Show Vegetable O Outlook The market outlook for commer- commer commercial commer cial vegetables ve during 1933 ap- ap appears appears ap appears pears pears to be even less ss favorable for producers than was the situation during the last two years Under the conditions that have developed since 1929 marked 1929 marked by reduced con con- consumer con consumer sumer buying g power and a declining declining lir ing price level there has been een f a the direction direction direction tion of increased home home lome and local gardening in and around around towns on farms among the unemployed I and by time part-time employ employees s Much of this increase in gardening prim- prim primarily primarily 1 represents sustenance enter enter- enterprises enterprises enterprises I but these operations have havethe havethe the effect of eventually expanding the proportion of foodstuffs produced produced produced ed locally thus decreasing the out outlet outlet outlet let for supplies that would nor nor- normally normally mally mahly move distant producing producing ing areas Although costs of pro pro- production production have been lowered in all producing vegetable producing areas trans trans- tran transportation transportation alII costs remain relative relatively unchanged ed and as prices decline they take an increasingly ly larger share of the market price on com corn commodities commodities shipped lon long distances This adds greatly to the difficulties difficulties difficulties ties of growers rowers far from the mar mar- market market market ket such as are Utah growers rowers but butI I reacts to the benefit of growers nearest to market So long as I prices and purchasing power con con- continue continue con continue at their present levels the shift toward increasing local production production pro- pro production of food supplies both for home use and for local sale maybe maybe may be expected to continue j I Potatoes Planting intentions ions o of potato growers rowers on January 1 as reported to the United States Department of Agriculture Agri Agriculture Agriculture culture indicate a reduction of 3 per cent in total potato acreage 31 in 1933 as compared with the har har- harvested har- har harvested acreage of 1932 The same report indicates a reduction of 4 per cent for Utah and 7 per for Idaho With a possibility of I better growing conditions however the decrease in acreage is likely to tobo tobe tobo bo be offset by higher yields which would result in a n supply to tc toor or greater than that produced in 1032 With no material improve improve- improvement improvement improvement 1932 ment in consumer purchasing pow power power power er and a n continuation of heavy I home-grown home supplies in consuming I areas returns for such a crop will wil probably profitable be low and may be prof prof- prof- prof only to those growers hay hay- haying havi I ing low costs of production and marketing Reports on intentions intention to plant indicate A r reduction duc intentions ion of 4 per acreage mediate potato states with which Utah's potatoes compete most di- di directly di directly The relatively high freight rates and marketing costs on potato I shipments took most of the market price of Utah potatoes last year and present indications are ar that a B Bi i similar situation is lik likely ly to exist in in the fall of 1933 |