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Show CHERRY VIRUS SURVEY OF! A western survey of sweet cherry trees began Wenesday in , Utah county. Men from the state department of agriculture, Utah experiment station, Utah exten- so they can identify the disease in the future. Also the diseased trees should be removed by growers grow-ers immediately. sion service and growers are participating par-ticipating in the search for the diseased trees. It is planned to inspect all bearing bear-ing sweet cherry orchards in the county for a virus disease, Joel C. Barlow, assistant county agent, said. v The disease affects sweet and sour cherries, peaches, and choke cherries, survey of peach .orchards will be made in September in Utah county. This will be the third survey in Utah county where it is hoped to eradicate the disease. Other counties in the state have the disease, but it is so abundant that eradication would be much more difficult than in Utah county. The only control is to remove the tree by the roots as no spray or treatment has any effect on the disease. Orchard owners are requested to go along with the inspection crew |