Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-18
MARSHALL CANNING COMPANY
STARTS PACKING CORN AND
TOMATOES SOON.
PROSPECTS FOR CROPS
ARE UNUSUALLY GOOD
Estimated Pack Of Local Seasonal
Crops at Cannery Here and at Ro-
land Placed at 455,oo0 cases-To-
tai Pack for 1920 Estimated at
$4,000 to 100000 Cases.

With prospects for most excel
lent crop and with preparations well
advanced, the annual packing season
of the Marshall Canning Company
will open next Tuesday. A moderate
beginning will be made at that time
and as farm and garden crops come
into the cannery in increasing
amounts the output will be gradual
ly increased until the maximum daily
output Is reached. The machinery
will be tried out late this week in
preparation for the pack.
President r. w. McCreery, of the
company, estimates from acreages
contracted for and condition OF crops
that there will be put in tin at the
canneries in this city and at Roland,
total of about $4,000. two-dozen
can cases, of local crops. This pack,
together with the packs of products
shipped in from distances and put in
tin during 1920. will total 100000 to
100000 cases. A part Of these lat
ter packs already have been finished.
Crop Conditions Good.
The cannery, as is commonly
known, operates turnout the year on
what might be termed non-seasonal
packs. but next week the packs of
sweet corn and tomatoes and to-
mato sauce will be begun, to be fol-
lowed later by pumpkin and sauer-
kraut, and still later by hominy,
beans Of various kinds, and succo-
fash.
The condition of the local seasonal
crops both here and at Roland are
excellent. This applies both to corn
and tomatoes. The acreage of corn
is somewhat less than last year
1850 acres for the local plant and
$50 at Roland-but the increase crop
expected will yield, Mr.. McCreery
believes, about as large a pack of
corn as last season. 1t is estimated
that the two Gamers will can about
100000 cases of this staple.
It is said that all the canned
sweet corn held by the government
has been consumed and that there is
scarcely case Of com in Iowa.
Dry weather in Illinois has reduced
the yield and the pack there is ex-
pectedI to be under the average SO
that the prospects are that all Iowa,
kcotn of quality will find very reAdy
market.
Tomato Prospects Good.
The acreage of tomatoes grown
this year Is smaller than usual, but
this crop, helped by the frequent
rains of last month, is in splendid
condition and promises a very large
yield. The pack will be from IFS
acres and the estimate is 5000 cases
of tomatoes. 1000 cases of tomato
sauce, used later in the season in
the pork and bean pack, and 1000
cases OF catsup.
Other Packs and Estim ates..
Later the pack of pumpkin will be
begun and it is expected that it will
run about 10000 cases. The crop is
being grown this year from highly
developed yatiety of golden pump
kin in an effort to obtain better
quality. Still late: the sauerkraut
pack will start, the cabbage to be
shipped in from Minnesota and Wis
consin. This pack is estimated at
10000 cases, depending on the guam
tity of cabbage obtainable. The pack
will be under the inspection Of an
inspector working for the National
Gamers Association.
Based on that part of the pack al
ready in tin. and the prospects for
the rest of the year, the following
gives the est.Inare in cases for the
output OF 1920:
Sweet corn 1885, 900
Pumpkin ................. $3.50. l5,o0o
Kraut ). 10000