Show FRUIT LOSSES NIT HIT MARK f OF MILLION HALF IN I COUNTY THIS SEASON FARMINGTON Losses to fruit farmers in Davis county have reached the million half dot dot- do dolar lar mark this season DeLore Nich Nich- Nichols Nichols county agent declared Dam Dam- Damage Damage Damage age to crops was attributed to lo a late spring and unseasonable storms The pinch will be more apparent apparent ent next spring when many grow grow- growers growers ers will be forced to borrow money for next seasons season's operations the official said saidA saidA saidA A loss such as this in a community nily of this Utis type lype is more serious than in some areas because here hero this is practically the farmers' farmers only means of livelihood the county agent explained In addition to the loss to the growers rowers themselves young people in the county who usually earn money necessary for their school school- schooling ing have been unable to obtain work in the orchards There has been a tendency oa on the part of the public to gloss over the loss to the growers and com corn complain plain about the high cost of fruit which is available Peaches are arc arenow arenow now selling for from to 5 a bushel considerably higher than a year ago The public should take into consideration the fact the fruit which is on the market comes from concentrated areas and it is i s these growers who are making the th e se money not growers as a group The agent said there were no cherries available for shipment from Davis county where in nor nor- normal normal mal mat years 50 to 60 carloads of this fruit are shipped There are arc 1200 cases to a carload approximately and nd about 15 pounds to a case At normal prices this would be a loss of 2500 a car or a total loss of for 50 cars Losses to lo apricot and peach growers who normally ship fruit from here or sell it to the canneries canner canner- ies lea will equal if not surpass this amount the agent estimated He pointed out there also were losses to smaller growers who had their own fruit for canning and fruit for local consumption Concerning the tomato crop Mr Dir Nichols said the fate fale of this crop depends greatly on frost condi condi- If we have a late fall farm farm- farmers ers should have good crops How How- However ever if frost comes early losses will be heavy The agent reported the for sugar beet crops is good |