1988 



ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



chard fruits increased from $263,000 in 

 1899 to $641,000 in 1909, and that of 

 grapes from $27,736 in 1899 to $28,126 

 in 1909. It should he noted in this con- 

 nection that the values for 1^599 include 

 the value of more advanced products de- 

 rived from orchard fruits or grapes, such 

 as cider, vinegar, dried fruits and the 

 like, and may therefore involve some du- 



plication, while the values shown for 

 1909 relate only to the products in their 

 original condition. 



The next table shows the quantities of 

 the more advanced products manufac- 

 tured by farmers from orchard fruits and 

 grapes. Values were not called for on 

 the schedule. 



PRODUCT 



Cider 



Vinegar 



Wine and grape juice . - . 

 Raiisins and dried grapes 

 Other dried fruits 



Farms reporting, 1909 



Number 



65 

 92 

 60 

 66 

 240 



Per cent of 

 all farms 



0.3 

 0.4 

 0.2 

 0.3 

 1.1 



Quantity produced 



Unit 



Gals. 

 Gals. 

 Gals. 

 Lbs.. 

 Lbs. 



1909 



6,347 



2,689 



12,173 



32,246 



71,498 



1899 



13,828 



6,111 



16,804 



145,380 





Frost and Precipitatioii in Utah 









Frost 



Precipitation 





Average Date of 



Date of 





Station 



First 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



First 



in 



Autijran 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



Annual 

 inches 



Snowville 



Sept. 26 

 Oct. 2 

 Oct. 18 

 Sept. 21 

 Oct. 3 

 Sept. 30 

 Sept. 20 

 Aug. 13 

 Oct. 2 



June 18 

 May 11 

 April 23 

 May 13 

 May 4 

 May 20 

 May 16 

 June 23 

 April 22 



Sept. 7 

 Sept. 4 

 Sept. 22 

 Sept. 9 

 Sept. 18 

 Sept. 12 

 Aug. 23 



July 

 June 16 

 June 18 

 June 2 

 May 21 

 Nov. 1 

 June 14 



10.6 



Logan 



Salt Lake City 



14.1 

 15 8 



Provo City 



10 9 



Vernal 



Levan 



Fillmore 



8.4 

 15.2 

 14 5 



Loa 



6.6 



Moab 



Modena 



Kite 



Sept. 13 

 Sept. 12 



May 4 

 May 24 



7.5 

 7.1 

 2.3 



St. George 



Oct. 7 



May 3 



Sept. 25 



May 24 



6.6 



Value of Important Crops. See under 

 Farms, 



Vabieties of Apples Propagated. See 

 Apple Industry, Present Status of, p. 79. 



Vegetable Garden 



The vegetable garden is one of the im- 

 portant features of farm life. Even un- 

 der circumstances where no vegetables are 

 sold in the markets, and where they are 

 grown simply for home use, the garden 

 adds greatly to the varieties of foods and 

 to the health and the economy of liv- 

 ing. In the suburbs of towns and cities, 



as well as in the country the vegetable 

 garden is often an important part of the 

 family food supply. On a few square rods 

 of land, well fertilized, well watered and 

 well cultivated more can be added to the 

 family income than most people imagine. 



Vegetables in the Orchard 



In an orchard district, where the treen 

 are not yet in bearing, the land between 

 the trees may often be utilized for the 

 growing of vegetables for commercial pur- 

 jposes, until such time as the trees shade 

 the ground so that vegetables cannot be 

 successfully grown. This method does 



