Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-24
COM CANNING DONE.

conn CANNING DONE.
psmsr.tt 4 Paimsrs Large Output
Plans for Further Development.
The Randolph factory of the Demeritt
q Palmer Packing company finished can
ming corn last Thursday. The first load
was received Aug. rs and the last came in
Sept. IT., making . little over three
weeks, during which time over 265, 900
cans OF corn were packed. The entire
season has been marked by many peculiar
conditions, which have caused extreme
anxiety to the company, but have, ~ .
whole, resulted to their entire satisfsc-
ton.
1t 10 necessary to 60 back to the year
1907 and recall the extremely unfavorabte
conditions under which the seed for the
present season was produced in order to
fully comprehend the situation. Con-
tracts for the usual seed, planted by this
company since it commenced business,
were filed only in part and that necessi-
tated looking elsewhere for seed OF any
kind. Fearing the seed would be Of low
vitality, due to the conditions under
which it was grown, all growers were
urged to seed heavily. This advice Was
generally followe ed. With very favorable
conditions at planting time, all the seed
grew, which caused a heavy growth OF
stalks. Ordinarily Q heavy growth OF
fodder is not conducive to yield OF
good sweet corn. The present season has
been marked by such extreme heat, pro-
longed drouth and exemption from frost
that this very condition OF the heavy
fodder has caused the corn to develop
more slowly and, instead OF ripening on
ID .k< xsvpxv NH has
manned tender and sweet and OF excellent
quality throughout the canning season,
SO that some corn brought in the last day
had as good texture and fine flavor Is
any brought the first day.
| While the heavy growth OF stalks has
not produced as large an average yield OF
sweet corn Ms it otherwise would, the
yield has been good and there have been
some exceptionally heavy individual
Yields. NJ. G.. Rowell has taken from
two acres 10 tons, 440 pounds, and from
another acre tons, 1860 pounds. G. H.
Slack had yield OF II tons from acres.
8. J. Homan took tons from one acre
without picking the corn close and saved
q lot OF nice seed corn besides. w. F.
Banister raised 16 tons from three or four
/ acres of land, and G. p. Hubert averaged
4 tons to the acre with fodder worth from
&25 to $50 an acre-this last an asset COM
mon to all the corn growers. Others DID
about or nearly as well with the crop ~
above named, whose results give some
idea of the value OF corn-raising to the
!, farmers.
The pack of corn this season is the larg-
est since the business was established
here and more than double that packed
, last year. The company has had a63 tons
from 216 acres and put up 11,100 cases,
!, or 265, sos cans, this season-nearly
double the amount of 1907. Two carloads
of the product are already shipped to one
J concern In New York. Another yeal
, it is proposed to increase the acreage and
! consequently, the output OF the factory
! The company is well aware what II
3 means to the grower to take up a new
. crop, and fully realizes that it takes years
: to bring an industry of this kind into
= good working order in q new community
{ The growers are of the first Importance
but there is the matter OF help, watel
, and a multitude OF details, as well as thu
r attitude OF the community in general, al
( having . bearing on the business.
i business OF this kind, operating only
; small part of the year, must have ex
tremeiy favorable conditions surrounding
il in order to successfully compete will
4 TRY. The company believes that no mis-
!. take was made in locating here and is es
. peciaIly well pleased at the way the grow
: ers have taken hold of their end OF II
: There has appeared to be general desir
. on the part of the community to cooperate
as far as possible in assisting the man
1 apement. In this connection, the com
d many requests that special mention
> should be made of the uniform courtes.
q accorded by the water commissioners
during the extreme drouth and the com
ID pany fully appreciates the manner b
b v hich IL has been treated as to its waite
supply.
g Ionged this fall by canning squash an
10 pumpkin. Some additional machiner
% win be installed, which will give work
q good many hands. This addition :
% the industry il in accordance with IN
b original intention OF the company to e1
+. tend the scope OF its operations SO u WI
it become more and more valuable to tn
II town itself. Additions OF this kind al
n necessarily experimental and can onl
come by careful investigations to ascel
> tain whether all conditions are favorabl
D or not.
e Some peas were planted here this SCI
.. son. which seem to prove that that veg'
;, table can be added to the. list wit
10 success. The packing Of peas ranks wit
n corn and tomatoes, which are the thre
IL largest items packed in this country. I
mack peas and be commercially successfr
(entaiis an extensive outlay OF new ml
chinery and It would have to be carrie
:, out ON fully - broad lines as the packin
,, of corn.
II When TrisIes Become Troubles.
70 II any person suspects that their kit
I. neys are deranged, they should take r.
ley's Kidney Remedy ct once and nc