The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-25
GREAT APPLES GROWN IN THE UINTAH BASIN

| eyes Of the local people. as well as Of
/ the strangers who CHANGED 20 see il.
without particular reference 10 the
many more ordinary products such as
plums. tomatoes. squashcs. melons.
cantaloupes and potatoes. or all kinds
/ Of livestock. etc. i'm the production Of
which no other section I'm the state
SURPRISES Ashley valley.
Tho pears at this exhibition were
larger than any the writer ever saw i'm
2 fair in either Salt Lake or Utah c0un-
". some Of them measuring eleven
inches I'm Circumference. and :lrra and
one-hah inches in diameter. and weigh
Ing 10 ounces. TIE coIoriu-- fs richer
than that OF the pears Of any other
part OF the state. while the flavor can
not be cNccllcd. There were peaches
tcIngstoncsl as large MS tine cIr.rtas
or cache valley. Though as a peach
country Tiutah cannot boast. her
peaches are never certain. as are those
of the other valleys
Tie pride product of Ashley valley.
however. Is the apple. Indeed the dis
3 trict is rapidly becoming known ms the
I valley OF the red apple Tie fruit is
raised here 20 such an enormous size
I that on seeing 70 for the first time one
actually doubts the reality Of f. I'm
\ less the assertion that seven appIcs
] exhibited in the recent fair lying eide
/ by side and each one touching the next
/ came within one and three ourths
: inches OF reaching the cxtremities OF a
Z yard stick. We're accompanied by the
/ photograph. u would. Ia all probability.
] De not only discredited. but publicly
/ branded as n careless exavreratfou .
! Apples which measure five and "A half
/ Inches I'm diameter. fifteen and three
/ fourtns inches i'm circumference. and
/ weigh twenty-three ounces. These
| monstrous apples have taken tho name
I Of the Wolfe River" apple. Another va
I ricty. called the Wealthy crows
l equally as abundantly. but hardly as
large. The Northwest Greening' is the
most valuable OF the apple family OF
l Ointah county; large. green and
most flavora BILE sort This annie ca
be either shipped or stored with the
greatest success. II has attained n
/ weight OF 1913 ounces
Great Output Of Honey.
But apples are not alone the big
success OF this country. The fair con-
tanned samples OF honey. the like OF
which has taken first prize for Cintah
In county. state and worlds fairs Tho
International Beekeeper's Association
has awarded II the first medal on va
rious occasions. IL has found its way
10 many foreign countries where II
/ receives similar appreciation. One col
ony OF bees. on the farm Of L. a Pike
on the reservation. produced 900
pounds Of honey I'm one season. From
$50 colonies. i'm the spring. together
with their Increase. a yield Of 50 000
pounds was produced. an average OF
more than $50 pounds to the colony
spring count.
There were exhibitions OF sugar beets
and beet seed. not inferior 70 any: pea
nuts larger than the average imported
ones and grain OF the very most excel
lent varieties. One unusually interest
ing thing was what Uintah people call
the banana -musk-melon." "a vegetable
resembling I'm appearance the yellow
cucumber but measuring as high rs
sixteen inches In length. and having the
taste and other qualities or the musk
melon Many varieties Of corn were
10 be seen Some ears measured rs
inches In length. Popcorn. the ears
OF which were II and Il inches I'm
length. also found its way into the
show. Fruit from 1909 in very good
condition. occupied one part Of the
display
After having seen e. all the guests
repeatedly expressed their profound as
Constituent Governor Sprv remarked
that nowhere In ali the West. nor i'm
Il the Northwest. can display OF fruit
be produced which can compare with
H. Colorado has not done IL. Oregon
has not done IL. Washington has not
done Il. nor has any other part OF
Utah Senator Smoot was equally ex-
pressive OF admiration and surprise
Congressman Howell. who had recently
made Investigations in fruits and other
agriculture, referred to this exhibit as
surprising. in various respects any
other he had seen. Governor Sprv's
personal remark was. we are as
founded at IL. We know now what
we had not before thought OF Ashley
valley. We know IL, and we want the
other citizens OF the state TO know It.