Show important im V f 0 of set california firm seeks acreage of green pod peas in this sevier county farmers interested in raising green pod peas for shipment to eastern markets ate aie invited to attend meetings scheduled this week by cepres representatives of the rose valley produce co of Alil santa clara county california the first of the series of meetings ln s was held wednesday night 11 at an annabella nabella A meeting will be held tonight at 8 in the offices of the telluride power co at saina ina A meeting is scheduled for 8 friday night at the county court house in richfield and one at the same hour at the high school in monroe meetings will be held saturday night at 8 at the joseph amusement hall and at either the town hall or church in elinore Es inore farmers of sigurd venice and glenwood are invited to the meeting in richfield and those from towns adjoining other areas ara are invited to meet at the other centers named the raising of green pod peas is said to have brought around 72 into the parowan carowan district last year for the crop and payroll for harvesting and preparing the peas for shipment sh ap m ent the importance of the project as a possible new industry cannot be overestimated over estimated slid and it is being enthusiastically received by business men and agriculturists contacted to date thos T rose and A F rose came to richfield wednesday and vere assisted in their investigations by H W gore district agricultural inspector mr gore and the county agent lew mar afar price have been instrumental in bringing them to sevier county the company representatives stated that approximately acres would be needed to make the project worth while the payroll for labor usually amounts to neaily as much as the payment for the crop it is said not only are pickers necessary but girls to sort and place the pods in hampers and ment men to pack them in ice and load them for ship ant dinar by proper packing it has been possible nos sible to ship utah peas from utah to boston for market in as green pod peas giant pod peas are used for deantin nl planting would begin in this locality around the first of june and shipments would be made from around august 15 to september 25 |