| Show JAR TARIFF Iff ON ONIONS TO m 2 11 I I BASIS Action F Follows ollow Campaign Instituted tut d by Utah F Farm arm BUl Bureau eau Bringing toa to a successful cu tion a tarU tariff fight it inaugurated last Janu January ry bythe by Utah state stat farm bureau President Coolidge Issued a Saturday in IncreasIng Increasing reas- reas ing the tariff on onions from 1 to 1 2 11 2 1 cents a pound r President Coolidge's action was based upon a recommendation by the tad tariff com coin mission n. n The tariff Is effective In ill thirty days The proclamation lists Spain i Egypt Mexico Cu Cuba Cua a and South American countries as chief competitors com corn in the American market marlet Advices from the offices offices' s' s ot of the state farm bureau indicate that t the o tariff in increase rease will result in In Increased increased in- in crea creased t d onion acreage in Utah and m many ny other onion growing states When the tariff fight was started last ast Janu January ry the Utah state stat farm faini i bureau took too the matter up through Senator Reed Smooth with the tarIff tar tar- Iff commission The rhe stae state farm bureau bureau bu- bu bu ha- reau also enlisted the aid lid of ot farm bureau organizations In other onion producing states INDUSTRY DEVELOPS The onion growing industry It i is reported Is one that ds s developing I rapIdly In Utah and other sections section o of f the country but grow growers rs experIenced experienced marketing difficulties be because because be- be cause American farmers could dOuld no not with low labor costs pre pre- ailing In foreign c countries that Im- Im un- un ported onions Development of f the onion industry In n Utah has been rapid having grown from rom 54 cars in 1921 1021 to 67 cars arsIn In 1926 Market l c to conditions art are declared to have curtailed d development development develop develop- ment of the industry in 1927 and the he shipments in 1928 amounted to approximately cars Davis Davis' county is Utah's prIncipal onion producing center this u's us crop is assuming increasing Import importance im im- Im- Im port in Utah Weber South and amid Carbon counties Green River Liver farmers marketing through their heir farm bureau bureau cooperative topped the local market in in 1928 by getting per hundred for their fancy ancy grad graded ONION SEED INDUSTRY Development ot onion seed industry industry In- In also aso Is expected as nn an un outgrowth outgrowth out- out growth of ot the new new tariff In 1923 the 10 Utah state farm bureau procured procured pro- pro cured cured a quantity of select Sweet ValencIa onion seed from Spain om tIlls this the seed that produces the le bulk buI of of- Utah's onion crop is produced Because Utah onions through their sweetness and firmness firm firm- ne ness s are rapidly growing In public pub pub- lie lic favor throughout the tile nation the seed also Is In demand |
