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Show American Fork to Ship 10,000 Cases of Celery A. total of 10,000. cases of Utah's luscious celery will be produced In tho: American Fork district this year and will be marketed throughout the whole United States. Washing, packing and shipping of this newest vegetable crop commenced here this week at the plant of Hines and Company, operated by Roy Hampshire. Hamp-shire. The local celery is measuring well up the grading scale with Utah's famous mountain grown celery, known the world over as having the best flavor. The American Fork pack is going out under the label, Utah Celery, packed and shipped by Hines and Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. It is said to be well grown, highly bleached and is most tender. It is expected to top the markets, according to Mr. Roy Hampshire, who is directing the local plant. From 50 to 60 acres of celery has been produced here this year. Wallace Wal-lace Brown, with 15 acres, Is the largest producer. Others who have big acreages are: Frank Brown, Adair Bromley, Arthur Nielsen, Marshall Spencer and other lowland farmers. A crew of 20 men are now busy at the Hampshire plant, near the Orem station, washing, grading, packing and loading the crop. The third carload went out yesterday and it is expected that over 25 more cars will be shipped. Lt will take two weeks to complete the harvesting and shipping, it is reported. Shipment Ship-ment is being made to Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Chicago and California points. The celery is packed 24 to 30 to the case and is fitted in wooden cases with practically all the green leaves on. Men first wash the celery under pressure sprays, removing every particle of dirt. It is then sorted and graded, placed upright in cases and then goes thru a trimming trim-ming process to make the tops fit in the cases and to remove the stragling leaves. Then the cases are labeled and loaded into the car. Cars are packed 340 cases to the refrigerator re-frigerator car. Cabbage Harvest Over The peak of the cabbage harvest has been passed and a few more days will see all this crop that is not to be stored on its w-ay to market. Upwards of 150 cars of cabbage will have been shipped out of here this year. This amounts to about 2,500 tons and at $7.00 and better per ton means upward of $20,000 received by the producers for this crop. ; o |