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Show BIG PEACH CROP AT BUKI CITY J. Edward Taylor, state horticultural horticultur-al Inspector, says that one of the laig est peach crops In the history of Uox Elder county Is that which tho fanners fann-ers are marlctlng at Brisham City now. Mr. Tajlor has just returned from a trip to the district and states that the peach packing season is at its highest and tl at H Is tho busiest period of tho year '.here. The fruit yteld ls d' H-lcdly large, says Mr. Taylor, and 1. bel.'g moved satlefpctorlly. Tho rod wither in that district hi Vept the fruit hard and has en;b!:d the fruit growers to prevent tho larger part of tho usual loss. At present." aa'd Mr. Taylor Monday, Mon-day, "there are from twenty to thirty thir-ty cars of peaches being hauled out each day by freight, two cars a day by express and one hundred team loads are taken out. "The total number of cases bf lng shipped out dally runs well up In the fivo figures probably 35.0fH cases dally. These brk'g from 40 to 50 cents a case or over ?15.0.10 a d.y. "Everybody in Brlgham City Is busy. Cirls from 14 to IS y-rs old are earning from $1.30 to J3.O0 a day wrapping peaches and tnay bovs as' young aa 9 years are earning from 7" cents to $1 a day. The total for the season will be between $250,000 and S3O0.00O. "The Merrill-Snow orchard is owned own-ed by A. II. Fnow, a etcran commercial commer-cial fruit grower, and E E. Merrill, of Stacey & Sons of Minnesota. Prom an orchard of twentytwo acres they are taking icoo cases of hlch grade peaches each day. "Theso are from four-year-old trfos, whirh ore Just beginning to bea- fruit From this orchard It Is estimate there will be JSjOO taken this year In peaches alone. "In the town of Hrigham City there are bing packed from 1S00 to 2i'00 casrs of peaches each day. "The growers are praying for continued con-tinued cfld weather. On the temper-a temper-a Mire lurlr.g the next week depends the extent of the shlpmnts for tho season. If warm weather sets In some of the fruit will become over- ' ripe before It can be packed and prepared pre-pared for shipping. If the weather continues cold there will be no danger dang-er from this source "Tho farmers nre preparing for a big celebration on peach day, which will be held Sentember 7. There will be fruit everywhere aud everyone will be welcome to eat as much of It as possible. Included In tho fruit will be poaches, apples, pears watermelons and potatoes; and pumpkins If anybody any-body wants any to eat." |