Special Report
No. 27
JUNE 1973
• Four Corners Agriculture and Forestry Development Study
FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
AND CANNERIES
IN THE FOUR CORNERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION
Report to
Four Corners Regional Commission
**r
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
In Cooperation with the Stations of
University of Arizona
Colorado State University
and Utah State University
Vegetable production and canneries in the Four Corners Economic Development Region
Series Designation
Special Report 27
Table of Contents
National vegetable situation; Further increases expected for processed vegetables; Fresh market production; Vegetable imports; Shipping point markets; Four corners vegetable production; Selected vegetable possibilities; Asparagus for processing; Bell peppers; Cantaloupe; Chile; Cucumbers for processing; Dry beans; Onions; Potatoes; Sweet potatoes; Tomatoes for processing; Comparative returns; Small farm fresh market potential; Analyses of canning plants; Area assessment of vegetable production; Arkansas River Valley of Colorado; Mesa, Delta, and Montrose counties; Chaves county area; Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, San Luis Valley; Pinal county; San Juan county, New Mexico, and Montezuma and La Plata counties, Colorado; Barriers to expansion; Implementation; Conclusions; References; Appendix tables; Appendix A
Description
This report presents an assessment of the feasibility of introducing or expanding vegetable production in the Four Corners Economic Development Region.
Clevenger, Thomas. S.; Canady, John D.; Demarest, Linda
Date Original
1973-06
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Rights
Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents.
Collection
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
Digital Identifier
UAAPS0000270001.tif
Is Part Of
Vegetable production and canneries in the Four Corners Economic Development Region
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Type
Text
Format
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Language
eng
OCR
Special Report
No. 27
JUNE 1973
• Four Corners Agriculture and Forestry Development Study
FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
AND CANNERIES
IN THE FOUR CORNERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION
Report to
Four Corners Regional Commission
**r
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
In Cooperation with the Stations of
University of Arizona
Colorado State University
and Utah State University
