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Show ounty Edition Agricultural Section! Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald, Sunday, March 17, 1946 Jtah - Grown Celery Gradually Becoming One of The Major Industries ot Utah Utah celery and other Utah! eetables have long been noted t fc their excellent quality in tne fedor markets of the nation. But kly recently has Utah celery and tgetable growing a c h i eved omlnence as a. big business in e state, newest growing tecn- aues. ln&istance on top-quality, fid new, strict grading and pack z reauirements have combined ith the effort of our Utah farm-sto farm-sto make the Utah vegetable op one of the state's most prom- ig sources of income. The Utah Celery Co-operative, -owing and shipping organiza- n owned by its larmer-mem- ;rs is cne of the leaders in this end in the marketing of Utah rm crops. According to O. Deere De-ere Wooton, president of the co-jerative, co-jerative, this member-owned or- mization alone shipped more ian four times the dollar volume : Utah vegetables in 1945 that did in the previous year. Utah Mountain crisp" celery topped .1 markets, selling 50c to $1:50 igher than other brands. Mr. erber, manager of the Co-oper- tive, attributes this growth to ireful planning, scientific grow-lg, grow-lg, strict grading, and quality acking, combined with a long-nge long-nge program to sell only top-uality top-uality Utah vegetables to the tarkets of the nation. .This co-operative has more ian doubled its membership dur-lg dur-lg the past year, and anticipates sipping 1,000 carloads of Utah elery alone (three times as much S in 1943) and a total of 2,000 arloads of Utah vegetables such s celery, carrots, potatoes, cab-age, cab-age, onions worth more than 2,000,000 at present market rices. This phenomenal growth bviously requires new facilities i the increased production is to e properly handled. Iline io-operauve is leasing uildings in Box Elder and Iron lounties, and, near Springville and I lid vale, is building two entirely n m I Sketch of new $75,000 farmer-owned packing and shipping plants now being constructed at Springville Spring-ville and Midvale. Elder county to its membership, as well as more members and a small shipping point near Fillmore. Fill-more. The parent plant at American Amer-ican Fork and the Cedar City Innnh AvnaM if shtn mftro than ever before. At Logandale, Nevada, the Co operative is growing from Utah grown seed $100,000 worth of celery cel-ery plants, which it expects to use in this years' operation, with shipments of the plants to growing grow-ing areain Utah beginning sometime in May. All of the vegetable packing and shipping plants throughout j the state benefit not only local communities and counties, but the entire state. Increased shipments mean more profitable work for railroad men. Local labor is used. ew packing and shipping plants! whenever possible, in the packing osting more than $75,000 each; " snipping piams. increased oese will be some of the finest fVtah vegetable shipments mean a the West designed expressly i that more farmer dollars will or this purpose. Mr. Gerber. i purchase more goods from local manager of the Co-operative, re-!mcrcnants- Moreover, a hungry ently returned from a buying worm neeas neann - sustaining Irip where he purchased the very latest type of equipment for I Peking and shipping perishable getable crops. Modern offices (fill occupy one end of thfi plant, Ind the entire installation l-een designed to enhance auty as well as increase fresh produce from Utah's fertile farms.. Most important, perhaps. to Utah citizens is the fact that this farmer-owned co-operative has carried the fame of Utah has j products across the nation, fcuild-theling fcuild-theling a reputation 'for top-quality the : and fair dealing that will bene FAYS $5 FINE IN COINS lirnHnriivpnPKs of iho rpoinn in 'Ht every product grown or made Ivhich it is located. These plants 1 utan. inis jujpujauon EVERETT Mass. (U.RV 'Fine ivui expeoue xne nanonng, graa- f .ov... , Kw5iv.- lOg, and packing of all vegetables ffeness ana co-opera uve spiru libw shipped through the ' Co- ,or wnicn uxan iarmers ana an .toerative. The completion of these) me people oi Utah nave long been iants will mean that many aa-' "ulcu- lUtional perishable crops can be Heads Co-Op 1 - s , - t -- . 'Photoperiodism' New Adjunct i Celery Bright Spot in Utah To Scientific Agriculture Agriculture, Says Durran t Turkey Processing Plant Is Growing One of Utah county's growing industries is the Cecil P. Hansen turkey processing plant at American Amer-ican Fork. In 1945 the plant gave a payroll pay-roll of $150,000 to the county, em-olovine em-olovine 100 neoDle. Four and one half million punds of turkeys 'ticularly such strategic crops as BY HARRY W. FRANTZ United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON U.R)The department de-partment of agriculture has coined the word "photoperiodism" as a new term to describe the behavior of plants under varying conditions of light and darkness. Experimentation vis "photoperiodism" "photoperi-odism" has proved economically significant to many crop plants, since the influence of light, as well as soil fertility, rainfall and temperatures, can now be scientifically scien-tifically determined. Producers of some crops, partic ularly tobacco and coffee, long have known that light conditions affect plants in a variety of ways, and shading has become an established estab-lished field practice. But now the effects of light on particular plants are observed and meas ured, with important results to plant breeding, as in case of sugar cane, pineapples, hemp, garden vegetables, and flowers. 25 Years of Research A quarter-century of progress in this novel branch of agrarian research came to light recently with the retirement of Dr. W. W. Garner, of the United States bureau bu-reau of plant industry. He and H. A. Allard of the same office started experimental work on the influence of light on tobacco and soybeans at the Arlington farm, near Washington, in 1920. Other scientists now have taken up the same work. The department of agriculture now has made available a war time study of "photoperiodism, which explains the influence of aay lengtn on crop yields, par were processed, valued at $1,750,- 000.00. The plant has a freezing division divi-sion with a 10 carload capacity. It buys birds from as far north r-Morgan r-Morgan and as far south as Monti- cello. The company has obtained premium prices for its product on both coasts and throughout the nation. A special waxing process is in use at the plant, giving the birds a better 'bloom" and bringing a higher grade when the bird reaches the market. . John Gerber, manager of the Utah Celery Co-operative, in specting the new seed beds which will grow $100,000 worth of celery cel-ery plants for Utah farms. ally developed and handled in way to pay a fine, said the Everett Ever-ett police recently. A tfiotorlst, fined $35 in a traffic case two weeks before, came huffing and puffing into police headquarters with the $85 all coins, which he Urges Bill to Aid Farm Marketing soybeans, sugar beets, and hemp. Used for Brevity-Method Brevity-Method and terms are explained explain-ed as follows: "Scientists studying the influence of the relative temperatures tot various periods of time. Such' exposure is known as preconditioning, The commercial celery business in Utah is very definitely connected con-nected with lhe name of C. H. This relation of temperature isiOurrant. He started in the bus- of great economic importance, as iness with an associate from Salt shown by peach and apricot trees, Lake City in the eyar 1938. Due which leaf out slowly in the spring to the late planting and an early or shed their flower "buds prema-1 frost this venture was not .a fi- turely unless they have experienced experi-enced a certain number of hours or days of relatively low tempera nancial success. But this venture fired within the soul of Mr. Dur-rant Dur-rant the thought that celery was be shipped. This amount- repre sents a steady and sound increase' over the. past years. To the question as to Utah flooding the markets, Mr. Durrani points out that in one section of California alone they ship out ih one single day more carloads oi celery than the total Utah crop. J ture during early winter or early :"!: 6 otfc spring. "Many bulbous plants, some grains, and various other crops grow more vigorously after they have been subjected for a time to low temperatures. Crossed Sugar Cane In the early spring of 1940 thru the efforts of the Provo chamber of commerce S. R. Boswell, the U. P. R. R. and others, there was orsamzed a celery cooperative (marketing agency, and Mr. Dur The bureau of plant industry made crosses between a wild species of sugar cane (Sac-charum (Sac-charum spontaneous) from Turke stan, which blooms in July, with! cultivated sugar cane (S. of-j ficinale), which blooms in No- rant was chosen to head this group. Thru the kindness of the agricultural agent of the Union Pacific railroad, Mr. Durrant and a few others were taken into large celery producing sections of Cali- f ornia to view first, hand the i production and packing of celery vember or uecember. ay appro- ias our cornpetitors work. A good priate manipulations of photope- deal of information was gained nod lor eacn plant xne times oi on flowering were synchronized so that crosses could be made between be-tween them. The blooming period of the hybrids hy-brids was found to be intermediate intermedi-ate between those of the parents. The purpose of. these hybridizations hybridiza-tions was to combine those factors that contributed cold hardiness to a wild species with the factors for yield and quality present in the cultivated sugar cane. "It is not too much to hope that eventually substances which when applied may aid in the control con-trol of growth and flowering may be obtained either directly from plants or manufactured artifical-ly," artifical-ly," the department of agriculture agricul-ture concluded. "Two substances ethylene and acetylene, already have been shown to hasten flowering flow-ering when properly applied to this and many, subsequent trips taken by Mr. Durrant to various producing and marketing centers to get Utah celery to the top and keep it there. Each year has brought to light new. problems prob-lems and remedies. Mr. Durrant was the first grower grow-er in the state to plant celery in close rows, which is now the accepted practice. He was also the first grower to get celery plants from the Moapa Valley in Nevada, which also is now the proven way. He has his own growers in the valley who are now raising plants under his supervision su-pervision for Mr. Durrant and his associates. Mr. Durrant in 1943 again began be-gan shipping celery under his own brand and points with pride to the fact that "Big D" brand has topped all competition since that date. ' People in the larger consuming markets are going to enjoy "Utah's Finest Celery" under the CHICAGO (U.PJ The Council of State Governments has proposed pro-posed that state legislatures meet ing ir-l4-47 rorisider leglslattvenrght' and Harkness Is" how called l 'photoperiodism." i it iida Litru ic ill icu Linn inxnv r j t , A - . . . . is aesignea luincis or plants are more sensitive ! UTAH PARKS READIED I his state to increase cash income )f Utah farmers. This will mean- Southern Utah National Parks lietter crop rotation, as well asjwill put out the welcome mat laore flexible farm production, June 1st, following the expendi-hat expendi-hat can adjust to surpluses ofture of a half million dollars for l.-ertain commodities by increasing improvements. Prewar five-day IJTOQUCllon OI Oiners. ,all-exnense tOUrS through ZlOniriav as thf 13th raHin cati,i iifta fpnm the farms tr. th rn. The co-operative has also added i.and Bryce, all originating at secured a site dn the mountain I sumer. a council spokesman said. hew growers and a plant in Box Cedar City will be resumed. for a television station. i Surveys of urban produce mar- action on a farm products market facilities bill. . The measures promote improvement of market; to photoperiodic conditions when facilities for farm products, par-gr0wn at certain temperatures ucuiariy persniaoie uems sucn as than at others. Som vnriptiM h ifruits and vegetables, and thus i come more sensitive after thev have been subjected to certain carried in a bushel basket. ; lower the consumer costs. A, A ..... i Before the outbreak of World Stations Crowd Mt. Wilson War 11, 60 cents out of every MT. WILSON, Cal. (U.PJ The j dollar spent by the consumer for famed Mt. Wilson observatory fruits and vegetables went to pay seemed due for overcrowding to-i the cost of distributing the prod- kets have shown that inadequate facilities are a factor in these high marketing costs. The bill calls for the establishment establish-ment of public corporations empowered em-powered to build produce markets and lease space to sellers. .U Cluff's Feed Mill C f A MANUFACTURERS C Sterling fluff and DEALERS of QUALITY FEEDS f V : 4r -zklt , , 4?i III r. . Jtme-r 4 :l .-c I I ' tit .' 16 SUCCESSFUL YEARS IN THE FEED BUSINESS SERVICE . . . Our Personalized Service means Better Results Thus Greater Profits. Delivery Service in Utah and Wasatch Counties. EGGS... Candled Packed Shipped to West Coast. For More Money-Let Money-Let Us Handle Your Eggs. Where Cooperative principles arc practiced in a private business with customers receiving the benefits of the savings and dividends divi-dends immediately. HAY STRAW FLOURSHEEP, POULTRY and DAIRY FEEDS CUSTOM GRINDING CLEANING MIXING 1401 North 2nd East Canyon Road Phone 1376-W Provo, Utah ninpannlp nlantu Thpv nlrpaHv i, .1. r :ti i j i. ; j ' ' - ' -y j ifiisui ui iiS"v pciiuu!,,nave 5een used for thIs purpose upon plant growth have perform-1 under fleld conditions. Undoubt- "-""j " ecuy others will be discovered! -Big D" brand again this year length of the combined dark and anJT .w i . tn Sn i-j ...m less than a 24-hour day. For con venience in discussing such experiments, ex-periments, as well as those based cn a natural 24-hour day, any ungle combination of light and dark periods of whatever length has come to be designated as a 'cycle,' and the light portion of such a cycle has been designated as the photoperiod rather than the day length. For brevity and ready reference th behavior f plants in relation to the relative lengths of alternatmg jrjod&tcf.! Frozen Fruit Plant To Be Erected Here Erection of modern, quick- freezing' plant for the processing of locally grown fruit and vege- tables will be undertaken by the newly incorporated Alpine FrozerJ Foods Co. Inc.. according to West ley Jense of Pleasant Grove, sec- retary-treasurer of the company The plant will be erected at Eleventh West and Center street near the cannery operated by the Pleasant Grove Canning com-i pany. The latest type freezing equipment has already been or- dered for May or June delivery The plant and equipment repre-j sents n investment of nearly $100,000- t The plant will have a freezing capacity of two tons an hour. ThQ type of fruit and vegetables td be frozen and packaged this rea-J son will include peas, corn. apriT cots, peaches, strawberries, rasp- berries, pumpkins and apples. This year's pack will be put up jii institutional packages, nut n is expected that the customer- sized packages can be obtained in! time for next year s crop. s H. D. 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