Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-16

made an address on planting or
charde. combining his remarks 10 apple
cultivation. IN which he Is recognized
expert He said that the way grower
starts out decides his success or tail-
ure. The first question should be, Have
! the proper location for an orchard
rms should call for careful eNamina
ton. Then there II the question OF
the Character Of the soil, and where
mistake is made here, the loss Is apt
TO be considerable. The matter OF nat
I. urai drainage should be looked AFTER
~ thcse questions are not answered.
IN The affirmative, the grower had bet
YER plant something else there Tnere
is an Immense difference IN localiues'
though they be at times close together
IN one spot success may be assured
IN another. not distant failure may DC
certain. Don't plant your apples on
land where there is hard pan close 10
the surface Apple tree roots are prone
to run deep. and with hard pan pc
meath. the tree In short lived ana
light bearer,
The matter of handling and treatment
generally deserves careful Thought
Plow deeply. cultivate as deeply as the
conditions of growth viii admit. AS to
distances apart for trees, Mr. Morten-
sen said he had been planting ~ feet
apart In the row and between rows:
that this was not enough. The DIS
tances should be 80 feet between the
rows, and 10 feet In The row. Keep up
pruning during the life of the tree, SO
that 1t will not exceed It's usefulness
Patronize the home nurseries, rather
thnh outside ones, as the home institu-
tons have q reputation to maintain
they VIII not be likely TO palm OFF poor
goods on home people and trees free
from disease can be secured from them
Mr. Mortensen gave list of desir-
able and staple varieties of apples as
likely TO thrive in this part OF the
country. viz. the Gaynor, Jonathan.
Wine Sap, White Pearmain, Missouri
Plppin and the Spitzcnberg. Thee are
all proving good commercial varieties,
though, of course special care is
necessary to secure good results with
apples as well as with other fruits. In
the discussion which followed, the sem
tiinent of the audience seemed to favor
the Wine sap and Spitzenberg varie-
ties.
PRESIDENT KERR'S SPEECH.
President Kerr OF the state college
Of agriculture. made brief address
on Some Agencies for the Advance
ment of Horticulture" The speaker
said he was not a specialist, but was
engaged rather in general administra-
tive work. He was interested in gem
eral enterprises tending to promote
the horticultural and agricultural in
tcrests of the state. President Kerr
concluded from observation that there
is no question as to the advancement
OF horticultural work. One great oh
1ect in view Is the production of the
maximum quantity of the best quality
OF fruit. This Involves its productive
side, as wei as its commercial side
81 Il can a 90 ~.
character OF the soils, climatic intiu-
tnces, methods of planting. and Guilt
walton after entirely up-to-date meth
DDS, and the problem OF marketing
Many problems are now being work
ed out by individual experience and
experiment. And in referring TO ex-
pertinent. President Kerr called at
tcntion to tho fact that experiment
stations have been established in vari-
Gus sections of the state There is
the Home station ut Logan. one in
Utah county, End one in Washington
county. so that questions affecting
various parts of the state can be bet
ter treated than If all We're handled
At one station.
The purpose of these stations is to
md out what are the local problems
and then to attack them, work out a
solution and give the same to the pub
NC for the latteTs profit. The speaker
made strong point of educational
work in connection with the develop
ment of the horticultural and agricul-
tural interests of the state. which is
instructing the people through the col
lege courses of study, through the
farmers Institutes. through lectures.
travelling schools, special courses OF IN
striction which reach hundreds Of
farmers. teaching them how to plant
and cultivate TO a greater profit. Presi-
dent Kerr made pleasing impression
on his audience, and demonstrated 10
their satisfaction that the Agricultural
college and its allied interests, the ex-