The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-28

purchased about $4,000 worth Of ad-
ditional equipment for their canning
factory 30 that the output on toma.
toes for 1913 can be Increased to the
maximum capacity. The expenditure
was made necessary because OF the
government demand that the produc-
ton OF canned tomsioee be raised to
the maximum By canning factories
where ever possible.
The United States government has
discovered that tomatoes form very
important part OF the rafions for the
fighting men. Before the war and up
to q few months azo. tomatoes were
more or less Of secondary importance
IN reference 10 o soldiers rations but
II has been discovered thai they con-
tain nourishing properties which are
invaluable for men who have to live
~ cur soldiers have 20 in France. This
.paint was found out too late to make
any increase In the crop OF 1917 and
as result nearly all Of the avaiisoie
supply has boen exhausted The gov
eminent. however. v this year D.Aking
a drive for an increased output OF
canned tomatoes and Il has reserved
tho privilege Of taking all the canned
tomatoes Of all the canning plsnts II
such thing escomes nscessary. The
government has also, ASKED for Iarg-
er production Of canned corn and also
OF canned peaA
hF. r c. Bacon. general manager
Of the canning department of The
Iieund Crest Companies has just re-
turned from the annual conyention OF
the National Csnnen' Association
which took place the early part OF
February In Boston and whore United
States representatives. stated the
wants, and desires OF Che scvernmsns-
4. hormai troxrsm had sbesa a.
RANGED for the eonvcntion bud after
sc scssion was opened. government
rsrn. representatives from tho Food
Administration. the army and the navy
stcpped IN and almost every meeting
was given over to them
They brot out the seriousness OF the
food problem in a most forcibie man
ncr and told the Gamers. the biggest
men In the Industry being present.
chat II was vitality necessary that the
capacity OF every plant should be utii-
ized In canning products that are
needed by the army and navy as well
as by tho ciuzenry. Tho greatest
emphasis was placed on the increase
IN canned tomato output. then corn
and then peas. These are the canned
products the manufacture OF which.
the government Is most anxious to
augment.
II 80 happens that the territory
about Canon City In being adapted to
.bs growing of tomatoes. the crop
which the government is the most anx-
ious to get. In order for The Round
Crest Companies to speed up their
plant TO capacity on tomatoes. Il will
be necessary to plant about 400 acres
of ground to this vegetable. Last
year the Rround Crest put up the crop
from so acres with good results.
The Round Great started their field
men out today in a drive for addi-
tlonsl acreage on tomatoes. Every.
thing possible is to be done in an ef-
for to contract the 400 acres for this
one crop. sf5 ton IL the contract
price with transpianted tomato plants
furnished free. This Is the highest
price ever offered n this locality for
tomatoes. II Is equivalent to $1S n
ton when It Ia figured that the toma-
n plante coat practically double last
year It takes about 5000 plants to the
acre. counting in the rcplantins The
contract price last year was si2 ton
with the plants furnished to grower
at cost which was 500 per thousand.
The price this. year Is an Increase OF
over 25%. Na
While the government considers II
more or less Of q patriotic duty for
the rancher to grow the things that
the government most needs from the
particular locality In which he livcs.
the Round Greet Companies. in order
to insure the Icrcnge needed. felt that
II was only right that the price for
such crop should be madc unusually
worth whilc from a business stand
point. &
Last year 1879 OF the tomato out
put Of the Rrodhd Crest VISA reQui.
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