally use
bundles Of small faggots, In which they
Insert half dried hay and wet straw A