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degree. California canned tomatoes often have the same fault. 
Some expert handlers of canned tomatoes believe that this 
condition is largely caused by over irrigation and that it is made worse 
by the use of seeds from strains that do not produce firm fleshed to¬ 
matoes, by too little cultivation and by a too high temperature in can¬ 
ning. 
The best canned Colorado tomatoes are equal to the best pro¬ 
duced in any other part of the United States, and the industry needs 
the intelligent co-operation of the seedsmen, growers and canners to 
produce a uniform quality of high grade. 
Peas. —The peas canned in Colorado by Empson are equal in 
every respect to the best grades of canned peas produced anywhere 
else in the world, and if a sufficient supply was produced, they could 
be sold anywhere on the globe where canned peas are wanted. They 
are the only canned peas produced in the United States equal to the 
French peas. 
About 90% of the canned peas used in Colorado are from the 
Empson factories, and most of the peas that are shipped into the 
state are brought here because jobbers want their own names on the 
cans and the Empson factories refuse to do this. 
Beans, Succotash, Sweet Potatoes, Beets, Asparagus, and Other 
Vegetables. —These can profitably be canned in Colorado in quantity 
and of the quality required to supply all the demands of the state. 
Canned Goods. —This industry can be developed until a sufficient 
quantity is produced not only to supply the demands of Colorado, 
but a much larger market in other states. Before this can be effected 
a uniform, choice quality must be produced season after season. 
The Empson canned peas produced in Colorado are not surpassed 
by those produced in any other part of the world. Mr. Empson de¬ 
termined the most suitable varieties the best strains of these varieties, 
and the methods and locations for producing and maintaining seed 
that will secure high quality in the crop. He ascertained the char¬ 
acter of soil that will produce the choicest flavored peas, and he 
allows peas to be grown on that kind of soil only. The methods of 
planting, cultivation, irrigation and canning that produce the choic¬ 
est quality of peas were all discovered and then adopted. 
It will require similar methods to give Colorado canned fruits, 
berries, tomatoes and vegetables the same standing through the 
United States that is now held by Colorado fresh fruits and potatoes. 
Many towns in Colorado are planning to establish canning factories. 
Such factories will be profitable only when methods like those of Mr. 
Empson are adopted. 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Dried Fruits.. $500,000 
A large proportion of the dried fruits shipped into Colorado 
come from the Pacific Coast. 
