Smyrna times., 1922-10-04
IlTIID CANNING SEASON IS
NOW NEARING ITS CLOSE
.,rOV, AND CLAYTON CAN
nn .nn,rc SHUT DOWN THIS WEEK

.,ds Of Cases of Tomatoes Have
loa,a "asa Packed-SeasOn Short and
''ia I,bOr Conditions Very Bad
r, ,omato canning season has
n an end and this week will see
y u' Jo.ing of all canneries in our
~ The ]. H. Hoffecker Canning
,,nD,nv Sr closed their factory last
vi ' with a pack of about a third of
\, ~ normal output. This was due
= = .bort acreage, only about one
N tbe seasons crop of tomatoes
= usually handle and to the short
: IN help to peel tomatoes. The
s'rop Cooperative Cannery which
..tsd earlier and held on a week
,,sr. will close the end of this week
4 a much larger pack than they
'~scted for their first year. Be-
4, large force of local help, they
n colony of "Bohicks" and with
ne help and with farmers co-operat-
|, with them on an enterprise of
rr-psl benefit they have been able to
srre more than their share of to-
,,-oes even despite a half a crop.
,vrsrs and operators will look with
-,nst the results of this the first
.merative cannery in this immediate
isili;v. The enterprise was sponsor
ty members of the ClaytOn-Smyr-
sFam Bureau.
+ Canneries Operating in Delaware
The canning situation, declares The
ElmngtOn Star, in contradiction to
4 conditions around Smyrna: ''has
w, throughout the state, the most
ragerOuS and successful in many
aE Not since the big boom dur
. the war when there was such a de-
,nd for food, has there been such
live scenes witnessed in lower Della
EEe where the raising of fruits and
getables is the chief occupation.
ne idea of the improvement in bus
E; this year over last can be OBJ
bed from the fact that whereas last
r but % canneries were operated
Delaware, there are IS now operat-
All Of these are not large can
. 1g but some Of them in thickly
plated and fertile sections, are cap
EM turning out tremendous "pack-
daily. At Greenwood, the daily
sage on tomato soup has been as
las 1900 cans, and this has been
EAded in chilisauce where the daily
rage has been as high as $4,000
m
Aor Conditions Not Satisfactory
4iduOns among the Delaware can
1S mas been splendid according to
prs obtained by the State and Fed
annery inspectors. Labor condi-
s nave not been as satisfactory as
packer might have wished and in
ABSENCE Of sufficient local help the
--snes nave employed outside labor
baltimore, Philadelphia and New
a. Upwards of 1000 men, women
children from the larger cities
y @en employed during the sum-
'la are still at work. The pack
q! that there has been such an
e4ance OF work for all who wished
~ much Of the local help has been
S~0le That is, they have worked
ney pleased, and if they felt
4Ang couple of days off, thev
y regardless of whether the
~ mad tons of food going to waste
-'Su Of help, or not. The matter
''ses did not influence them, if
NY " Oelng desire to appease their |
ls, it is said. '''''-
% Peelers When 12O Were Need
u !. shlef difficulty in the sections
81, "uid'Oes are raised is in OBJ |
s enough skilled help to skin
n ''-'''oes' Good SINNERS are al |
\ s..S 1emand and as the Job is
n iu ~ and somewhat tiresome, it |
4 !, ns'. siSays that a cannery can OBJ |
\ Sl.n. lgnt help at rush seasons. |
n WV WI last week had 60 hands at |
/ osa'al nsl there were enough toma- !
b ht ~ !, 70 give work for 100 per-
dtUatioss ties were W not to be had. In
l,ht a'lon a. the farmers sold their |
kg Sanneries located in Cam |
\ age from Leipsic, '''''S SHippeu
h., 'e May RevOlutiOnize
ID sp :. ! c...I a machine being given a
ato,is,aa cambridge, l5 Nd, which NAV !
b. he T. !. 'ne tomato packing in !
b sns.l = Is said that this machine |
. By oeS SsOs as skillfully as those
hOe bv susE rne process is said to |
he :, to, small rubber rollers which |
&h 'iaIo i t, over and over until |
lave 80 ss.. nrst y been scalded. Those
sat i seen cen the machine operate
ad that ts ~ not harm the vege-
u a 4sI q 'he tomato comes from
The eaDs.: e shape as when it en-
b b I|adpeaelty if this machine is |