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PEAS CANNED DURING 1907, BY STATES 



Cases Cases 



California 90)450 Minnesota 25,750 



Colorado, Idaho, Utah New Jersey 153,564 



and Oregon 193,018 New York 1,659,944 



Delaware 141,046 Ohio 101,521 



Illinois 216,508 Pennsylvania 80,373 



Indiana 826,500 Virginia 15,486 



Iowa 50,000 Wisconsin 1,773,599 



Kansas 11,589 Other States 3,132 



Maryland 568,393 



Michigan 595,o88 Total U. S 6,505,961 



The writer spent several days in the big canning 

 districts of New York and Michigan the season 

 previous to writing this chapter. Farmers were vis- 

 ited and the various operations watched from the 

 time of harvesting the peas on to storing the canned 

 peas in the warehouses. It is a specialized indus- 

 try, and one has to see the many devices and opera- 

 tions in progress to appreciate its importance. 



Varieties Grown. — In the sections visited Alaska 

 was the favorite for the early June pea. The other 

 standards were Telephone, Advancer and Admiral. 

 Farmers were then receiving $2.25 per 100 pounds 

 of green peas, and the later sorts ran from $1.75 to 

 $2 per 100 pounds. There was a reduction of 75 

 cents per 100 pounds for low grade goods. The 

 canning establishments have men on the road ad- 

 vising farmers about care and time of sending to 

 the factory. 



Time of Harvesting. — This varies according to 

 the section, being about 20 days' duration in In- 

 diana and Illinois, and fully six to eight weeks in 

 Wisconsin and Michigan. The longer period of 

 harvesting in the northern states comes through 



