Show bright future in store for utah agriculture amazing and ana spectacular pop growth of california now estimated at 42 percent since the beginning of the war opens new vistas for the entire agricultural economy of the state not only does it pose a rosy picture of the future but it has brought a sudden check checka in de clines cunes in utah A of agricultural employment and agricultural in come that is 18 what is revealed in a preview of a state st irvey on food processing in utah writ ten by ferris hillyard bradu S ate odthe university of utah and member of the staff ol 01 the bureau of business and ec research based upon a survey made by members of the staff un der the supervision of dr el roy nelson neison associate direct director ox of the bureau the agricultural pro processing survey is one section of a com corn piete survey of natural re sources made throughout 1948 by the bureau staff under the sponsorship and sup ported by the industrial division of the salt lake city chamber of c commerce orn merce under the chair manship of W A huckins and the natural resources committee of the utah association of cham chain bers of commerce paul hunt chairman the food processing survey together with another on the use of fertilizers pl plus pius us eions on metallic and nonmetal non metal metai lic lie minerals s teel steel nonferrous non ferrous metals chemical industries and the story of nephi a case study of a new industry in an agrical tural area will be included in ul complete stat state survey to be rea ready dar late in ln january irwill it will be the first time in histo history where a complete B survey i ur of all ail of the states resources will be available a at t one place e at the same time timet durgy survey brings hop nope i the survey brings a note of hope rather than a r ecord record of achievement in food processing i for it reveals through the years the percentage of the states in lai lal bor force engaged in agrical ture has constantly declined while there is due in part to a corresponding increase in indus trial employment it is marked too until recent years by an al most static condition in the de 7 sfa of agricultural areas I 1 and in agricultural production since ce 1937 through gh 1947 the average monthly total of pork lonk cork dV ers en enda engaged in food rood processing for fon hak hag only ests from to but it a bremen bously fe more attract alve face to the labor situation for the annual payroll has grown from to isa in food od processing pio plants pia pla located heated in 64 communities agriculture continues to be dietel dieted toward the pr prodoc doduc loni ioni tion of s specialized pe ciali clail zed products a of high quality such cheese white eggs celery carrots seed potatoes augar sugar beet seed alfalfa feed reed seed and pears the combination of flavor color and texture accor according to the fe re report p ort ont has given the state great impetus toward advance ment in the production of fruits and vegetables but until ju six years hgo ago the industry was cru elly guy restricted balack by lack inck of mar ets ats at that time california not only supplied its own needs but p was able to export agrical tural products utah while able to 0 o produce ce extensively much more than surrounding states was forced to go to the midwest to find nd markets for fresh fruits and vegetables facing the haz ards gs of 0 shipping and meeting completion com petion with similar ur products i from wisconsin and end minnesota ota hampered in the fresh fruit markets by shipping costs the possibilities mues of food processing met similar teven rever reverses in the old days surplus crops of california were ca canned nn e d for eastern markets and despi despite te the fact that utah was miles closer to the market it could not meet the competition because of cali call fornias availability to lo the less costly water transportation the picture has changed con in the last sixto six to eight years according to mr yards report expanding population and growing cities have reduced production area increased its needs beyond its own capacity to produce this has been reflected in the california i market taking practically all ail of utah Is agricultural sur pluses and has induced dous new agricultural particularly in southern and trai utah near that market in creases in the production of potatoes row crops hay and other products have been noted in that area of all processed saed sied foods utah tomatoes are arc outstanding account accounting ing in 1947 1847 for of the of processed pro ceased vegetal vegetables des and growing 2088 2054 of the states receipts from canners for vege tables they are alo also gene generally eally eaily accepted as outstanding in com markets for sor color texture and quality 7 peas tank rank sec see ond and corn third although Ito ough con sider ably b behind tonto tomatoes in quantity q ua fielty many of the duren puren abos af of tomato tomatoes ea were imam mad for puree inee ing for soups lutes ind perte with suck such fw con eon corba corna w soups taking put of at lesot least tw twe two camner canner lek lec the proc ebb eon of ft faulta urd und b bm never tr reached iwo ito full t i es in utah due io to 4 a number ir factors che ceh including luin husn lu Sn reference preference p of growers srol grol mers vers for lor more remunerative fresh ja markets t of the midwest in canners are the last outlet fruits and have no continued on page 12 bright future in store for utah agriculture 1 froin pare page 0 source on uny any crop As a result the canning pack in fruits varies according to the surplus of any particular variety or the grow mg conditions which remove the fruits from competition in choice I 1 in 1947 only onix 34 34 percent I 1 f the total agricultural pack was in fruits compared with than 6 in 1946 etiore ii ic v percent m i AU xou U cherries and apricots adri aorl cots compose 84 arcen percent of the total fruit pack sweet and sour cherries of utah are arc above average quality in the nation and prove an attractive crop apricots are canned unpeeled in halves or whole in syrup in halves in sweet water and ullo in in a i pie pie pic fie yiv pack pun without sugar or wa water t er ut utah a h pro produces d uces aces excellent apricots particularly the uie ule chinese apricot with wm ful color g olden golden flesh and good color but of such poor andun and un even size they go mostly into pie packs choice cots must measure 1 and 12 1 2 inches in diameter eter and to attain this size the orchards need better care of trees and better fertilizing despite the high quality of flesh color and flavor of utah fruits factors other than markets have been a deterrent to horticultural growth according 0 o to the 0 report water is the main problem for possible future fruit production but this is gradually being overcome the pin pineview Pi aview reservoir makes possible 1000 new acres and new peach trees in the weber area in the provo area orchards have been increased by loo trees from 1937 to 1945 and an additional aces of land will be made usable under the provo river project davis county has possie jy 99 acres to be added in the p future to 92 acres in fruit fril arul in 1947 1047 with new water development ent a great fruit belt from logan to spanish fork through central utah is possible according tol to the report and markets are available if a number of cornec I 1 in horticultural practices norman jenkins jekins has been bech ill with pneumonia mi air ana a ivars r dell anderson and family of ofT ridell and mr and mrs airs ralph oneil of price spent new years with mr and emmid mrs ralph mcmullin mr and mrs S B kettle and mr and mrs marvin kettle and family spent new years day at the home of mr and mrs max gardner of neola mr and mrs max knorr kno went to maeser during the holidays to visit at the home of mrs Krio s sister mrs lynn timothy leonard and ralph betts who are employed near ogden enjoy i ed d the holidays at the home 0 of f their parents mr and mrs clar ence betts word was received that the day after leonard re turned to his work has was op crated on for appendicitis i mr and mrs sidney rust I 1 AT mountain H home ome spent afternoon at the home horn e of mr and d mrs ralph mcmullin mrs airs max gardner and daughter maxine who is attend ing BYU spent Wednes wednesday dak dai visiting mr air and mrs airs S B kettle are arc made utah fruit has no consumer preference in any known market according to the report despite quality of fruit and its avail ability to the fresh fruit markets reports surveyed from los angeles denver and idaho falls markets showed complaints on the lack of evenness i in n s size i ze a and nd quality in each container the fruit also showed damage from careless handling and there was an inclination to th jhb e use of old 11 fashioned containers fruit green for shipment to mar ket was reported i being sent 4 via fast freight and reaching the ultimate markets in green condition i t i on elimination ell eil m 1 n ati on of 0 f these th e se faults together t oge th e r with better grading and handling may restore the utah product to favor in the market for fruit development too range ments must be made for greater canning by guaranteed long term contracts between reputable canners and growers that method will it be only univ by uy lias v k c possible for the purchase of new equipment for fruit processing now handled mainly through vegetable pro processing bessing plants and acquisition of suf sufficient f technical knowledge for the proper of fruits through the establishment of processing plants fruit growers can tan be provided with greater utilization of crops through the use of culls in died fruits juices jams and jellies demonstrate demonstrated a only recently in utah through the juicing of apricots and the use 0 of f c cherries h err 1 es I 1 in n b brine r i ne the frozen food industry too the report shows Is opening a new avenue for processing of vegetables and fruits already utah frozen peaches are shipped to philadelphia for the ice cream industry and corn peas and beans to california for soup making the frozen food market recently dull because of the poor quality being processed is reorganized and should provide a good market for utah fruits vegetables competition in peas is provided from the northwest where production costs are lower requiring utah to turn to other products the report of the survey with a generous supply of statistical tables and products maps and f full fuli study of markets and marketing conditions will be available in complete form late in january |