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resefitea in Figure 48 being especially desirable for 
long shipments. Figure 107 shows a package be- 
coming more popular every year. Tomatoes are often 
wrapped in paper before packing. When grown for 
canning the ripe tomatoes are picked into crates or 
baskets and hauled or shipped to the factories without 
cleaning or further attention. 
658. Yields and returns. — According to Tracy the 
average yield of tomatoes grown for canneries (Tracy, 
W. W., “Tomato Culture,” p. 117) probably does not ex- 
ceed 100 bushels an acre. It is not difficult to produce 
FIG. IO7. TOMATOES PACKED FOR MARKET 
500 bushels on an acre. Yields of 800 are not unusual 
and even larger crops are frequently reported. The 
price paid for tomatoes by canning factories ranges 
from $10 to $20 a ton. The expenses of production and 
delivery to the factories vary so much that any figures 
which might be given would have very little value. The 
cost of starting the plants is a factor sometimes. High 
cost of labor to harvest the crop and a long haul to the 
factory may reduce the profits to a small margin. With 
