Show I UTAH UT AM LEADING IN YIELD OF TO TOMATOES PER ACRE REASON I I Utah Canners Canners Association Association tion Hon Develops Own Certified Seed SA SAMPLES EXHIBITED Display a at Coliseum of Interest to Western Vestern Growers I Farmers of the country who are aro attending the l Ogden Livestock show v are aro obtain obtain- obtainIng obtain Ing much educational Information In the raising of ot tomatoes through an exhibit of ot the Utah Canners Canner's association as ir In charge chare of ot George Shorten on the mezzanine floor Many samples of ot certified seed are exhibited and Information Is given to bring brine about heavier pro pro- pro production Figures given elven out In connection with the exhibit show that thE canners canner'S association has enough seed Reed on hand this year to plant acres The seed Is and when bought and planted h by farmers they can be b assured that It will produce the variety selected In seed It Is la pointed out by r Mr Shorten that s seed ed purchased from many other sources will not il 11 ways il-ways ways way produce a uniform crop but this guarantee Is given with the seed sed raised In Utah and dIstributed through the canners canner's association GOIa GO 1 IS SOT SET It Is the goal coal of ot tho association at present plesent to raise the production of tomatoes by usinG Utah see lat at least two tons per acre In Inmany Inmany Inmany many Instances where Utah seed hu has displaced Imported seed this Increase has hns been much greater greatel than this It Is pointed out The display ay has samples of the I Utah seed from hill hlll to stock se selection lection This seed Is available to toI I growers at about cost to the as- as as association Mr Shorten said that while profits can b made be-made in fn 15 ton tons O ot tomatoes an ncr acre acra the farmers can make mak even greater grater profits Ie IC 1 the proper seed Is used No acreage he said should pro pro- produce pro produce duce duco less IMS than 20 tons an acre and this production will bring brine a atine aline afine tine line profit Utah now leads the country In tonnage of tomatoes per ncr acre Mr Shorten said but it Is out our hope to bring brine about an increase of oC two tons per aero acre over the present production thi the state Seed distributed by the tho as- as association association as association is specially tested by the state seed department and Its ger ger- germination germination ruination is guaranteed 9 99 per pcr percent percent cent In addition to the distribution of seed the association also raises tomato plants and makes them available to ers gro This supply however Is limited SAVING YI STATE TE CO MONEY EY We are are spending entirely too much money for tor the th Importation of tomato seed and plants he ho dp- dp de declared dared and this money can be kept within the state and more tonnage produced if IC we w raise and andus use home crown seed Samples Sa of ot the seed which re- re research research re research search tests and pro pro en en will grow be best t on Utah soil soli are shown These seeds are the same sam that the as- as association assocIation as association offers for sale cale The following information Is given by signs at the exhibit On soli soil highly fertile or subject to early frost plant Landreth or Greater Baltimore On soil of ot normal nermal fertility or not subject to early frosts plant t Potato Stone Potato Leaf Leaf or Improved Baltimore For testing plant Red Rd Rock or Michigan Select As a universal tomato Stone leads them all Samples are arc shown hown of ot Red Hea Heads 1 Michigan extra select Greater Baltimore I Improved Baltimore Stone Lan Lao Landreth dreth Potato Leaf Leat and I |