Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 5 | Cherry, Pea Crop Harvest near End

CHERRY PEA CROP HARVEST NEAR END The SPRINGVILLE-The The cherry barvest har harvest liar bar vest in the Springville Mapleton district district dis dis- will bo be practically completed this week S Several veral cars of the Lambert and Bing varieties averagIng averagIng averaging ing about 1600 crates crates' to the car have been shipped from this district to eastern markets this season besides besides besides be be- sides a number of at truckloads taken to to nearby localities Aside from damage by hail hall th the cherry crop w was s of good quality 0 A acre pea harvest contracted by jy tho the local canning company also alsos Is s drawing to a close Day and night light shifts have been operating at athe atthe atthe the he canning factory to take care of the crop Many any acres of the later variety of peas have been damaged considerably by green aphis which attacks the vines before before be- be fore ore the tho peas mature A larger loss from this pest est has been reported than for several se seasons ons The cherry and pea harvests have given iven employment to hundreds of men women and children in this locality In some instances growers have been unable to secure sufficient sufficient sufficient help to harvest tho the crops I