Show Fertilizer Use Urged at I I. I Utah farmers can Increase their yield 10 of peaches from from ISO to bushels an their ther soil management through Irrigation irrigation irrigation tion cover crops crop and fertilizer Dr D. D W Tho Thorn Thorne head of the agronomy agronomy agron agron- omy omy my department Utah Uta State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college told members of the Utah State Horticultural society society society so so- Friday attending second-day second sessions of of their annual nua tw two day day Hotel Utah Speaking on the use we of fertilizers fertl- fertl r and cover crops Dr Thorne noted the acute fertilizer shortage In In the state and urged producers to release more of their products products- in Utah to meet increasing de dc mands of farmers At Af a noon noon luncheon M. M J. J Dorsey Dor Dor- Dorsey Dorsey sey head of the department of horticulture University of Illinois Urb Urbana la TIll nl said The safest st p ac for the p peach ach until it ills is ripe is on the tree The peach he added will ripen as much in one day at 90 degrees at will it-will in 10 d days ys at t 32 degrees degree Therefore he adv advocated leaving peaches on the tree until they reach the ripe firm-ripe stage i Also h he urged d peach growers to produce only one crop on on ona a a. tree at ata ata a a time by thinning methods Other speakers at the sessions pre presided over by Judge J. J A A A- Howell Ogden so society lety president nt Included tn Dr M M. D. D Wallace entomologist entomologist ento ento- i Brigham Young u university iver- iver sity and Ivan Lucy Lilley extension horticulturist University of California Cali Call fornia Placerville e q Cal l. l |