Show Growers Will C Formulate Program 4 Growers of canning crop canners can can- anners ners and government representatives tives will formulate a program acceptable acceptable acceptable ac ac- ac- ac t to all concerned G. G AlvIn I Carpenter extension economist at atthe atthe the Utah State Agricultural college predicts Mr Carpenter recently returned returned returned re re- re- re turned fro from Washington D D. D C C. C where he lie attended special meetings which considered wa ways s 's to production pro pro- of tomatoes and peas to I I I meet goals established in the Food 1 for tor Freedom program I I I Growers are reluctant to pledge I increased acreage of tomatoes and nd peas unless the government Inaugurates inaugurates In- In InI In I a support price-support program Mr rT Carpenter explains Canners I will not make an any definite commitments commit commit- commitments ments until they know whether the I government o Is going to open competitive competitive com com- bids on supplying cases cases of tomatoes and about cases of peas or allocate these amounts to the various canneries Mr Ml Carpenter further explains i Increased production of qt these two commodities requested by the government gov- gov gov j Is approximately 40 percent per per- cent Canners and ana growers met in In in- Utah December 11 to consider the tho pio program ram ru further Porter Porter Tayler of or orthe the Surplus Marketing Administration don tion will attend this meeting I I Commenting Commenting- upon the tho Washington conference Mr Carpenter Carr reports j i that key men for tor the he canning In- In announced that the United States had a a month 10 supply of plate available for making tin cans Libor representatives announced that while the he labor situation was acute tho tIlO problem could be solved I I by the farmers and processors I Growers reported that many tunny farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers have expressed their intentions of or shifting from growing peas and tomatoes to other crops crops or 01 to dairyIng dairying dairy dairy- ing lug because these industries are more profitable and less hazardous from Crom the tho standpoint of oC growing and marketing I There is not a n definite agreement ut itt the present time between growers growers grow- grow I ers canners and government gO orne I II I dials but I feel confident that a workable and acceptable program Is in the making Mr l Carpenter concludes con con- con I cl |