Show Biggest Year Yet in Peaches Reports Show To date over bushels of ot peaches have been shipped to market from Moab orchards this season making 1957 the greatest year In history for tor production District Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural Inspector L. L B. B Perry I Dialed Wednesday that the re record record rei re- cord year up until now was 1955 when barely bushels left the valley Quality of Moab fruit for tor the most part was excellent accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing to Mr Perry lie He stated that prices held steady at around per bushel for ring-faced ring peaches while graded and dumped fruit brought around 2 In light of the fact tact that several several several sev sev- eral large orchards were not harvested harvested har har- vested commercially this year but will be in the future Mr Perry stated that succeeding seasons seasons seasons sea sea- sons should show Moab producIng producing producing ing increasing quantities of peach peach- es Shipment of appl apples was underway underway underway under under- way in earnest this week and the Inspector said that the quat- quat its Ito of the Moab apples was as asgood asgood asgood good or better than that of any I apples In th the West Prices Prices' on first shipments of graded apples settled the per bushel bu bit- i bu-i shel mark he stated According to Mr Perry bushels of apples will be shipped from lo local local To- To cal orchards before the end of ol the season Principal apple growers growers growers grow grow- ers are Johnny Johnson H. H BEvans B B. Evans and Golden Peterson |