The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-27


The fifth annual convention Of the Utah
State Horticultural society began at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning in the armory,
with close to $50 delegates present. The
session opened with prayer by John P.
Sorensen, county horticultural inspector
for Salt Lake county. and the presidents
annual address Immediately followed.
President James g. Duffin Of Provo, in
his address gave d summary Of what the
society had accomplished in the past. and
what he thought should be accomplished
in the future. He reviewed the record of
the horticultural industry IN the state.
and pointed out mistakes made which
should be remedied. also giving some fruit
statistics of a general nature that were
exceedingly interesting.
President Duffin stated that UP to 1895.
when the first state horticultural board
was appointed by Governor Heber n.
Wells, not to exceed ten solid cars Of
fresh fruits had been shipped out Of the
state; during 1908 more than LOO cars
were shipped besides a great quantity OF
fruit that was sent BY express. He esti-
mated, from planting statistics and acre
age Of growing orchards, that within a
few years there VIII be shipped from Utah
at least 1900 cars annually President
DUffin spoke heartily in favor Of organ
izatiohs Of farmers and fruit growers for
marketing products. and he pointed TO the
great benefits derived from the expert
ItE&it Std+iDlA- CONDUCTED under EIE 0lrHc-
ton Of the state Agricultural college. He
said that one Of the great problems to be
studied IN this state was how to turn 10
profit what goes to waste in the orchards.
He said more can1eries are needed in this
state; also evaporators. vinegar factories
and other like industries.
An address by Governor William Spry
was scheduled for yesterday forenoon. but
the governor absence from the city made
Il necessary to postpone that part Of tie
program until today. Following the pres
idents talk. DR.. Z. D. Ball. director Of
the titan experiment station, a. c. T..
was introduced. and he read a paper on
Does Arsenical Spraying Injure Fruit
Trees2'
Why Fruit Trees Die.
Dr. Bail took exceptions to the couclu-
sions of q Colorado expert who gave It IS
his opinion that many fruit trees in that
state had died from arsenical poisoning.
He said thousands or trees have died I'm
Utah and surrounding states uuder appar-
entity the same conditions described by the
Colorado man, and that in many cases
these trees had never been sprayed From
his observations. DR.. Bali stated his be
lief that the most common causes Of the
dying Of apple trees IN the inteTmOuntain
region are the rising of the ground water
charged with alkali. thus choking and
killing the roots Of the trees. He said a
great many trees are dying IN this state
Of collar rot. which maaifcsfs itself in
| the crown Of the tree where the bark dies
and decays the tree dying within one OF
two years afterward- The cause Of this
disease. the doctor said. is unknown. . In
/ some cases it is apparently caused by an
im0erviOus layer Of hardpan close to the
surface. but iu any case. he said. it was
] certainly not arsenicsl poisoning.
Committees Appointed.
just before taking a recess committees
on resolutions and nominating officers
/ were appointed by the chair. as follows:
Committee OH Resolutions K. Taylor
[ Of Salt Lake. Professor r. @. Titus OF
Cache county. ". O. knudson Of Box FL
I der county. A. d. Miller Of Davis county,
7 \. J. Knight OF Utah county, Joseph
I Wright Of Weber county.
/ Committee on Nominations-C. G. Adney
I OF Box Elder county. r. D. Wadey OF
/ Utah county, y. r. Broby Of Cache coun-
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