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Show PLANT VEGETABIJE8. The suicidal policy ol l;Uh farmers is mani'est in various ways, but iuno one thing more than in the neglect to cultivate common vegetables, such aa cabbage, asparagus, celery, green peas, string beans, etc. Tho tillable portions of the greater part of this Territory aro notibly and justly celebrated cele-brated for the quality of the vegetables vege-tables grown, and none the les are they noted for tho quantity of these products to the ncre. Agricultural-ists, Agricultural-ists, both east and west, mani feat astonishment as-tonishment at the enormous yield of grain and vegetables from properly cultivated Utah soil; and wherever the latter articles have been used outside of the Territory, aa they have in all of the adjoining Territories, and extensively in Nevada, the flavor and the quality are pronounced superior to almost any others obtained. And yet, notwitlietauding all this, notwithstanding the fact that thousands thous-ands of acres of excellent land in this country, now lie idle, and .notwith standing the high price which products pro-ducts of this class always command, vegetables of almost every kind are being extensively imported. Tho tables ta-bles of hotels, restaurants and many private families have been supplied all Winter, and aro now, with vegetables grown out of the Torritory. Not only is this the caso with oar!y vegetables that c.innot be grown hero by the timo they can be got into tho market from California, but with the hardy varieties varie-ties that can be kept through the Winter. Even potatoes, parsnips, onions, and so forth, of California growth, aro extensively sold in this market. ThisTerritory is o liir inland, is so isolated from other agricultural district, dis-trict, and tho railroad fruigiiU must necessarily be so high, that our fanners fann-ers will ever have a protective larifl which will prevent those articles-be-iirrr' oo oxtonsively imported as to bo sold very cheap in fact, their im- , portution can bo stopped entirely if sufficient to supply the home consumption are mintd hero. Vegetables are what tho people must and will have, from one quarter or another; and an thev can bo raised hero and sold cheaper and still with largo profits on tho outlay of the producer than i they can bo imported, our fanners ( should certainly see tho foolishn csb ( of neglecting this important branch of , agriculture. i Wo havo thrown out , thena few 1 facts with tho hopo that our farmers will attend to this in tho future, and . that by another yoar it cannot bo i said that vegetables havo to ho hu- ' ported to thin Territory. |