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Show Nearly Half Million Dollars Worth of This Fruit to Be Shipped. EXCELLENT CONDITION DUE TO SCIENTIFIC SPRAYING Unusually Large Yields Reported Report-ed From Famous Producing Belts of State. According to tho estimates of J. Edward Ed-ward Taylor, statu horticultural Inspector, Inspec-tor, about f -100,000 worth of apples will bo shipped to markets outside of the state this year. Mr. Taylor made a personal per-sonal inspection of tho principal npplo-growlng npplo-growlng dls'trlcts of tho stnlo and ho declares that thin year's crop will be ono of tho cleanest and tho largest In tho history of tho slate. Tho fruit this year is moro freo from Insect pests than over beforo. according to Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor said Tuesday that from Utah alono this year approximately 600 carloadB of apples will be shipped. These will go to almost all parts of tho United Statoe, but principally to thu East, whore tho applo crop has boon light. Among the places in Utah whero tho crop will bo unusually largo this yoar, according to Mr. Taylor, will be Cache valley, Bear Rlvor valley, Davis, Weber, Salt Lake, Morgan, Sanpoto, Sevier, Juab, Grand and Emery counties. Mr. Taylor attributes to the scientific spraying of trees last spring the excellent excel-lent condition of the apple crop this year. Tho bolter caro for the orchards promises prom-ises to improve Utah fruit 100 per cent, ho says. Thero is a far greater demand for Utah apples this year than ever before. |