The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
FRUIT CROP RIPE
MONTH IN ADVANCE
Peaches in Salt Lake County
Now Ready for Local
{ Market.
WILL BE SHORT SEASON
The Hot Weather Ripened Luscious
Fruit in
% Hurry.

! Because OF the continued hot
weather of the summer months, day
after day Of warm weather without
break, fruits have ripened weeks be-
fore the usual time this year, and
fruit men in the Mil Greek district
announce that next week they Will
start placing their peaches on the To-
cal market In past years peaches
from Salt Lake county have ripened
along about the first of September
and have continued 10 ripen for three
weeks or more. running well toward
the close Of the month. But this year
practically all of the peaches are ripe
on the trees and will have 10 be picked
at once. IL is believed that the salt
Lake market will be flooded, from the
fact that ali of the peaches are
ripening at about the same time, and
they must be put out for sale OF al
lowed TO spoil
J. NJ. Fisher. jr. q Sons. among the
largest peach growers Of the county,
said yesterday that their crop is ready
for the market right now While in
past years the picking has gone on
for weeks. this year all the fruit is
ready for picking The Crawford
ceive ready patronage. 1t is stated
that other fruit growers are now
ready 10 ship their peaches.
brigham Now Shipping.
brigham City has already started
sending peaches 10 Salt Lake, much
or which is not of the best qualify. 1t
Is claimed that in salt Lake county
the peaches are the best in the his
tory OF the crop, though l. is not 50
general as in most years. The best
crops are being raised in the East Mil
Creek district. and here it is nearly a
month ahead of former years.
AS in the past il Is likely that
many salt Lakers ana others will
visit the orchards ddrect to get their
peaches for canning and other pur-
poses. they can get the peaches
cheaper and can pick what they want.
But the peach men give out the warn
ing that the Visyts 10 the orchards will
nave 10 be made at once, or the peo-
pie VIII Likely lose out on the crops,
the same as during the strawberry
season, wien the berries ripened al
most at once and the season lasted
only about a week, instead Of a
month, as in former years.
Ten the women of Salt Lake that
they better be watching for their
peaches. plums and nectarines for can
mag this week. The fruit season this
year is at least three weeks earlier
than usual, and if the housewives Of
salt Lake wait until the usual time 10
can their peaches they will wake up
70 find that the best of the crop has
been marketed"
HCrticulturist Gives Advice.
This is the advice given by J. o.
Stay, county horticultural inspector,
yesterday. following a meeting of the
salt Lake County Horticultural socie-
~ held in the afternoon.
James NJ. Fisher president of the
society. said that Early Crawford. /
Mountain Rose, White Cling and
Orange Cling peaches were now in
their prime and the bulk of the FL
berta crop would be picked during the
next ten days. Bartlett pears are also
earlier than usual and now is the
time 10 get the pick OF the crop for
canning. Nectarines and Damson
plums are also coming to market in
fine condition.
The horticUnuralists talked over
plans Tor an exhibit AT the next state !
Ialr. and preliminary arrangements
" ere made 10 assure one of the best |
exhibits Of fruits ever shown by Salt /
Lake county growers