| Show An Interview with T T. II IT Abell Abell Assistant Assist Assist- ant Professor of Horticulture Utah Agricultural College During tho the past few years pears It han has been brought to th the attention tion of the farmers of Utah and Southern Idaho that some of the best celery In tho the world can ron bo ho raised In this section Cel Celery ry Is one one of ot the few crops Is profitable enough to be raised on onland onland onland land where high priced water has to tobe tobe tobe be applied Heretofore very little of the celery of Utah and Idaho has found Its way to outside markets That which has hasI I been purchased by Jobbers on the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast has bas very likely been sold as California celery along with other celery grown in that state If U celery is to become famous and the market for it increase It must be sold under our own brand and by our out own organizations In 1921 1911 there was s raised about two hundred sev sev- five enty-five acres of celery In Ut Utah h and Idaho Being of a fine quality It found a ready market with California buyers However there is a good possibility possIbility possibility pos pos- of replacing this two hundred seventy five he acres of celery by about two thousand acres A ready market will not be so easily found for this large quantity The west western rn jobbers jabbers will reach a n point where they w will lI lIget get enough to replace their shortages every year and will not have us use for tor tormore more even men though it be of a superior quality to their own Then our growers growers growers grow grow- grow grow- ers will find themselves cs with a surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus o of product and no market for it Obviously measures must be taken which will wm avert this condition The proper kind of an organization is the only thing which will accomplish this The celery growers of Utah have r re recently recently re- re formed an organization and appointed ap pointed a committee to Investigate I market marlet conditions Th This Th's s Is a start inthe Inthe in inthe the right direction and they are to be commended for It Tho The celery growers growels of Idaho should also get together and work in cooperation wl with h the Utah growers grower as they have common interests inter inter- ests The organization should expand and in its scope as the celery acreage increases If this Is done there will always be a market for the product It will be bo sold under the brand of ot the producers and will become become be be- come known as the best celery In the world Every producer should also b be familiar famil famil- familiar with the tho advantages and disadvantages disadvantages of the different methods of celery cel cel- celery ery cry culture The organization should take tale it upon itself to see that only seed from perfect plants is used Growers get got from 2500 to plants plant from an ounce of seed so the amount of seed necessary will wm depend upon It Its quality As most gro growers ers prefer to raise their own seed they naturally will make every effort to produce the best Thore There are aro sO several ral varieties of celery which are grown in this section Fo Iron the time ear early y cro crop the White Plume an nn one I the tho Golden Sel SelU ble bleaching varieties are usually employed For the laU late crop time the Giant plant Pascal and the Utah are arc most desirable the latter bein- bein considered the better bettor of the two Tnt Utah Celery Is popularly supposed suppose to be a sport port of the Giant Pascal This Is undoubtedly the tho product whirl has given Utah and Idaho grown celery cel eel cry ery such a good reputation since it itt t Ir crisp white not overlarge not stringy and has a sweetness not usually found In other varieties With the time natural conditions te to raising n the hest best celery there is no reason why we should no node de develop delop lop a market by the proper him of Investigating and which will take tale care of f the future c of the Industry Industry- T. T |
