Show I Pea Raising Industry May Be Started The San Diego Fruit and Produce Pro Pro- duce Co attempting to establish a pea growing industry in Iron county which should prove very profitable to farmers participating and also furnish much work and a large payroll during August and September of each year M. M W. W Pratt representative of the company has been in the county county coun coun- ty this week offering farmers contracts contracts con con- tracts to grow peas for his company company company com com- pany on a cooperative basis wis Mr Pratt states that It will be necessary necessary necessary sary to contract from to acres In the county in order to Justify the expense of equipping packing sheds to handle the product pro pro- duct but reports that there is little doubt but that amount of acreage will be obtained The Fruit and Produce company advances the seed and does the picking and marketing paying the farmer one cent a pound for peas in the pod but charging him with the cost of the seed Mr Pratt maintains that it is not difficult for farmers to net from 30 to 35 per acre and it is possible to double this amount The company shipped 22 car loads of peas from Milford MUford valley this fall and It Is U to augment augment this supply for for their thelt- September and October market that they are at attempting at- at tempting to get the Industry started started start start- ed in Cedar and Parowan valleys It is probable that about to acres will be pleated planted in Cedar valley next year rear and from 35 to 50 I acres In Parowan valley The peas would be planted under under under un un- der the contracts to come into bearing from the first of August on and the company retains the right Cont Continued ue on page 8 6 PEA RAISING t r MAr Cm Continued fr to tor go Into the Pan D b field wit often otten as It w washes es seven to nine JUne days daya ti AI Oat elf ed they are placed tri In lit about thirtY five pound 4 1 iced and packed eo car and sent to is markets The farmer farmei under tract plants ii the croP J flushed th the by c Irrigates It ar and dusts pp It two or tt three ree times to prevent mold tonna tt r. I being furnished by bJ tiei tile tie He Is charged Be i a pow POund k Ir which runs rum the cost test to I per acre and that is pt his payments at the time Uj a 0 If It the plan Is 15 undertaken successful approximately tto car loads of ot peas would be he i from Iron county next nert t laIL K TJI for tor picking and packing eai ranges from froan to MM labor which means that nut nud would be the Industry besides the p farmers vho ho ho produce the pets pen |