The Fruit Industry

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14882, 16 October 1912, Page 1

The Fruit Industry

The extent to which the Americ:

go in tlie matter of fruit preserving fruit and vegetables are a thing which struck Mr Fredk. Cooper,of Wellington during his recent visit to to the United States (states the ‘Post). Mr Cooper went through a number of orchads and canning factories, and was amazed when he found how large they were, One concern in California' employs no less than 4000 people in the busy season. Last year an American company canned a million cases of asparagus, and other vegetobles. On the Aorangi, which brought Mr Cooper back 40 Zealand,were some thousand of. canned goods, a gentleman deplore;., ill this country we can the; fruit and vegetables wll|||gp(* />ln. the Hamilton district, Mr Cooper visited an nrrll-^lP|li|which-there at e over 100 miles oflMft frees all in fine condition.