Evening journal., 1894-02-12
TOMATO is NOW KING.
Peach Culture Makes Way for
That of the "Love Apple"
CANNING A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY

Many Canneries Have Increased Their
Capacity-New Factories VIII BE Built.
and a Corresponding Increase Of Acre.
age WIN Follow.
The canning business is without doubt
one Of the most profitable industries Of
the entire Delaware and Maryland Pen
insula During the season Of 1898, more
than 1000 carloads Of canned goods were
carried over the Delaware division.
This years traffic bids fair to excel that
OF last. New canneries are being erected
In various towns, preparatory to the
canning season. IL Is said that new
buildings for this purpose will 20 up at
Harrington, Milford, Georgetown, Laurel,
Millsboro, Lswes and other towns.
Accordingly, there is a great demand
for tin cans. A number Of prominent
business men.o this city have made ap-
plicstion before Judge Grubb for the: in
corporation of company to be called the
Delaware Burea Can Company. the
object Of which is the manufacturing of
cans.
A special dispatch from Chestertown
to the Baltimore Sun, says: Tomato cul.
ture In Kent has taken precedence this
season, and. tomato farming will take
about =. 900 acres New canneries will
be built and a corresponding increase of
acreage will follow.
Canneries have already been decided
upon AS follows: Armstrong & Co at
Millington, have increased their capacity
TO double that Of last year, and will pay
So 90 per ton Q. s. Hurlock will erect
"A cannery at Masseys aud grow about
100 acres. Taylor & Woodall will run
their cannery at Gaena with a large
acreage, TO be grown by the farmers Of
the vicinity Two canneriea, possibly the
largest In the county, will operate at
Kennedy vile with an acreage of over
300 acres. The price contracted for is
50 per ton. Hartford county parties will
operate an extensive establishment at
Harris's wharf, near Still Pond. A new
cannery will be erected at Lynch's, and
over 200 acres have been contracted for
at SO per ton. Lamotte & Downey's can
neries will operate at Chestertown, to be
served from 400 acres.
| The members Of Cbestertown Alliance
have contracted with Baltimore buyers
for large acreage to be shipped at 81
per ton OF slxty-hge baskets TO the ton.
Joseph Downing will run his cannery at
| Rock Hall with large supply. and Ia
contracting at SO per ton. Numsen q
Co aud kMr. 'Tomlinson. of Baltimore,
nave contracted for 400 acres at So per
ton TO be shipped to Baltimore from
Worton creek and Shallcross's wharf A
new cannery is being arranged for at
Worion station and Buck Neck, with a
large acreage.
Much discussion is being INDUCED In
ss to how many baskets Of tomatoes
make a ton, and considerable diversity OF
opinion exists. The discussion has been
preeip pita'ed by number of growers
contracting for tomatoes, allowing sixty
five baskets per ton. j. w. Downing,
Gamer, says 1t requires only hfty-six; l..
Q. Justis, Jr., the largest grower In the
county, says from sixty three to seventy
two, according to season. Others say
from fifty eight to sixty.6ve Queen
Anne has fallen in line. and a cannery Is
one Of the assured things at Prices
Station. Crumpton, on the Kent side ol
Chester river, is calso figuring for an
extensive plant to be established at that
point, and possibly two will be star ed