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

$l'IoO an acre on Strawberries. as the
San Fernando valley in California can
poast Of, she can boast of such pro-
aiglous z returns from orchards and
whey aIps as to justify the nakine,
OF the ffuit industry para rnofnt IN The
farm oIlerattons of the state. AS show
ing the- possibilities of fruit growing
II may Toe stated that we'll kept 'au5pIe
oIcIldfds have produced at the rafe
VI soOO and $500 an acre and over and
peaches like amount. Cherries have
Slelued growers $500 an acre and
grapes q similar amount SmaU -frl,its
nave exceeded these figures somewhat
I1asPDefries have made returns of $500
an acre while Strawberries have re-
u I L'u aSoo 10 $500 per acre. according
sj,,o ne sse OF the patch and the care
SlNeh by the grower The write, re
members visiting number Of Rrie-
nam Clty strawberry patches. seven
years planted, that Were Welding their
-oY NIers S5VO an acre annually. and were
ssppa4ireLLly good for several years vet
IoI lhe same. amount From these fig
ures, ana they are not isolated or IN
CoIlInon Instances, one can set a fair
Iuea or what IN to-date fruit growing
promises IA Utah
NO branch Of agriculture is capable
- sIio " tIi{ anything approaching these
Is I-5s u g. -9ugar beet growing Is rightly
S-el'a9eu - Lhe most advanced and most
Prohtao e line of general .farmine. prac-
Heed tn~the state To. make Tafnrns
OF Sl2O an acre the farmer must pro-
uuee more than twenty-six tons an
acre ans every beet grower knows the
SiiAouht aoI' work he must put on the
crop to =obtain this yield. The best
yields In the state this season do moi
exceed these figures. to any great ex-
tent Had 1t is safe to say that if
any kline OF. q fruit plantation. either
OF large or small fruits, We're as as
sIuuous4X and as scientifically cult
Vated as IS the sugar beet crop. the
returns from fruit would even exceed
me hgures quoted above.
The trouble In fruit growing bitb-
erto In Utah has been the general
tice. u az
It is : but recently that people
dlscoVersd the gold mine existing in
the cIInate, soil and other conditions
Whlch pecuiiariY adapt Utah for sue
SessIul trlit growing. The gold mine
mas e1lSfed from the early pioneer
days, however, but very few recog-
nized theepossibilities of its growth and
developr1S1lt-.c.
The fatlTsrSof the writer had one Of
the ltsss-tFchards. IN The state. and
IN the e5flyv360se received S125 for the
-ffuit or ere apple tree in a single. sea-
son. Strawberries grown in the same
orchard wares for 60 cents q ouarr
In those days the market was limited
and there little opportunity for
It's expansion, as without railroads
transportation was slow and extensive.
But conditions have changed and
nave not Kept pace with the demands
OF the market. Even at this late date
only limited number have recognized
the changed conditions and can see
the golden opportunities within the
reach Of the Utah fruit grower.
me question of a market is nc. longer
a factors as this is unlimited. Quail
ity Is the only desideratum that need
concern the grower. Good fruit. free
from Insects and disease, cannot be
produced fast enough TO supply the de-
mahd. Buyers from the east and west
come here every season to buv Utah
fruit and cannot get enough Of il
Local shippers are in the same Ouan-
dary-th5y cannot I'll their orders.
William M ROylance of Provo is one
or the most extensive fruit men Ia the
state. shipping cOnstdera bly over 100
carloads this. season. He was COM
PEELED TO turn down orders because he
could moi ret enough Of the prODer
kind OF fruit 10 ship. From a twenty
years acquaintance with the fruit
business, considerable weight attaches
10 MS statement when ne says that II
me grower VIII raise the right kinds
or fruits there win always be the very
best market for Unlimited ouantf-
ties OF them. In all his long expert
ence Mr.. ROylance says that there has
never been year when he could get
enough fruit to fill his orders, and the
market Is growing all the time
II might be appropriately asked
here: Why not grow the best ex-
clustvely, and more Of Il? If the mar
ket calls for quality and viii pay for
IT, WY DO so many persist in grow
ing something not wanted? II is a sui
cidal policy to grow inferior fruit or
varieties people do not want. as such
practice VIII but stop consumption. In
fsrior fruit costs practically as much
TO produce as good fruit. and the Titan
growers cannot afford To grow any
thing but the best fruits. otherwise he
VIII lose the market
Conditions Favor Fruit Industry.
The peculiarly favorable climatic.
soil. irrigation and other conditions for
fruit growing In this state, the unlim-
tied markets which are opening upon
every side for all kinds OF fruit that
can be grown here, and the very large
returns that are as certain as the
crops are themselves, warrant the be-
lief that before another decade fruit
growing will be the leading industry
OF the state and for which she VIII be
most noted in the commercial world.
Great IS are the mining sheep and
cattle industries. many who have stud
fed the fruit growing possibilities OF
this state believe that, as a permanent
mOney-making proposition. this indus
try Will IN the near future excel any
OF the others named, If not all COM
bined. Though California Is designated
as the Golden State, she is now more
widely known and celebrated for her
immense crops of fruits, and no other
enterprise bring as much money into
the state and 10 the land owners as do
the fruit farms. In all the conditions
necessary for the production of first
class apples pears, peaches, prunes,
cherries apricOts, grapes and smaH
fruits Of every kind, Utah is excelled
by California only I'm the longer fruit
ing season afforded In some sections
of the latter and the success of the
fruit industry in. the Golden State is
a. criterion for Utah fruit growers TO