Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-21
ANNUAL PACK OF CORN AND
TOMATOES STARTS UNDER
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
NEW CANNING FACTORY At
ROLAND OPENS IN FEW DAYS
Sweet Corn Crop Excellent and Local
Tomato Crop 10 tho Largest in Years
Total Yearly Pack Of Local and
Roland Plants Estimated at $4,000
cases--Many Tomatoes For Soldiers.

The annual packing season OF per-
ishable field products started today Mt
the Western Grocer Company mills and
for about sixty days. the entire capac-
ity OF the packing department will be
devoted to canning products grown on
the company's farms and on acreage
under contract. Including the pack
that Is Just beginning. and packs OF
other food products to follow in tho
fall winter, and next spring. the esti-
| mated pack ut tho plant here and the
new plant at Roland is placed at $780,,
900, cases.
The Roland canning factory that has
been built during the summer Ia very
near completion and II Is expected to
begin packing corn there late this
week. From 1900 acres of sweet corn
grown for that plant, it Is expected
to pack 10000 cases.
Packing Corn and Tomatoes.
| The packing season opened here on
corn and tomatoes. 1t is estimated that
the corn pack will amount to 10000
cases, and that the tomato pack will
2,100 acres growing sweet corn and $50
acres growing tomatoes.
The prospect for the sweet corn crop
is very promising. The early planted
fields are in very fine condition and the
yield Is expected to run unusually
heavy. Tho late paintings were in
need OF rain but 1t is expected that the
| showers Of the last week will advance
It so that for the later pack 1t will also
| turn out good yield.
Locally the tomato crop is the best
that the company has ever had. The
yield is large and the crop is ripening
In excellent condition. Continued ia
vorable weather conditions will make
this pack probably the most satlsfac-
tory in years.
Other Packs Later.
In addition to the packs Of the i'm
portant crops Of corn and tomatoes. the
mills are preparing for a pack OF 10, 900
cases OF catsup. 10000 cases OF kraut,
and 10000 cases Of pumpkins. One
hundred acres OF cabbage are being
grown for the kraut pack and there are
400 acres planted to pumpkins FOR that
pack.
AFTER these packs are in tin the COM
pany will start packing beans OF the
several kinds. milk hominy. and other
products, these forming a very large
part of its annual output of canned
foods. 1t is estimated that these packs
Will amount to 100000 cases by late
next spring.
Glimpse At Tomato Situation.
The outlook for the tomato pack In
| other states, especially in the middle
west, is only fair. The Western Grocer
Company is operating Ave good sized
tomato packing plants in Indiana. r.
w. McCreery, manager Of the local
mills. recently has returned from these
plants. Earlier in the season the In
diana tomato crop promised to be the
largest ever known. but less favorable
weather conditions recently have re-
duced the earlier estimates. The pros
pect now is that the Indiana crop will
be a good average one.
Less favorable reports come from
Missouri. whic his an important state
In the middle west tomato packing in
dustry. Hot, dry weather which seri-
ously affected crops in southern Iowa
counties has cut the tomato crop in
that state. The prediction is now ma de
that the Missouri pack will be no more
than enough to fill the governments
orders. The government is taking one
third Of the entire tomato pack of the
country.