Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
BEGIN PUTTING TOMATO CROP
INTO TlM-TO TURN OUT MIL
LIONS OF CANS.
TO OPERATE
FULL BLAST EY AUG. 1:
Pack Of Tomatoes and Corn VIII Con-
tnue Until Late in the Fa!l-Oepart-
ousIy During Next Twelve Months
Employing More Labor.

\ Today the big packing season Of tbs
Western Grocer Company Mills opened
/ on the beginning Of waat are To De the
immense runs Of tomatoes and sweet
corn that viii continue until late III the
:aN y small pack OF tomatoes was
made on july IS. but that was merely
for the purpose Of establishing the rec
ord TOR an early date.
Beginning with today the serious
business Vi the pack, the product of
watch VIII be about 100000 cans of
corn. ard 1.ioQ,000 cars OF tomatoes.
vas started
In Full Blast Aug. IS.
Gradually from cay to Gay the out
nut VIII increase and the force OF en-
p,oyes in the department viii he larger
anti! Aug. 10 when il is expected that
the department viii be operating 10 its
maximum capacity. From then until
trosts make The tomatoes unfit Tor
packing, the department Will continue
at full blast The packing season is OPP
en.ns about two weeks earlier than us
nal hecause OF the early planting Of
plants ana corn and for this season ii
IS thought hat practically al the to-
lGato crop Will he III the cans before
frost catches H. The company Will
@ather corn from 1000 acres Of its
leased Land and acreage that has been
contracted for It's acreage Of tomatoes
, totals about 200.
To Operate Continuously.
The packing business Of he company
has develored to such an extent that
il IS ore Of he few II the business that
during the rlext twelve months VIII he
operated practically continuously.
There may be few weeks wher 1t
VIII be closed but there VIII not he
that the company viii put into cans
after the corr? and tomato pack is out
Of the way. and these will keep the
packing department busy well into
mex, summer, Beginning soon the COM
pany- viii en- pIoye from 100 to 100 peo-
pie in its packing department alone.
To Operate All Winter.
The packing department will be oper-
ated continuously all winter. Late in
Septembe or carly i'll October. when
the corn and tonoaco pack IS finished
the department will ne turned onto
pumpkin. Il expects 70 put into cans
10000 cases or 80 600 cans of pump
kin After that pack Is finished it has
a large cabbage pack that it win put
up III the form Of llraut. After this
pack is done il viii launch into the
milk homirv pack. About 200 acres Of
hominv corn grown especially for this
purpose. VIII be turned into this pack,
together with milk from the company's
dairy. Then VIII follow the baked bean
PACK.
Taking on New Products.
NJ less than six experimental packs
have jus- been made or viii be made
Iater in the season of products that
aav. not heretofore been packed by the
com pany a small pack of beets and
string beans was put into cans this
week. the products beoing grown on the
land near the plant. From indications
hes. pa c5S vii! be success and both
products will be grown on a large scale
rex. wear. Another new venture was
+he. packing cf best tops for greens.
This departure may also be developed
~ a larger scale next year. Another
r@w pack 10 be put up is Golden Ban
am sweet corn. an especially tooth
some variety for roasting ears.
The company has been growing
small acreage Of peas for another ex-
rsrtrre,?ta, pack. but the weather has
been against the development Of crop
ard The outcome Of this venture can
not be foretold. \ small acreage oe
-vee- potatoes has also been grown
IT, hoe