The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
TAYLOR SUBMIT
BIENNIAL REPORT
Tells of Advances Being Made
in Decidedly Optimistic
Tone.
MILLIONS ARE INVESTED
IN FRUIT In UTAH
Centralizing of Inspection Tn
der State Commission One of
Recommendations.

There arc many interesting figures
in the biennial report of the state hor-
ticultural commission. which was filed
with Governor Spry Saturday after
noon. The report, as whole, is
glowing one for the fruit industry of
the state, and sets out emphatlcaily
the splendid advances being made.
Ii is shown in the report that IN
1910, $780, ,s25 fruit trees were planted,
divided as follows: 504,2 apples,
25l .160 peaches, 90, ,206 cherries, 1892
pears, 1923 apricots, 1929 plums and
prunes.
The planting in 1909, says the re-
port, was equally as large, making
total of over million and half irult
trees the past two seasons.
From the standpoint of 1910 planting,
the order of Importance in counties is
rs follows; Utah, 369,52s; Box Elder,
$50; Grand, 77,7SS; Emery. 72,4oo;
Weber. 7l,S60; Sanpete, 4l,000; Salt
Lake, 20,s55; Davis, 20,750; Cache, CO.
720. Juab, Sewer. Millard, Iron, Rich,
Beaver, Morgan, Tooele and Summit
range from 1850 down to 670 In the
order named.
Represents Millions.
The notable feature of the planting
is the fact that comparatively rev
blocks OF miscellaneous varieties have
been set, by far the majority of them
being planted with the idea of making
the orchard definite business, rather
than a side issue to other agricultural
interests, which is so characteristic Of
the older orchards 1t is evident from
this immense planting that the industry
has passed the stage where slipshod or
indifferent methods can be practiced,
or the old worthless and neglected or
chard tolerated. 1t is business which
now represents millions of dollars of
invested capital, and if it is to sue.
ceed to the greatest degree, approved
scientific methods and sound business
principles must be followed in tho work.
The total value of the fruit in 1910
was 81 ,429 .92S; 1916 carloads OF fruit
were shipped from the leading pro-
ducing counties, besides large amount
consumed at home and handled by ped
dlers. In production Box Elder leads
for 1910, with a total of 1922 700 Utah
came close second at S52l 900; Weber
county third. $l43.0o0; Salt Lake, $685..
$40; Cache, S17, $50, and Grand, SIS,
934.
A total of 1897 900 nursery trees
were produced by Utah nurseries for
spring delivery In 1910. While we still
import some trees, we export a great
MANY more There were 449 acres de-
voted to the growing of nursery stock
in the state Box Elder, Weber, Da-
Wis, Salt Lake and Utah counties are
the leading nursery stock producers
Trees Condemned.
During 1910 there were S0.777 nur-
sery trees condemned for disease. OF
this humber 81, 200 were thrown out in
the nurseries and 2S,577 in shipments.
The Utah nursery inspection is more
rigid than the inspection In eastern
states. as shown by the fact that in the
shipments during 1910 $4,000 eastern
trees were condemned and only 22l9
home grown.
One of the most important pieces of
work done by the commission was the
finding of forty nests of tho brown tail
moth on seedlings from France. These
were carefully destroyed thus prevent
ing one Of the most serious insect pests
being introduced into Utah. During
1909 5l2,450 foreign seedlings were in
spected; in 1910, $50. Ir 1909 954, ;.
300 American grown seedlings were in
spected. and in 1910. ,G63 500. The
total number of seedlings inspected in
1870. was 2,f26,550.
The states Of Colorado. Idaho. Wash
jngton and Oregon have the reputation
of maintaining the most rigid iuspec
tion on imported nursery stock of any
states in the union, but IL IS a pleasure
10 report, says Mr. Taylor. that Utah
trees are passing with little difficulty
the inspectors of these states. Utal
nursery stock is finding ready mar
ket throughout the west. The kind oi
soil and climate which is producing
superior quality of fruit is likewise pro
ducing high grade of nursery stock
The nurserymen themselves are spend
ing a great deal Of money in equip
ment and facilities for handling theil
increased business,
= New Law Helps.
The law passed by the last legisla
ture barring from the market worm ant
scale infested fruit has been a grea
help to better conditions In the orch
ard. The damage done by the codlini
moth is the most serious obstacle th
industry has to overcome, For a grea
many years this insect blocked tn
progress Of apple growing. All re
member the days when the wormy appl
was the rule rather than the exception
Today the wormy orchard is the sigl
of negligence. The law barring worm,
fruit from the market has been effect
lively enforced and the class of frui
now reaching the housewife is gener
ally free from worms.
The fruit industry OF Utah. says tn
report. has suffered loss OF man
which has been practiced In the mark ct
ing Of wornly fruit. This loss is alread
far greater than can ever come from tn
apparent loss. where fruit is deEtroye
because of infestation. II the Goblin
moth could not be controlled. or was no
being successfully controlled by "a larg
number OF growers. there would be som