Washington County News | 1929-07-11 | Page 4 | Peach Growers to Visit Colorado

PEACH GROWERS i TO VISIT COLORADO Peach growers of Utah, together with county agents in the fruit growing sections of the state and extension officials of the Utah State Agricultural College, will leave Au-j gust 8 for Palisade. Colorado, where; method:, of peach growing, handling; and marketing will be studied. ! Because of the system used at Pali.-.ade and vicinity, this section j ! of Colorado is widely known for the excellent peaches which it produces and places on the market. j Peaches from certain sections of i Utah have been placed in a low class by the jobbers outside of the state because of poor grading. Thousands Thou-sands of dollars have been lost each year, according to college horticulturists horticul-turists and inspectors of the Utah fruit because of neglect in thinning and the lack of proper grading in packing for the market. Director William Peterson of the extension service and W. W. Owens, Ow-ens, assistant director, feel that Utah growers can profit mightily by I the excursion to Palisade.