Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-23 | Page 14 | Food Imports Are Extensive

FOOD Ir IMPORTS PORTS ARE EXTENSIVE Americans Buy Fruits and V Vegetables From Many Foreign Lands WASHING WASHINGTON TO Jan JaJan DY 22 22 By ByThe ByThe The Associated Press l Press ot of pounds fruits and vegetables curIous and common flow Into the United States State every year ear from all parts of o the world to tickle the palates and appease the tho th hunger hung or of fastidious Americans craving things out of season Many come from the southern s 's harvests made mad dur dur- durIng during during ing ing- the winter here her their Importations Importations Importations being g possible by modern ocean transportation Almost a 0 a hundred varieties of fruits and vegetables from abroad came me under the tho eyes ees of ot Inspectors ot of the th federal horticultural board boud during durin the past year Bananas and plantains led In quantity coming from more mor than a dozen countries Eighteen en countries sent onions There was plenty of ot gar gar- garlic garlic lie car lic too from eight countries Mex Mex- MexIco Mexico ico leo leading Italy but the tho th latter country was Tas al at ie to In supplying s a a relative rel Uve of ot the tho garlic Out of ot season fruits fruit such as apricots cherries grapes melons peaches pears plums and water water- watermelons watermelons watermelons melons came cam from Argentina and Chile China Chino sent nt root udo dasheens water chestnuts chestnut edible lily Illy bulbs kudzu and crud's crud ginger Ber Bermuda muda and Cuba sent many of ot the Imor snore moro common commo V vegetables ii ot hl during urino the late lato at winter JI Belgium England and Franco France sent hothouse grapes Horseradish came camo from Czechoslovakia Denmark Ger Gee Germany many and Sweden ole Ayalo from Mexico from Belgium garbanzo from Mexico mint from Bermuda and Mexico and burdock from japan i Almost 0 pounds of cabbage was Imported principally from Holland on 00 I