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Show Qarrot Acreage j planting Completeld 'F.,:m'.TS have cunpl ted planting ;t,.ir carrot acreage in the County ( :a d according to the County Agent ajvrox.mately 175 acres ol carro's Ivive b en pUnted in Cedar City,! P:nan find the Enoch Valleys, by, nvmbeis of the Iron County Branch of the Utah Celery Co-op. Some diiliculty was exp.rienced by farmers in obtaining a stand cf car-io:s car-io:s t-nd as a result approximately 40 ac res had to be replanted. Approximately 30,000 crat s, or iibi'iii half of the total amount re-(inred re-(inred for the season, have been in ..ile up and are now in .storage in tiie big potato cellar down by the ir ii;ht depot at Cedar City. In addition to the acreage of carrots car-rots approximately 25 acres cl cab-hue cab-hue and cauliflower will be harvested har-vested and shipped along with the carrots during August, September i nd October. The county members of the co-cp Vave purchased a large power spray-! ii'g outfit with which to spray car- rots for weed control. The sprajing j outfit is b ing equlped and put In condition for use as soon as the car- rets have developed sufficiently to permit spraying. |