The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
FRUITMEN's MEETING.

The meeting OF Utah frutmen in Pro.
vo is ono that should rebound TO the
advantage of the fruit industry of this
State. There is no question bat that
Uah fruits arc capable Of holding their
own in the markets against fruits from
any State The flavor of Utah peaches
is better than that Of California
peaches. Utah apples cannot be excel
lei anywhere. either in size. bcauty Of
form and swcothucss; and. i'm general
Utah fruits are the best that can be
found IN the markets. Wherever Utah
fruits have found - market IN the East,
aud where they arc known. there is al
ways a demand for them. because they
are the best
The Provo fruitmcu s meeting is well
attended. aud there is Il general and
Intelligent interest in the raising Of the
best fruits, that is strong and is grow
lug. Those who have tested the matter
know that there is great future for
Utah fruits The Stale has hardly he.
gun vet TO develop its fruit industry,
and the opportunities for such develop
meut arc vetN, great and widely varied.
We can raise in this State the fruits
of the north temperate zone and those
Of the semi-tropical zone. Apples need
a reasonably cool climate, with frosty
winters; aud apple trees do best on
SOILS that are rr;niily draincI, and
where the exposure 60 tho Suu is the
best Utah has an abundance Of this
sort Of land. both on the benches and
in the valleys The peach and pear.
orchards of Utah are Incompatible in
their value. their frmtfulnesS. and in
the quality and quantity of their yields.
The proper selection Of varieties, the
adaptation of every species to the right
soil aud location, VIII work wonders in
the fruit Weld OF Utah, aud a greater
aud more intelligent interest in all this
form ot orchardlng Is manifest every
year
And then after the orchards arc
rightly placed with the best possible
on every point, the next
thing is, to secure good growth and free
the trees from all pests. Fortunately.
Utah has made very great progress in
this latter direction since the days when
am obstructive individual yiulicalcd in
the courts his right to have pcst-infcSt-
ed fruit trees if he wanted to. IT isl
now recognized by all fruiigrowers that
the interests oil all require that every
possible means bc used and acccdcd TO
for the eradication OF orchard pests, and
very gratifying progress has been made
in this direction And yet it must be
confessed that in spite of the efforts
of the best fruItraisers, and in spite
of the prohibition of the law, there IS
offered on the markets constantly al
good deal OF wormy fruit and fruit
with blcmishcs of various kinds. The
more this sort Of fruit is kept out, and
the more it is provided against by the
fruitraiscrs the better Utah 5 standing
for choice fruits must be.
And then, after the fruit is raised,
perfect. without blcmish or faint, the
next thing is proper picking and pack
ing. The Importance of this is now
becoming well recognized in Utah, and
The frutraisers arc coming TO know
that it is to their own advantage to
pick carefully pack without bruising,
md TO take the fruit when it is at the |
oest state for packing and delivery. |
rhe eNpcrtness in this is growing every
year. and the dealers arc becoming more
borough in requiring tho raisers to
urn in their fruit in the best possible
form.
Al that is necessary to make Utah
,hc greatest and most famous State in |
he Union for fruitraisiuc, is for the
and the fruitdealers TO
keep right on in the lines in which they
arc now engaged, selecting, adapting,
aud improving in all lines of the work
until perfection is reached, And then
Utah, as the enviel fruitgrowing State,
will fully come into her own.