Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-11 | Page 21 | Know Utah

KNOW KNOW UTAH I L By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS While tr traveling traveling- th the Salt Lake Ogden l highway m my attention vas us as called caned to a a ul fl field ld ld of ot tomato w who whose e. e rich red color ol r was w waL Jl In contrast with JUi the dark green gi en of ot the the- plant It was TV as a pretty picture rho Tho hn harvest o of or t the Is now on and for tor the next few weeks thousands thousand f. f of at tons toni wIn Mill be bo harvested Ever think what that Industry m means s to Utah 7 rias was a question asKed by one ono of ot die the party In th the the- car But before beCore y you begirt begin to ghe figures fIure give gl us some some- mc facts fads about this Yc vegetable Where did It Il como come om from When was v. v It It Introduced Int the United States Don Don't you your r remember n emb r when hen the tomato was WU was was' an nfl ornament Dont Don't you remember the tho old fashioned ed manU pIece tbt that tbt t was as In your our grandmother r homo a and 1 how theto the to tomato to iato was vas called rolled a Jer Jerusalem and was givena given ri a ri pr prominent place ort on that mantle as ns an orn ornament Then again agin ag ln dont don't yo you recall the dose dos of that was given y you u In order to kill the pol poison on when you attempted to cat and did Nl eat a a. tomato And nd ye yet after you had bad swallowed th the medicine don't dont you OU re recall re- re call how you you sneaked out by the barn barn- where you had red tomatoes and took a secreted d one of the Juicy chanc chance that you OU wo would ld s survive r o at after cr eating it U S S 'S S The Tiu tomato originated in South America In the region o of the Andes and It was designated n as a. a e an nn herb Its original name was c lo apple and It ft as was considered poisonous Now it ft Is te o one c of ot t the c most Important and wholesome of ot all garden products In Utah for tor canning pu purposes acres are are re planted and ind the harvest is Is- around t tons ns The quantity shipped aggregates ates' ates more than b bushels nd and the grower r receives es el S The Tho numerous numerous' ium rous varieties vary fn in form tonn from the red currant to the to small m yellow pear shaped pear varieties I The latter JaUer arc are arc pr preserved ived in syrup and the th-e larger red sorts aro are aro canned Tho tomato is Ia grown from seed in In greenhouses and when wJ danger from frost Crost is over over the thc plants are tte transplanted to the fe d Utah does docs oes' oes not grow gr v all its toma tomato o plants but purchases th them m from outside tho the state Th The n number mb r Imported amounts tomoro to moro moro oro t than a yearly carl tho la larger er part coming comins' front from Nevada S S M e to nt e nr are ro grown crown for tor ca canning ning- ning than than any oth other r vegetable The fhe e foi te for tHis year for the cou country country- try Is In excess excess' of ot caes ot of twenty twenty- four tour cans n each o or cans en enough ush to give every very man woman and child In the United States four tour fourcans fourcans cans each a Sl Six s 's states can can most most of ot the tho tomatoes They are arc U Utah ah Delaware e II Florida Maryland Indiana Rn and New Jersey The pack In Utah la Ia re regarded ax aa all the best c canned The Tho different localities in the state stat where the tomato is ISca canned n d is Js shown in th the display at the thc I state capitol Davis Dayis county has has' the gr greatest variety S S While While tho the larger larg-er development of ot the tomato In Industry Industry indu in- in I du str In iii Utah has been for canning purposes the shipment of green or tomatoes in carload arlond lots has been a a. a new new development and o one e which requires re re requires requires re- re quires careful distribution n for outside markets li F Facilities clU cIhI- ties Uc s. however have havo been developed eloped r for far r. r the tho adequate handling grading and packing Utah tomatoes tomatoes arc sold I in almost over every o state east eRst of the tho Missouri river while a a. z n number mbel oJ of cars arc s sent nt to Canadian markets Th The total yearly shIpment of or tomatoes tomatoes' from th the state states 1 Is s around cai carloads loads