Show States State's Canners Set Aside Large Pack for Defense Utah's farmers and canners are making a large contribution to the defense effort by earmarking earmarking earmarking ear ear- marking an estimated cans of state-grown state vegetables in 1951 for the exclusive use of the armed forces a study by bythe bythe bythe the American Can Company re re- re The set-a set s side sid i d e for defense ranges from 10 to 20 per cent of Utah's principal vegetable packs For each pack the set- set aside is calculated on the basis of a formula issued by the U.S. U.S. U U. S. S Department of Agriculture The 1951 quota for military use is substantially larger than when UN troops first became engaged in Korea These food packs represent an important strategic asset to our armed forces said C. C W. W V. V Parry district sales manager for forthe forthe forthe the can company They link the state of Utah directly with our fighting men in Korea and with our many other outposts in the world struggle he added As a result of a special tin- tin conservation process developed by company scientists in cooperation cooperation cooperation coop coop- with tin plate producers ers the larger volume of containers containers containers con con- required by Utah canneries canneries canneries can can- can be manufactured with only two-thirds two of the tin Un formerly formerly for for- merly required Mr Parry pointed point point- 1 ed out Tomatoes will head up the I Ilist list of vegetables to be set-aside set with approximately 3 million cans of this popular food item slated for defense use Other major vegetable items grown and packed here which are scheduled scheduled scheduled for the military kitchens are green beans and carrots Over cans of the beans and nearly cans of carrots carrots carrots car car- rots will go into defense menus |