Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-20
EXPLOIT SCIENCE
OF FRUIT GROWING
Fourth Annual Convention OF
State Horticultural Society
Conyenes Today.
THREE HUNDRED ATTEND.
Large DELEGATIONS Present from Nnri-
Gus Parts of the State Pro
gram of Meeting.

The science of fruit growing IL to
be extensively narrated in series
" meetings beginning at O'Clock ms
afternoon in Armory hail. The occa-
sion Is the fourth annual convention
of the State Horticultural society and
1t win continue until tomorrow after
noon, when 1t will adjourn in time for
the dry farming congress, immedi-
ately following IT,
About 500 delegates We're on hani
at The opening OF the convention this
afternoon, large delegations cOin.rs
from Moab. Green River Provo and
Utah county. Cache county, Brigham
city, Bear River valley. Weber noun-
", Garfield, Syracuse. southern Davis
county and OF course, a strong repre-
sentation from Salt Lake county. Spe-
clal parties will attend from the ag-
rlculturai college at Logan and the
Brigham Young University at Provo
The fruit growers expect through
the convention to discover better ways
10 pack and ship fruit. as getting the
product safely to market is now one
of the most serious problems connect
ed with IT, John II. Moore. president
of the Grand Junction Fruit Growers
association OF Colorado. VIII make the
leading address. and It is expected
that he will advocate closer relation
ship between the Utah fruit growers,
and perhaps an association to protect
their interests In trade.
The program of the convention for
today follows.
Afternoon. O'clock:
Invocation John p. Sorensen, Salt
Lake civ.
Presidents annual address, James G.
Dunin. manager, Utah County Fruit
and Produce company, Provo Utah.
preparations Of Fruit for Exhibi-
ton" Themes Judd. president state
board of horticulture, st. George tan
"The San Jose Scale Problem
Prof II. G. Titus, entomoloeist, agrl-
cultural college, Logan, utah.
Discussion; @. a. Hickenlooper,
member board of horticulture, View,
Weber county; David Moore, nursery
man. Ogden, Utah.
"The Cannery aud the Growers.
William Craig. manager Salt Lake VAL
ley Canning company, Ogden. Utah.
Discussion, Joseph Mabey ST.,
Valentine Fruit company, Brigham
city. Utah
Evening, 1880 O'Clock:
necessary Orchard Methods, Prof.
n. s. Northrop, horticuiturist, Agrl-
cultural college, Logan, Utah.
Discussion: G, g. Adney, apple grow
err Corinne, Utah; Enoch Farr' frult
grower, Ogden, Utah.
Success in orcharding,' Moronl
Mortersen, fruit grower Bear River
City. Utah.
Discussion; J. NJ Fisher president
salt Lake County horticultural society
East Mill Greek Utah joseph ,9 fi"''
bard. fruit grower, willard. utah:
,iBar1.ing Wormy Fruit From Mar"
,,o, = EDWARD TAYLOR. secretary state
hoard of horticulture, SAT- Lake tlty'
discussion. l. A. Hancock, man
arer Hancock Bros. Produce company
salt Lake city; William II. WILCOX
secretary Syracuse Horucultura' soc'-
city, Clearfield, Utah
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS
president James C. Duffn said:
am most happy to meet the trult
growers OF our state and others VINO
have met here today In the interest o.
this important industry. In behait
OF tho State Horticultural society
give YOU a hearty welcome to all OF our
meetings. and bespeak most protitdpie
time for those who shall listen to lhe
able papers TO be presented by thosa
whose valuable services have been Sc
cured for this convention.
Through the able work of the state
board of horticulture, the Agriculturai
college at Logan. the b. Y. university
nj Provo, and other schools in this
state at which courses In horticulture
are given, aud the intelligent Efforts
of leading fruitgrowers and shippers,
the primitive conditions that have pre-
vailed so long are being replaced by
modern methods of growing and mar
keting of our fruits.
The year just passed marks an i'm,
portant era In the fruit industry OF
Utah Due to the late freezing weatn-
cr in many parts of the United States
during the spring of 1907, the fruit
crop was either badly damaged or en-
tirely destroyed. But here in Utah,
while we suffered some losses, in what
might properly be termed the peach
belts unusually heavy crops were rails
ed Notwithstanding the heavy freeze
of April 10 and 20. This has demon
strated the fact that Utah Is one Of
the safest states In the Union for in
vestment in fruit lands
UTAH FRUIT BELTS.
Since our last annual meeting tens
of thousands Of fruit trees have boon
planted. mainly apples and peaches.
The counties that have taken the lead
IN orchard planting are Utah, Box
elder. Weber and Davis. But while
this Is true. there Is not a county out
of the 27 in the state, that has not