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Bulletin No. 279 - The Fruit Tree Situation In Utah, A. L. Wilson, A. L. Stark
Bulletin No. 279 - The Fruit Tree Situation In Utah, A. L. Wilson, A. L. Stark
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The fruit industry in Utah is not large when compared with the total production of the United States. The year 1935 was a favorable fruit season for Utah and yet the state produced only 0.54 percent of the United States' apple crop, 1.30 percent of the peach crop, 0.31 percent of the pears, and 3.72 percent of all cherries. Utah does, however, produce between 10 and 15 percent of all sweet cherries. Even though the Utah fruit industry represents such a small part of the national industry, a great many people of the state are dependent upon it, either wholly …