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Show LARGE PEACH DEAL CLOSED Peach Growers of Springville, Mapleton and Spanish Fork Contract Crop. One of the largest peach deals in-tee in-tee state was recently consummated in Springville, between the J. O. White company of Salt Lake City and the Springville-Mapleton Fruit Growers association and the Mapleton Maple-ton Fruit Growers Exchange, wherein where-in the J. O. White company signed a contract to handle the entire peach acreage of Springville, Mapleton Maple-ton aud the Spanish Forke ast bench. This is probably the largest indi- vidual peach deal in the state of Utah this year. The growers of the two associations estimate that there will be about 150 cars of first class stock. The peaches in this district are looking fine, due to the fact thnt the entire acreage is under the Strawberry Straw-berry Irrigation project which insures in-sures ample irrigation water for the maturing of tbe crop. Tbe J. O. White company have already al-ready unlonded several cars of peach baskets in the district and are I making extensive preparations for 1 tbe hnndling of the crop. |