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Show PEAR CROP OF WEST SHOWS INCREASE Bureau crop estimates received yesterday yester-day by M. M. Justin, field aKent (or Utah and Nevada, show an lncrea&t of five points In the commercial pear crop of the United States. The Increase noted Is over tho extensive entimato last month. Tho feature of the report Is the estimate of large crops In California and tho wet In general. In the Important pear elates th crop la estimated at 8.351,01)0 bushels, an coin, pared with 7,589,000 lat year. California has the largest commercial pear crop In its history, tho production being u. mated at more than 4,000,000 busheii, Although Utah is not classed as a com-merclal com-merclal poar state, It is etJtimated that from 35 to 40 carloads will be shipped out of the Utah county district alone ihli year, it is stated. Reports indicate that the Utah peach crop is large. The Boxelder district will ship out 350 carloads, it la said, vhlle the Utah county district will contribute 450 carloads. In Idaho it ia said about 165 carloadi of pears will be shipped to outside markets, mar-kets, and the crop is considered unimportant unim-portant from the commercial point ol view. |