, 1922-01-22
BODNIE W ORCHARDS AND STATELY SHADE GROMTHS ADDING WEALTH
AND BEAUTY TO WHAT WERE ONCE UNBROKEN STRETCHES OF PLAIN

ficers Of the society. Mira b B. Brooks
land. n 81 a a List OF 50 members.
scented among these
Twenty-three nurseries outside the
state wero licensed to do business
within our borders. And for several
a we have had home nursertes
About 1906 or 1907 a stock company
was organized under the name Of the
Wyoming Plant and Seed Breeding
company. with their place of bust
ness at worland. wyo.. and Prof B.
C. Buffum resigned his position at the
university to take charge as manager.
Many things combined to prevent the
success OF this concern: perhaps the
industry was not advanced enough ut
that time to Justify trying TO DO bust
ness on so largo q scale However.
there can be no doubt but hat this
venture played an important role in
promoting the industry at thai time.
and also had -uuch to do with stimn-
iating later development. especially in
adjacent territory.
At present we have four home muir
series, viz. L Fliehman Cshell Creek
nurseriesl worland. the Powell MUIR.
series q. p. Callahan. manager5 Pow
ell. Sheridan NURSERIES III. A. Loucks.
mnnager) Sheridan and William Mos.
teller. Casper.
Fair Promotes Planting.
The Wyoming state fair. successor
to and n direct outgrowth OF the In
dustrial convention. the last one OF
which was held In Casper in 1904. and
.~rHlr1a ~~rxm~I-~ FfrA-A~I 49,
the local business men OF tho town
lucky ~ enough to DO selected for
the performance. has been OF inestf-
mable value as a means OF boosting
horticulture both by the large and
varied displays of fruit and by bring
ing together those interested in the
industry from all parts Of this state.
besides many experienced men from
other states. Together with the an.
nual meeting OF what once was n State
gether so many interested people has
certainly heon worth while
The Big Horn basin has collective
ly, except perhaps once. had the iarg-
est IND most complete display Of fruit
OF all kinds that 1t Is possible to grow
within the state.
Int Ldnutf Ndiity Wucs 4 DtiAcNcf
first ance IN this respect and has us
ua,iy held second hcnors. Sheridan
has hsd some line displays Wheat
land never failed to appear with her
fine fruits OF many varieties.
Neither Sheridan nor Lander was
represented at the last fnir!. in fact.
II is seldom Or never, At leas. OF late
Years, that there has been half the
Displays that might have been. II
every owner Of nm orc ard in the
state were to do his best there are not
enough buildings on the fair grounds
to properly ciSp'iy tho fruit alone.
The distribution 4 prizes on fruit
rcrves to Illustrate forcIbiy the great
future possibilities of the industry.
Satrona county. at the tail n OF the
procession insofar as regards acreage
planted to fruit and number OF entries
made at the fair. has. eacn Of the hast
three years. been awarded move prizes
in proportion to the number of entries
than any other ccunty'in the state.
Profits Are Assured.
At the present time the future pos
abilities seem unlimited With nun
dreds Of cars of fresh fruit-cars. not
boxes-being shipped into the state at
topnotch prices. many, new irrigation
projects under way and general
opening UP OF agricultural lands. tho
outlook is bright Thu writer has a
under his personal observation an or
chard OF six or eight trees that at pres.
ent prices OF fruit. and excepting two
seasons. has never produced less than
SIS per tree for the last Is years.
Wyoming grown box apples. con to
none, may be seen Mt the state fair
every year. but too many growers
take their crops to market in gunny-