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Affect Of Specified Factors On 1951 Farm Prices Of Utah Peaches, William N. Capener

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Utah ranked nineteenth in the United States in the production of peaches for a ten year period 1940-49, producing 1.2 percent of the national total. Peach production is an important part of Utah's fruit industry. The 1951 peach crop estimated at 800,000 bushels, valued at $1,520,000 represents 32 percent of the value of all the fruit grown in Utah and 0.8 percent of the value of all agricultural commodities grown in the state.

An Analysis Of Consumer Preferences For Peaches In Salt Lake City, Utah, 1947, Marion R. Larsen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Peaches are the predominant tree fruit in Utah. Preliminary estimates for 1947 indicate a crop of 933,000 bushels valued at $1,679,000, which represents approximately 27 percent of the value of the major fruits grown in Utah and 1.2 percent of the value of all agricultural commodities grown in the state (5:23). It should be noted, however, that the 1947 peach crop was somewhat above normal. The estimated average annual production over the 10-year period 1938 to 1947 was 722,000 bushels.

The Cost Of Producing Peaches In Utah County, 1947, Arnold Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Peach production in Utah County is an important farm enterprise. In 1944, 342,525 bushels were produced, valued at $685,050. This was 5.5 percent of the total value of all agricultural products sold or used in the home for the year 1944. In value and acreage the peach crop leads all other fruit crops produced in Utah County.

Utah County is the most important peach producing area in the state. It contained 28 percent of the total farms reporting peach orchards, 44.7 percent of all peach trees, and 40.6 percent of the number of bushels harvested in the state for the …

Cost Of Producing Peaches In Washington County And Box Elder-Weber Area, 1947, Wells M. Allred

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Peach production in Utah is an important enterprise. In 1946 the crop of 700,000 bushels was valued at $1,085,000, which was approximately one percent of the value of all agricultural commodities grown in the state 1/. The estimate average annual production over the ten-year period, 1936 to 1945, was 636,000 bushels. About 95 percent of the peach trees are located in Washington County and along the Wasatch Front in Utah, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Box Elder counties. Small-scale family type units characterize the production of peaches in Utah. The 5,071 farmers who reported growing peach trees in 1944 had …