The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-17
President Declares Value of
Horticultural Products Will
Increase by Millions Soon.
URGES COVER CROPS TO
PROTECT SOIL ELEMENTS
Salt Lake Weather Chief
Speaks to Big Audience
About His Work.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BRIGHAM, Feb. 16.-The sixth annual
convention OF the Utah State Horticul~
tural society is In session in this city.
Three meetings today were well attended
by enthusiastic fruitgrowers from all
parts of the state. Two hundred and
fifty delegates were in attendance today.
and tomorrow there undoubtedly will be
much larger attendance.
The visitors are being entertained by
the people of Brigham City. under the
direction Of the Box Elder Commercial
club and the Brigham City Fruitgrowers
association.
The speakers today were T. II. Black
burn, +. w. Fishburn, John +. Christen-
sen. Joseph f. Wright. Moroni Morten-
sen. DR.. Robert Stewart. Estes =. Tay-
lor, Otto j. Poulson and A. II. Thiessen.
AT 10 o'clock delegates and many in
tercsted fruitgrowers gathered in Con,
Ventlon hall, when the big fruitgrowers
convention was formally opened with an
Invocation by Hugh j. Cannon of Salt
Lake.
Mayor Thomas II. Blackburn. In his
speech the mayor badc the delegates Il
hearty welcome 20 Brigham City and
turned the keys OF the city over TO the
Frank w. Fishburn. on behalf of the
Commercial club. welcomed the delegates
and gave an interesting talk on the COM
mercial Importance OF Box Elder county
and its steady growth.
On behalf OF the Fruitgrowers asSocia-
ton. John T, Christensen welcomed the
visitors to the city.
Presidents Address.
Joseph L. Wright OF Ogden responded
on behalf OF the society and expressed
the appreciation OF the delegates for the
manner in which the city was providing
for their entertainment.
President Moroni Mortensen OF tho
horticultural society, In his annual ad-
dress. said that one of the main objects
of the Horticultural society was TO dis,
cuss obstacles and disappoint and
partial failures experienced by all. lie
added that IT was the duty OF all 10 sug-
gest remedies and to point ont, If possi-
Bile. the best course To pursue in every
IN IN iaic, he said. s15oo.OoO worth of
frui, and other horticultural products was
produced in Utah. The annual value OF
crease five. ten and twenty fold within
the next few years.
'To handle The increased production"
he said "it Is apparent lhst & better
is essential that improved methods OF
distribution and marketing must be used
# The growers are to receive fair re-
turns for their products.
In regard TO orchard heating In the
spring for the prevention Of losses from
frosts Mr. Mortensen stated that TO have
case they We're needed was the best pos
sible form of insurance in which the fruit
grower could invest, and said that there
was no question but that many crops had
been saved from the frosts by the use OF
heaters.
Urges Cold Storage.
The speaker urged the use of cold stor
age for apples at least until market con,
ditions improved. lie considered cold
storage very practicable. lie predicted
that Tho time was not far distant when
peach growers would ADOPT temporary
the handling Of that crop.
Mr.. Mortensen gave as one reason for
The slump in prices of fruit in 1910 the
fruit lost money and consequently bought
light In 1910, He said that last year S
production in the country was materially
smaller than IN previous years ,,1s ,sr,or,
tural college at Logan took up the sub
jcct OF fertilization OF the orchard at the
afternoon session: He emphas,ized pn,s,z the
thing must be done sooner OF later to
replace some of the elements which are
constantly being taken out Ho recon-
mended the use of cover crops, partic-
ularlv legumcs and the pod bearing
plants. because they have the power OF
taking nitrogen from the air and return
Ing it TO the soil
Tells of Parasites.
Estes p. Haylor of Grand Junction.
cultural inspectors. was the next speaker
His subject was The Cooling Moth Egg
Parasite. lie gave an interesting dis
cusslon Of a little microscopic bee that
was doing n great deal OF good In western
Colorado in keeping the codling moth
In check.
The theme. i'Tbc Location of the Or
chard." was ably handled by Otto j.
Poulson of Provo Bench, and he interest
cd the growers In his ideas OF orchard
planting.
immediately after close of the morning
session the officers proceeded 10 appoint