Excerpt from Report of the Governor of Utah to the Secretary of the Interior, 1887 Pears - There is a sure demand for more good Utah pears than have yet been produced. There is a lack chiefly of early varieties, of which we have few besides the Bartlett. Growers have paid overmuch at tention to winter pears, which ripen too late to secure favorable sale. They now realize the fact, and it is likely that future years will find a better supply Of earlier kinds. The Utah pear is an extremely rich fruit. The trees thrive best in this region when planted on clay soils, so that the very grounds that are not suitable for peaches are those which serve well for pears. Other fruits - In most seasons Utah has a good crop Of apricots for export, and cherries in limited supply, while grapes are in good quan tity, but at points favorable for shipping are not as handsome as those from California. In southern Utah they raise beautiful grapes of fine rich flavor, the average yield per acre being pounds, according to the latest data. Strawberries and raspberries are both native to Utah, as is the red and black currant. Under cultivation the yield is very large and of surpassing quality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.