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Show APPLE CROP MOST RUINED 81 m WIND STORM Former City Commissioner J. C. Nye reports that from 30 to 50 per cent of the apple crop on the Sand Ridge, and likely in other parts of Weber county, was destroyed by the Wind of a few days ago. The trees generally were heavily loaded with fruit and the stems were not strong enough to withstand the heavy wind pressure. Mr. Nye is of the opinion that the loss will be quite heavy, as the thinning thin-ning process of the wind was not necessary nec-essary to make good fruit. While the trees were well filled with apples he states that the crop was not so heavy as to retard development of the iuit. nor to diminish It in quality. After the wind, the ground In nearly all apple orchards was covered with the fruit, so badly bruised that it can be used for nothing but hog feed, tho apples not being ripe enough to be used in the evaporating plant. The apple crop will be gathered In October, and it is said by dealers that prices will be better than usual. A representative of the Utah Fruit Growers' association said today that information had been received that heavy orders for npples for the European Eu-ropean countries had been received by large shippers, and that to fill them would draw heavily on the crop In the west. oo |