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Show Heavy Fruit Crop Expected This Year ' With th fruit crop of th stats In such art excellent onditton, U I expected th record shipment to Eastern and Western markets will be mad this year. Peachee in moat section ar reported tn good oondl-tlon oondl-tlon and plentiful. However, with the exceptional heavy demand that la expected In th East, th price Is expected to be somewhat above that cf last year, according to LlneV eay Water Jr., manager of the local office of the Federated Fruit and A egetabl Orowere, Inc. The first shipment of peaches from Pallsads. Colo., netted th giowers I! t a bushel. Orowere et thl section should not sign contracts con-tracts letting the crop go for, 'he price, which nes been; prevailing, according to Mr. Water. "Th grower do hot want an xcslv pric for their fruit, but they do want a fair return on their Investment Invest-ment and for th tabor spent If the farmer elfn contract at th pieeent price of If a nuehel, which Kim buyer ar offering, and there la a great demand for pea one, the middleman and not tha farmer will be most benefited." he said. It la thought that 100 to 1100 cars of peache will be shlppsj to other state from Utah during the coming season. |