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Show growers will, in the near future. amK dowa the national demand for h:crc.ivs In toxatocs and peas, to a sta'.e level. It is expected that the govrnKuent proposals be ready for iek-a.e by De- j ce:i.b;T 15- ; In com:r.?ntins further on the j V.'a.-iitr-tcn conference Mr. .Car- j jen:er said that key men for the cvmiins industries reported that the country had a 10 months supply sup-ply o tin plate available for makir.s tin cans. Labor representatives" represen-tatives" announced that while the labor situation was acute, the problem could be solved by the farmers and processors cooperating in the harvesting and canning ol the crops. Growers reported that many farmers have expressed their Intentions In-tentions of shifting from growing l peas and tomatoes to other crops i or to dairying which are more ! profitable enterprises and less hazardous haz-ardous from the standpoint of growing -and marketing, Mr. Gar- penter reported. "While there Is no definite ' agreement at the present time ; between growers, canners and . government officials, I feel confident confi-dent that a workable and accep-i accep-i table program is in the making." j Mr. Carpenter concluded. Increase in Pea j And Tomato Crop.3 Forecast j ll.:":c..s.i;r confidence that grow- i i.t canning crops, canners and c -jvcrnimn: representatives would1 devolve a 1942 program acceptable, to ail con.erncd. C. Alvin Carpen- ter extension economist of the ! USAC returned Tuesday from j Washington, D. C. where he at-tended at-tended special meetings to con- skier ways and means of meeting meet-ing federal requests for increased production of tomatoes and peas. "General consensus of the conference con-ference delegates was .that growers grow-ers are reluctant to pledge increased in-creased acreages of tomatoes and peas unless the government comes out with a price support program," pro-gram," Mr. Carpenter explained. "Furthermore, the canners are holding back in making any definite def-inite commitments until they know whether the government is going to open competitive bids on supplying an additional 8 million cases of tomatoes and about 4 million cases of peas for army, navy and lend-lease orders, or allocate al-locate these amounts to the various var-ious canneries." Increased production produc-tion in these two commodities requested re-quested by the government Is about 40 percent above 1941. iForter Taylor of the surplus marketing administration, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, has been assigned to meet with the canners and growers in Utah, December 11, to consider the program further, Mr. Carpenter said. Both canners and |