Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-08
TOMATO GROWERS
CONCERNED OVER
SEASONS PRICES
County Agents Have Protected
State Farmers IN Their
Representations.
MEETINGS BEING HELD

Tomato growing and the fixing of prices
arr the chief topics of farmers OF thIs
state and Peninsula at the present time
Wherever farmers Interested IN tomato
growing meet. whether on the street
corner or at called meeting, the subject
~ the recent ruling IN price fixing oi tins
,.rop for 1918 Is vigorously discussed. III
Was Al first believed that the fixing oi the
tomato price OF S2l per ton was done by
the Food Administration, but II can now
he authcntiCallv stated that TINS prlce
has been fixed bv the Army and Navy
purchasing departments tor that part oi
The pack which they expect 70 puN.
This Is stated to amount 70 ABOUT %
prr cent al the pack oi the country:
Inst how tins Will affect the remainder OF
the tomatoc> packed no one mas N'' pee, ptt,h
thle tn state II would seem especially
Jlthcrlt from an, angle. either from the
standpoint of the packer or the consumer
Ia establish two prices for tomatoes
Meetings have been held at Biackhlrd,
Rr,dprvlllc and at other places In the
Statp to protc~t against the prices that
have been established, and to 90 So lar
~ - declare that no tomatoes Will be
CROWN ~ ;hl> prlrc THIS opinion was
Yr,nipnu~ among the growers nj Their
RlaclLIrd meeting. Pomona Grange ot
Nov Castle county offered n resolution
tothc same effect which was adopted al
i. meeting I'M Wilmington yesterday.
>,pil.r meetings halc been held IN Mary
land with the same results.
Nr,rf,rtun4tc circumstance IN connec-
non with tins prIcc fixing has been me
,,pi,i>t condemnation, on the part oI
fcw craw,r,. 81 the county agents ~ me
tuo lower counties Many Wild and
rnallcrot. reports have been started 70 the
eject that Inc county agents were !nStru-
mental ia the hNug nt the prce on
tomatoes
ruth and uotiAng could nave hFh
started tla, would have injured 70 any
.,r,..t,r d,,rcr tho tiur work that these
.,,..r,. reforming and the service which
,Lr, H. rendering farmers ~ tins tune.
lr, rr,rt h9, II that the Food Admlnls-
trttI.n ha- gwen ont the information
tr1 tbe .elutv agents were Responsible
f.rthi- f\cd rricc. when EVERYONE knows.
IL h,i.rc stated. that tins was ~ charge
I,,, krnI and NAVY ln All fairness
,tbc county agents farmers should nave
the facts
me raunt, agents were called to Wash
,rr,.,u ~ th,. Department ot Agriculture
to prc,cu, figures 81 the cost q producing
,,r,.t,,- a. REPRESENTATIVES, OF the Army
.,3 Navy aS well Il, thu Food Admnls-
,r,t,nn These figures were secured hN
the agents from rcprcS' ntatlNt growers
II each tomato growing county 81 New JET
IT,, Delaware and Maryland In the
.as, 81 Kent county q committee oi
tbr.c grnNrrs. assisted TIT tho college.
.alc,,latcd the cost OF producing tomatoes
IN Tho basis az a tivc-ton and three and
one third ton crop Tins WAS indorSed
by a meeting of some zoo members 81 the
E.rn Bureau. with a few Slight changes
These estimates were recently puhIlSheu
IN Eyerv Evening The average cost
in each county WAS found e bc apout
so for 4 thrcc-ton crop ana ~ LOT 2
eyo-ton crop TFc agents OF the three
states reported UNANIMOUSLY against
~, f,nr II priccs on tomatoes Is the
growers were wiling - lake Ihe open
rr.rLc. They further reported that a
80, H, Ssu would secure good acreage,
ana that enc ii So or less greatly
rr4prnI acreage with large number q
growers not planting ~ Ill ms i a
rr,le report 81 the county agent confer
e,.cc ii Washington. with the representa-
,iv,s 1T The Arluv and Navy II i q
bc regretted. especially at tins time
when thc county agents are rendering e
~. s.r,,.r. and thc nation such sigma
service that any such VICIOUS reports
should bc circulated. winch nave nc
,r,,tff.,l foundation and which may leaC
- nui.liv tie excellent WoFh ALREADY
IN progress, ia the state
general meeting oi farmers ol Mem
...,I,rf,. ,,I -. held IL Dover next FRIDAY
under Ae au9ptccs Of tie N"uh'l I dIli
R,r,.i 4, consider the tomato question
MI !. ylc,, ta sending a report to v ash
,e,.r pr N0uzo TAYLOR Of the IooC
t,i,,.lr,,s- ration vii make an addrcs:
M soto Administrator Mitchell or T.;
renr,..cpt.,.y, Is expected to be present