Show THE OU manager james al white ot of the utah fruit exchange is now in the east looking up market conditions relative to the peach crop in particular and he be has informed the association here at home that the peach trees north ot or an imaginary lino line running from chicago to washington D C will not bear many peaches this season in many sections the trees have frozen to death themselves and in all other places the buds were killed by the extreme cold weather in contrast to this condition the south and western part of the united states will have a heavy crop unless late spring frosts kills the buds with the present outlook the chances are most favorable for a bumper crop this year and by reason of the terrific work of the frost in the east brigham peaches bill undoubtedly go as tar far east as the atlantic seaboard in michigan a state which seldom has a failure allure the crop is gone for this tear ear according to reports a condition that was duplicated seven years ago when many of the trees were winter killed and had to be replaced those trees have now bela been killed some ot of them and that will mean several years before tho the damaged sections will be producing fruit the years following the other disaster in michigan utah received tho the best prices for her fruit in the history of the industry in this state and judging the future by the ithe past peaches this season should reach the top notch in price in order to get top prices however the local growers will have to watch hodr knitting closely colorado is in the field with a big crop this year and texas will roll them onto the markets by the train loads it utah growers will prune their trees thin their fruit it if it needs it keep the injects away and then properly pick and product i no reason wily us atour 41 bow bce ions of tile the state should not command the best prices and get onto tho the most elect markets those who havo have mada ie be thing a study are firm 1 in n the statement that heavy pruning will result in larger fruit and the cutting away ot of a majority of the limbs will admit air and sunshine two important factors in 40 producing the right kind of a peach our growers have an opportunity his season of establishing a deputa lion ion that will endure and nothing should be left undone to attain that nd there is no choicer peach sec lon ion in the whole nv world orld than right here n brigham willard perry and up tip brough the valley |