Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-28 | Page 1 | Canners Happy over Tomatoes

CANNERS HAPPY OVER TOMATOES First Fruit From Utah Certified Seed Proves Excellent t tRipe Ripe tomatoes grown grovo from seed prepared prep red and certified by the Utah Canners' Canners association were displayed today by George Georce Shorten assistant secretary of the Utah association The tomatoes came from Moapa Nev Hey and were of ot a flavor navor shape and texture which convinces Utah canners they were right In their contention that the Utah canners could produce the seed from which to grow the best tomato suitable to the soil and climate of ot this area Round smooth and free from irons Im Im- Imperfections Imperfections im- im imperfections perfections which mean waste wa te In the canneries these first tomatoes were considered to be samples of what the fields in Weber and other counties will produce for tor the canneries this season for nearly the entire crop hIs hi season is being produced from Utah association seed Many of the fields in Utah were planted with plants sprouted and raised to transplant age In the open at Moapa Moapa growers gro ers plan to ship these thes new tomatoes into the Utah market market- marketing marketIng ing centers for the table It will be about August 25 before bel orE the tomatoes In this area are arc pro pro- producing producing In great quantity and most canners think It will be about Sep Sep- September September 1 I before the canneries can be begin be- be begin begin gin to operate on tomatoes