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Show UTAH'S CROPS FOR DEFENSE Utah farmers and canners are pitching in to bolster the nations' defense effort by supplying an estimated 6,607,896 cans of fruits and vegetables to the armed forces this year, according to American Can Company estimates. C. W. Parry, Utah representative representa-tive of the can-making firm, Bointed out that the nnota of each company perfected the modern can which makes possible the safe shipment of perishable foods to distant points both in this country and overseas. "The importance of canned foods to the welfare of our troops, at home and abroad, puts Utah farms and canneries in the front rank of the state's defense industries," he said. The Army Quartermaster Corps will purchase all the canned food allotted under the plan but the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Veterans Veter-ans Administration and other government agencies will share in its distribution. f The largest quota among Utah fruits will be cheries with 52,416 cans. The 3,398,376 cans of green peas will lead the vegetables Other quota estimates are: tomatoes, to-matoes, 1,272,240 cans; sweet corn 920,160 cans; green or wax beans 485,136 cans. canner under the defense program is determined by a U. S. Department Depart-ment of Agriculture formula. These range from 4.7 per cent to 35.7 per cent of the variou packs for previous years. ''Utah's canning industry will answer the call of the defense program," said Parry, whose |