The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
THE APPLE CROP.

The Tribune has from the publicity
department of the Chamber of Com
merce at Denver, circular relating
to the Colorado National Apple Expo
sition to be held in the Denver audi
torium. January 3 to S, 1910. An APP
nIe exposition has recently been held
at Spokane, which Mr.. Roylancc,
Provo man and an expert in the apple
business. says showed no apples SUI
perior to those which can be and are
grown right here in Utah. We have no
doubt but that the same thing Will be
true of the Denver exposition. This
State ought TO and does raise apples
equal to any in the world.
A vast Improvement has been noted
within the past ten years in the rals-
ing of apples in this State. Formerly
the orchards were neglected, the trees
either badly trimmed or not trimmed
at all, and orchard pests had their way
practically unmolested mp to the last
decade. Formerly, also, but small at
tention was paid to selecting varic-
ties that would at once produce the
best apples and be thrifty IN the loca-
tions in which the trees were planted.
Since that time there has been a
mighty change. Fruit raisers have not
only sought the best varieties but have
sought 70 adapt the location Of the or
chard to the variety selected. In place
of putting any sort Of an old apple
tree in any sort of an old place, from
barren, washed-out bank 10 II soggy
bottom, there is A nice discrimination
exercised now as TO where the trees
shall be put The favored locations,
of course, are the benches where there
is ample water and good facilities for
drainage.
| In former times but little attention
was paid to the irrigation of the trees,
| When il came the day to irrigate the
orchard, good many farmers would
turn on the water and either go TO town
to do their trading or go fishing. The
water would flow through, in little chan
nels, forming crusted beds that would
prevent the water from percolating
through the hard soil Now the soil
is loosened aud the water is made to
soak in. Formerly the water might
run all day and the orchard would not
be watered to amount to anything.
Now a few hours puts IN ample water
for the soil.
With the great improvement that has
been made, with the legal obligation
upon fruit raisers TO spray their trees,
and with the knowledge now so gen
orally spread among fruit raisers that
trimming is not only important but
that trimming should be well proper
toned and unsparing, we have good
sound apples in place Of the former
inferior, wormy fruit that was such a
torture to the souls of the best fruit
raisers in the State.
We are reminded OF all this by let
ter which we received recently from
an apple raiser in an adjoining coun.
ty He says that his apples are better
this year than ever before; and this is
the rule generally We believe tho
consensus of opinion everywhere now
would be that the apples raised the
present year in Utah are superior in
every way and more generally free
from faint of every kind than has been
the case in any year heretofore; and il
is mighty encouraging to be able tc
say this, and to have it a matter OF
prevalent opinion and knowledge Utah
} is naturally well adapted to raising
apples. All that is necessary is intell
gent attention and care in the work
such az any man would give in tho