300 RURAL MICIIJGAN 



Traverse City a cooperative canning factory con- 

 ducted by local farmers utilizes low-grade as well as 

 superior grade fruit, particularly cherries. 



In 1921;, the Michigan Canned Food Company 

 erected a cannery at Owosso for the purpose of can- 

 ning corn and peas; while another plant at Yale 

 handled peas, and one at Greenville was under con- 

 struction. It was purposed that this company should 

 have seven factories in operation in ]\Iichigan in 

 1922. 



In May, 1921, The National Canners Association 

 reported, through its director of inspection, eighty- 

 two canning factories in Michigan, whose total pack 

 in 1920 was over 50,000,000 cans, valued at approxi- 

 mately $10,000,000. Upwards of 40,000 acres were 

 then devoted to canning crops. Seventy per cent of 

 the canning factories in the State were said to be 

 located on the line of the Pere Marquette Eailroad 

 between Benton Harbor and Petoskey. 



The National Canners Association maintains an 

 inspection service in Michigan. Members must main- 

 tain their plants in accordance with the rules of the 

 national association, involving a sanitary condition, 

 and the use of sound wholesome materials. It is the 

 expressed object of this service, which cooperates with 

 the j\Iichigan Food and Drug Department and the 

 Michigan Canners Association, ''to produce a full 

 can of clean wholesome food, thereby protecting the 

 consumer and ultimately helping the canner and the 

 agricultural interest by creating a greater demand 



