Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-16
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR CONVENTION
Brigham City and Provo Rivals
For Capturing the Fruit
Growers Meeting.
DR.. E. D. BALL GIVES ADDRESS
Mornings Session Taken Up With Dis
scrtation on Proper Way to set
Out and Handle Orchards.

At the conclusion of this mornings
session the following officers. practical
| ly u denomination OF those who served
last year, were unanimously chosen:
Moroni Mortensen president, Bear
River City; ]. e Wright, Vice prcsi-
dent, Ogden; j. L. Taylor, secret tary,
salt Lake City.
The following were chosen vice presi-
dents; Nephl Martineau, Cache coun-
ty; j. w. Francis. Boxelder: r, NJ
Brereton. Utah, Hyrum Phillips, Nor
gan; J. o. Smith, Salt Lake; John L.
Wilson, Weber; Mr.. Jeffs, Emery,
Joseph Anderson, Millard; j. j. 3udd,
Washington; o. r. Washburn, Sewer;
a. Z. Moor, Grand; Orson Cazler, Juab,
a. w. Horsley. Iron; Albert T. Smith,
Davis; w. H. Rydach, Tooele: VIII
liam Wright. Summit.
Brigham City probably will he select
ed as the next convention city.
This mornings SESSION of the con-
vention Of fruitgTowers embraced in
the State horticultural society de-
monstrated that there was considerable
interest being manifested in the matters
in hand for the attendance Of delegates
and friends was double that of yester-
day
Possibly the fact that this afternoon
the question OF where the next conven-
ton should be held, together with the
transaction of business and the selec-
ton of officers had something to do
with The increased attendance. Provo,
which has its strawberry day, and
Brigham City, noted for it's peach day,
are both in the race for the convention,
and both are putting forth claims for
attention. Delegates and friends of
both cities are doing considerable lob
bying among the Salt Lake delegation,
for the home contingent, 1t seems to be
admitted, holds the destination of the
next convention In the hollow of Its
hand. Weber county is pulling for
Brigham and the fight has developed
into tho battle Of the north against the
south, With the Salt Lake votes as the
pivot.
The mornings session was devoted to
an address by DR.. r. d. Ball. that vola-
tile and versatile small man of large
and sound IDEAS who is one of the big
gums OF the Agricultural college faculty.
There was considerable enthusiasm in
evidence and lively debate followed
at the close which was of the give and
take order in which the fruit expert
at times held more than his own
DIR. BALLS ADDRESS.
Dr., E. D. Ball spoke on observations
on trip through orchard sections of
the west. He has been in most Of
the great apple districts of the United
States, and has visited In the capacity
OF government inspector Of horticulture
in the west all the intermountain and
coast districts. "If I was to give an
orchardist one word of advice, it
would be look to the seepage," he de-
clared. II believe not less than one
third of all lands planted In this west
ern country will never produce apples.
And this is on account OF poor water
conditions All our western soils con-
tain alkali. and poor methods OF irri-
cation bring it out and destroy the
trees" He said his Investigations had
been principally with apples. The
man who handles apples successfully is
the man with small acreage said the
expert.
He recounted the results of his in
vestigations in the orchards of various
parts of California, Oregon. Washing
ton, Idaho, Utah and Colorado. In Cal
ifornia he found large tracts of un-
profitable orange lands; he found vast
stretches of farm lands producing only
from four to eight bushels of wheat
to the acre. He saw one grape vine-
yard there of $500 acres. This suggest
ed production to the doctors
mind
He detailed the draw backs to sue
cessful fruit growing found in all parts
OF his territory, such as lack of water,
too much water, seepage, poor drain
age, alkali In the soil, shallow soil,
scarcity of cheap fertilizers. unfavor-
able climate. and kindred evils.
II believe that not one-third of tho
orchards I saw planted in the great
northwest will ever produce" declared
the doctor. This Is on account of ad-
verse conditions mentioned above.
DR.. Ball and Alex. Mcpherson had
lively debate touching Idaho. which
furnished both them and the audience
considerable amusement. The doctor
espoused the side of the college edu-
Gated man for the farm. at which Nc
Pherson proceeded to give a graphic IL
lustration of how at least one college
man came to grief up In Idaho.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
You, fruit growers. who are not
honest, quit it," said William NJ Roy
lance of Provo In his address to tho
State Horticultural society Tuesday
afternoon, speaking of the practise OF
putting inferior fruit under the at
tractive outside layers. He discussed
the best size of the apple box. declar-
ing standard must be adopted, and
spoke of Utah's great possibilities as
q fruit center.
In the evening Alex Mcpherson of
Twin Falls talked on the best methods
of irrigating orchards He said tho
soils must be understood. as the diff
ferent soils require different treat |
ment, The surface and the bottom |
drain are both important. Water must |
not he used waptonly but the man |
must know just how much is needed. |
The sides and bottom of irrigating |
bitches must not be as impervious as
cement conduits.
Ras Rasmussen of Weber county and
C. A. Hickenlooper spoke on spraying
and showed the beneficial results fol-
lowing. The Importance of lime-sul-
phur and homemade preparations In
general for spraying were emphasized.