Show UTAH'S TOMATO ACREAGE LESS THIS mis SEASON S EASO N Indications are aro that there wilbe will 11 willbe be a decided decrease In the acre acre- Il ago e planted to tomatoes In We- We Weber ber county and the state slate this year ear However lowe George Shorten as- as assistant assistant I secretary ot of the Utah Can Can- Canners Canners ners association says that the I factories s are assured ot of o all tile the tomatoes they desire to pack al- al Hugh ugh acreage will 11 be bo ably less than In 1925 1325 I Martin Marlin P Brown chairman of o otha the canning crops committee ot of othe the Utah State Farm bureau I which organization Is la holding out outI I for tor 12 per ton Instead of ot 10 per ton as was 3 offered by the canners this morning said that thaas as far ar as he ha knows no members mem- mem members bars bers ot of the association will grow row any tomatoes for lor the tho factories this year ear GOES TO BEETS Mr Brown who whip Is also I dent ot of the tho Weber eber county farm bureau said that between 75 and an 80 per cent ot of o tho the tomato grow grow- growers growers ers are members ot of the association association tion lion tion and that many other other tarm cn etc rs who are arc not members members hav ha signified their Intention of ot staying with the association It Is evident that much ot of the theland theland theland land Intended for tomatoes tomatoes has Ia been planted to sugar beets with decided Increases in potatoes and celery planted here Although the members o of the canning crops association will wilt not deliver ripe tomatoes to the fac factories fac- fac factories tories they will produce a a large e of green tomatoes for tor both bolh local and export purposes s County Agricultural A Agent ent A AL 1 I estimates that the I acreage planted to celery this year ear will represent a II per cent Increase over 1925 1926 while v that plan planted led to potatoes will amount to 10 about a II 15 per cent Increase Phil Dix field map for tor the I Amalgamated Sugar company said that while no accurate figures fig fig- figures ures are available there will bean be bean bean an increase of approximately 20 per cent over the 1923 1921 sugar beet This he declared should represent represent represent sent about acres In Weber not In- In Include do count county These figures elude clude land contracted to the Hooper factory The Utah Canners association committee which has been In the southern part of o the state slate study study- studying ing lag conditions which select select- selected selected selected ed tomato plants are arc raised re returned to- to returned turned late Saturday night It n was waa composed o of George Shorten assistant J 3 UM U 21 11 Barnes Darnes ol ot president president dent J E B Randall ot of North Og Og- Ogden Ogden den Alma L 1 I Wilson lIson superintendent superintendent superintendent pf pt the Davis county ex- ex experiment farm tarm Heber J Webb state agricultural inspector and J John B D Marsh assistant Inspector inspector Inspector tor Mr Shorten said that the corn com committee com committee was entertained by the tho chamber of o commerce at Wash Wash- Washington Washington ash ington near St George Geor e where a 11 banquet and other features were held The southern part of ot the he state slate lie ho declared Is In better condi- condi condition condition tion that at any other time In year years duo due to tho the I rainfall The Tho members of o tide the committee wore were treated to home home- homeI homegrown homegrown home grown I grown straw straw new potatoes and green reen peas together with a 11 large variety of ot other early vege- vege vegetables tablea tables Inspecting the tomato tants hants grown there from rom certified seed furnished by th the tho canners asso asso- association asso- asso association association Mr Shorten saint said that they were In excellent condition A A truckload of o thellO plants was sent to Brigham City Cily for lan In Dox flez Elder county in 18 hours Mr 1111 Shorten said that plants can be raised at Washington a as early as California can produce them and that they can be bo sent Bent I to any ant part ot of the tho state stalo within 24 hours after being dug which decreases s danger danser of rot rot |