The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-09

hotel table during the winter anywhere IN
this country and not lind on the Till Of fare
"stewed tomatoes, would be "a rare ad-
venture. II there is i vacant lot iB the
/ United States to-day where the billy goat
wanders and the small boy searches for
treasures, that Is not oruamehted by one
or more empty tomato cans. bring that
lot at once Ia us that our eyes may behold
it. And if among al tlie stewed tomatoes
and empty cans there Is any more palatable
fruit or better cans than conn from our
Noodsfewn factories. bring them along
too, that We may render q verdict IN 4e-
eordanee with the facts. Wonld you like
to know how the Tomatoes yet into the
cans Sit right down yer while W tell
you, for what We don't know about If is
not worth knowing
Woodstown has TIVE firms Interested in
the tomato packing industry, Dickinson 4
Lippineott, whose works ara located 90
Salem street adjoining the creek. and T.
Wallace < Bro. who succeed Wallace x
Lippineott, and whose factory il on Water
street on the shere ~ Clark mill-pend in
South Woodstown The factory Of Dick
inson x Lippineott will form the basis Of
this article, and I'D describing tins we VIII
substantially describe both, the methods
being similar and the capacity nearly alike.
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building used for canning purposes, and
three smaller buildings. one Of concrete
aud two Of frame. used for storage. also
another building used as a til shop, where
all the cans used by the firm are manIiac-
tured. three or fonT hands being constantly
employed from the close of one seasons
packing To tle commencement If another,
IN manufacturing ans. The tin is pur-
chased in large quantities ia Sheets. Of the
usual inerciiantiie size and pattern, and the
whole process Of cutting shaping solder
inc and finishing tile cans Is done IN the
tim shop by the help Of improved nlaehfn-
cry. and are piled nj IN glitterin4 rows,
tier upon tier, III the storage house, ihis
season there will be IN hand. andif the crop
is good Will be filled, about 100. 600 cans.
For the means to fill them. the packers
rely upon the farmers IN the vicinity Of the
factory or within easy carfing distance.
In the winter contracts are entered into
with different farmers to put in from two
to six acres each the following season and
deliver the ripened fruit at the factory AT a
stipulated uniform price per ton for the
season. 1T the season is good The average
yield per acre viii be about ten tons, and
the price TINS season 10 tine farmers il 81
per ton. Dickinson 4 IipPiaeott have 10
acres undcr contract. A. soon as tae crop
/ begins to rinen ia sufficient quantity for
the packers TO work, which IS
usually about the middle If August, the
factory becomes Inc scene nf busting
activity. ana the farmers 3n tleirpart have
their hands full in picking and hauling the
erop Thisisa. barkbreakine and fatigu-
inc operation. The fruit is l~and-picked
into baskets or wooden crates of tie same
capacity and loaded upon wagons and
carted direct from the field 10 The factory.
The wagon is drawn upon the scales at the
end door Of the packing house. the weight
Of the load taken and entered in a book
and the baskets or crates unIoaded. and if
the work is not rushed. emptied directly
into tbe scalder hut if tbe stock is aeeum-
muIatine. they are piled ms IN one corner
Of the building near the door and wherever
there is room. and the empties returned
at the next visit Of the wagon. The first
entry of the tomato into the packing pro-
cess is the scalding. 4 wooden tank stands
d;rao,T,r o,,o.iso 4b.s da1ruraV starffy fijin3